According to the U.S Department of Labor, employment of medical assistants is expected to grow much faster than the average of all occupations through the year 2010 as the health services industry expands because of technological advances in medicine, and a growing and aging population. It is one of the fastest growing occupations.

The program will cover anatomy, physiology and medical terminology as well as typing, transcription, recordkeeping, accounting, and insurance processing. Students also will learn patient relations, medical law, and ethics.

On the jobs, medical office assistants perform many administrative duties. These duties include greeting patients, update and file patient medical records, filling out insurance form, handling correspondences, scheduling appointments, answering phones, arrange for hospital admission and labortory services.

Graduates can look for these job titles: medical records and health information technicians, medical secrectaries, occupational therapist assistant, pharmacy aides, physical therapist assistant and aide, dental assistant, or medical office administrator.