Typical Medical Assistant Training
Medical assistant training programs and other learning sources are widely available. They can vary significantly in outcome and in length, depending on the type of program. Traditionally, there are two types of medical assistant programs which are the following two-years at a junior, or community college (Applied Associate’s (A.A.S.) degree and r a 9-12 month accelerated Medical Assistant Program (MA diploma).The medical assistant training institution and their programs should be approved by the Commission of Accreditation on Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), or by the U.S. Department of Education, or ABHES-accredited so they can sit for the various medical assisting certification exams.
