Medical Assistant

Study Medical Assisting — at home with Penn Foster College.

There are certain skills you need to begin a career as a Medical Assistant. The Penn Foster College Medical Assistant Degree Program helps you learn them quickly and conveniently.

You’ll learn about:

• Law and Ethics in Medicine
• Medical Terminology
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Medical Coding
• Confidentiality of Health Information
• Clinical Procedures Theory
• ...And much more

Start a rewarding career in the growing field of Medical Assistant.

Why earn a distance learning Associate Degree? You need to learn the data coding and analyzing skills required — then, with the right credentials, you can work at a:

• Hospital
• Nursing Home
• Medical Group Practice
• Home Health Agency

Demand for Medical Assisting professionals is on the increase. The U.S. Department of Labor states that new job openings for Medical Assistants will grow 52% — that’s over 201,000 new job openings — in the decade between 2004 and 2014.*

Contact Penn Foster College Today.
We’ll send you FREE information with absolutely no obligation! Find out more about our complete Medical Assistant Associate Degree Program, which includes:

• Textbooks, study guides, and graded projects that let you apply what you’ve learned
• Unlimited instructional support
• Access to student services by website, phone, and mail

*Growth figures represent a ten-year period ending 2012. Source: "National Industry-Occupation Employment Matrix," a publication of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.