Concordia University Wisconsin's nine month Medical Assistant Program is a demanding program that will train you for a variety of health care positions including:
- Medical Assistant
- Medical Receptionist
- Laboratory Assistant
- Phlebotomist
- EKG Technician
As a medical assistant, you will be responsible for performing a wide variety of administrative and medical/clinical duties that are likely to include scheduling and receiving patients, handling phone calls, preparing correspondence and medical reports, processing insurance forms and scheduling surgery.
Medical assistants also prepare examining rooms, assist with examinations and treatments, take medical histories, check vital signs, perform routine lab tests, draw blood, take electrocardiograms, give injections and sterilize equipment.
Positions vary from performing a variety of duties in a private physician's office to working in a specific area of a clinic or hospital.
