Medical Assisting
Associate of Applied Science
Are you looking to enter a growing field that allows you to assist others in need? Kaplan University offers in-depth training to help prepare you to pursue a fulfilling career in medical assisting. With advances in medicine helping people live longer, the elderly population is growing, creating more employment opportunities within the health care arena. In fact, medical assisting employment is expected to increase 52 percent nationally. This is your opportunity to train for a rewarding career in one of the nation’s fastest-growing job markets and enjoy the satisfaction of helping people when they need it most.* Real World Training Through this program, you can learn how to: · Assist in minor surgical procedures · Administer EKGs and medication · Record vital signs · Administer injections · Perform basic accounting procedures Career OpportunitiesAs a graduate of this program, you can search for entry-level employment in: · Group practices · Clinics · Laboratories · Hospitals · Private offices · Health care facilities * Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Projections, Fastest Growing Occupations 2004–2014, Medical Assistants (31-9092), http://www.bls.gov/emp/emptab21.htm (accessed July, 2007).
Are you looking to enter a growing field that allows you to assist others in need? Kaplan University offers in-depth training to help prepare you to pursue a fulfilling career in medical assisting. With advances in medicine helping people live longer, the elderly population is growing, creating more employment opportunities within the health care arena. In fact, medical assisting employment is expected to increase 52 percent nationally. This is your opportunity to train for a rewarding career in one of the nation’s fastest-growing job markets and enjoy the satisfaction of helping people when they need it most.*
Real World Training
Through this program, you can learn how to:
· Assist in minor surgical procedures
· Administer EKGs and medication
· Record vital signs
· Administer injections
· Perform basic accounting procedures
Career OpportunitiesAs a graduate of this program, you can search for entry-level employment in:
· Group practices
· Clinics
· Laboratories
· Hospitals
· Private offices
· Health care facilities
* Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Projections, Fastest Growing Occupations 2004–2014, Medical Assistants (31-9092), http://www.bls.gov/emp/emptab21.htm (accessed July, 2007).