- St. Augustine School of Medical Assistants
St. Augustine School of Medical Assistants is a
private school incorporated in theBritish Virgin Islands specializing indistance education training programs for medical assistants [ [http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos164.htm Medical Assistants ] ] and related health care professionals. [ [http://www.medassistant.org Medical Assistant :: Medical Assistant Certificate Program ] ] The school was officially chartered in 2001 to offer correspondence training classes for medical assistants and students interested inallied health careers. St. Augustine Educational Services is accredited by The National Accreditation and Certification Board [ [http://www.acertification.org National Accreditation and Certification Board, Certification, Accreditation, alternative, health ] ]Online Medical Assistant Certificate Program
Medical Assistant distance education is emerging to meet the demands of a new generation of Medical Assistant students in the twenty first century. St. Augustine Medical Assistant School distance education program for medical assistant presents a good model for this integration of technology with medical assistant education. Distance education, particularly in its most recent form, online education, is being integrated into even the most cautious and conservative of educational institutions. Yet the impact of these alternative forms of teaching and learning on students, faculty, and institutions has yet to be broadly or deeply studied. New models such as that at St. Augustine Medical Assistant School are immerging. [ [http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Stout1.html Distance Education for the Medical Assistant Instructor ] ]Upon completion of the program offered students are awarded a non-credit medical assistant career certificate. Most medical assistants after completing this program pursue careers in physician’s offices, hospitals, clinics and other heath care settings. Many students often choice to continue their education and attain college level degrees and additional medical assistant certification. [ [http://www.medassistant.org/program_details.html Medical Assistant Program Details :: Medical Assistant ] ]
Online Medical Assistant Classes
Medical Terminology, Human Body Planes, Basic Human
Anatomy andPhysiology , Medical Office Professionalism, Patient Communication, Medical Records, Basic Medical Law, Scheduling Appointments, Medical Billing and Insurance Claims, Infection Control, Surgical Instruments, Emergency Care, Clinical Equipment, Patient History and Physicals,EKG and Lab Testing, Specimen Collection and Lab Safety, Introduction to Patient MedicationsOnline Medical Assistant Labs
Virtual
Phlebotomy Lab (Collecting a Blood Sample), Virtual Injection Lab , Medication injections, Measuring APulse , Introduction toCPR and BasicUltrasound [ [http://www.medassistant.org/program_details.html Medical Assistant Program Details :: Medical Assistant ] ]References
* [http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Stout1.html Distance Education for the Medical Assistant Instructor]
* [http://www.educationatlas.com/the-future-of-distance-learning.html The Future of Distance Learning]
* [http://www.diagnosis.my/article.cfm/id/33896 The Role of a Medical Assistant in a Modern Medical Practice]
* [http://www.medassistant.org/program_details.html Medical Assistant Program Details]
* [http://www.acertification.org/schools.htm The National Accreditation and Certification Board]External links
*Website for: [http://www.medassistant.org medical assistant school]
*Online program details for: [http://www.medassistant.org medical assistant]
*Online program details for: [http://www.nursingassistant.us nursing assistant]
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