Medical Assisting (degree)

Associate Degree Program

There are few fields more consistently in demand than the medical field, and a career in Medical Assisting is a challenging and rewarding way to care for people in need. That’s why it’s important to be trained at a school with the knowledge and expertise to prepare you for the unexpected challenges and rigors of a career in the medical field – a school like Coyne College in Chicago.

With the Medical Assisting Associate degree program, you’ll learn the practical, administrative, and clinical skills that you’ll use on a daily basis in your career. You’ll also learn to receive patients, gather medical histories, transcribe and maintain medical records, handle correspondence and manuscripts, and assume responsibility for automated and manual office procedures. Plus, a general education component consisting of communications, humanities, social and life science, and math is integrated into the program.

Some Medical Assisting Associate degree program courses include:

• Office Automation
• Medical Terminology
• Medical Office Procedures
• Basic Insurance and Coding
• Pathophysiology
• MA Externship

With diploma programs available for completion in as little as 10 months and with associate degree programs in as little as 16-1/2 months, there’s never been a better time to be Made in Coyne. To request additional information about programs, courses, and more, click here. Or to get started today, simply apply online.

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