Certified Medical Assistant
Everything about medical assistant certification - accredited training programs - employment - jobs

 

Medical Assistant Schools and Healthcare Programs Near You

The vocational and post-secondary education system for high school graduates and adults consists of thousands of campuses across the U.S. and Canada, of which most offer healthcare and medical assistant training programs. Additionally there are countless self-study education programs available online and without a certain amount of help, finding the best school can quickly become a daunting task.

select your program here
The quickest way to locate a school near you is to use
our instant ZIP code search box and click see schools.



Vocational Training Program Student Has Noting to Show for...

Where so many qualified medical assistants are graduating from formal training programs, only to find themselves competing with their peers for available medical assistant jobs, obtaining medical assistant certification takes on a whole new meaning. Many medical assistant schools gear their program and curriculum toward their own preferred certification organization with which they have a contract or agreement, however, what they are not always telling their medical assistant student body is that there are additional other well recognized medical assistant certification sponsors offering their services and professional membership opportunities to those who qualify.

"After paying $9,000, I have nothing!" When Silvia Pascu laid out $9,000 to attend the Canadian Aesthetics Academy in 2007 she shared the aspirations of many new Canadians looking for a foothold in a promising career. Unfortunately she wound up enrolling into a program that did not hold up to the promise and her own expectations. The same is happening all over the USA at questionable cyber schools with questionable practices who target prospective medical assistant students.

We urge future medical assistants to do their research before signing up for anything. It is up to each individual to decide which type of medical assistant program, regardless whether it is on campus, or online, best meets their needs. One of the best places to begin checking for a formal healthcare training program's quality and reputation is the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), the largest programmatic accreditor in the health sciences field, Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) and Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) along with various consumer protection organizations, such as the Better Business Bureau.

Unrecognized School Accreditation Entities

Consumers must be aware that there is a list of unrecognized accreditation entities which identify themselves as accreditors of higher education institutions, but lack necessary legal authority or government recognition to provide such educational accreditation.

 St. Augustine School Of Medical Assistance

unsatisfactory

According to the St. Augustine MA school website they are certified by The National Accreditation and Certification Board - which is an unrecognized private accreditation provider entity where you can just pay $200 to get your certification for your program.
Source: http://www.certmedassistant.com/bogus-certificates-and-degrees.html
 

 

Being a Smart Consumer Pays Off

Don't become one of those horror stories where students wind up with certificates, or diplomas that are completely worthless and with job placement assistance that consists of nothing but a list of doctors copied from the local area's Yellow Pages (if that much!).

quote This is not to discourage anybody; indeed, there are many excellent distance education programs offered online, including for the healthcare professionals. quote 

Like any consumer, prospective medical assistant students must be careful and aware of gray-area, non-accredited programs, or diploma mills, especially online as defined by the U.S. Department of Education. These programs are not designed for those hoping to start a new career, but rather to move unsuspecting consumer's money from their pocket into their own for very little in exchange. Read more: Warning signs that an institution may be offering fraudulent or substandard degrees

Unsatisfactory Outcome Hurts Everybody

Certain skills are best practiced and reinforced under the watchful eye of a qualified instructor at a good school. When it comes to learning and reinforcing delicate skills it is best to have direct access to real people in a real school. Otherwise it may lead to nothing but frustrations and unsatisfactory results such as in this example:

Ontario gets failing grade on bogus colleges

By Robert Cribb Staff Reporter 
 

John Ratiu paid $6,500 in tuition to learn the skills required for a job in the aesthetics industry. Now, he's too afraid to actually treat people.

"I think I did laser (techniques) in the school for ... two or three minutes. The laser is very dangerous if you don't know how to use it. You could destroy somebody's face for life," said Ratiu.

The Star exposed two unlicensed career colleges — one for support workers, the other security guards — where undercover reporters were able to receive diplomas despite being untrained and unqualified for the jobs. (Sept. 19, 2009).
 

Be Smart and Choose Wisely

Those looking for a medical assistant school must first understand the purpose AND value of a good medical assistant training with supervised skill practice in a clinical setting. Before signing up anywhere you must be aware that there are bogus schools out there making false promises and false representations to churn out diplomas that will get you nowhere on today's highly selective and competitive job market. Here is Wikipedia's list of unrecognized school accreditors.

Doctors need you everywhere! Certified
and non-certified
medical assistant jobs!
what
job title, keywords
where
city, state, zip
jobs by job search

Like & Share

medical assistant advertisements




 Give us +1 on Google
 

Advertisers

Advertise with us!

Contact us here.