Medical assistants — who take measurements, draw blood and fill out documentation before a patient sees a doctor — are in high demand nationally and short supply locally. To remedy its shortage, ...

Nearly two dozen Santa Barbara City College students received their certificates of completion last week for the Medical Assistant Training Program through SBCC’s Career Skills Institute. (Brooke ...

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Healthcare has opened enrollment for another cohort to the Medical Assistant Apprentice Program, a comprehensive 12-15 month on-the-job training program that offers both ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — There is a critical shortage of medical assistants in Pennsylvania and across the country. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found there would be 123,000 medical assistant job ...

The PA clinical phase directly follows the didactic phase and is 12 months in length. The clinical phase takes place at diverse training sites and consists of a wide range of clinical learning ...

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, Mass., is working with partners to launch a formal nurse preceptor academy to address the New England region’s nursing shortage and increase access to care. The ...

Two Northeast Pennsylvania residents completed an eight-month training course at the Wright Center for Community Health to become certified medical assistants through a unique partnership with the ...