What is a Medical Assistant?
If you have a caring manner and the desire to work with patients, then medical assisting may be the ideal career
for you. Medical assistants help care for patients and perform clinical and administrative tasks in offices of physicians, chiropractors, and hospitals.
BIR's Program
BIR’s Medical Assisting Program includes comprehensive training in clinical and administrative duties, provides externships with doctors and hospitals, incorporates industry certifications and provides career development assistance. The clinical portion includes EKG, pharmacology, phlebotomy, as well as routine and emergency medical
procedures and treatments, including CPR. The administrative portion provides training in insurance claim preparation and submission, health information management, patient account management, and
medical software.
Externships
BIR Training Center offers externship placements to students in our Medical Assisting Program. These opportunities allow students to gain over 100 hours of hands-on experience in a medical setting. Students in the externship work in a medical facility under supervision of licensed medical professionals, including physicians and nurses.
Industry Certification Preparation
Other Certification Preparation
Careers in Medical Assisting
There has never been a better time to enter the medical field. As the medical industry continues to grow, so does employment for medical assistants in general and specialized practices, phlebotomy labs. You don’t need a prior medical background to be trained in this high demand, high growth occupation. As a result of BIR’s comprehensive training, medical externships, and national certification preparation, a vast majority of BIR students
are able to quickly find rewarding jobs upon graduation.
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