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In recent years the medical assistant profession has become one of the ten fastest-growing careers in health care. Not only have physicians become more dependent on medical assistants, but their services are also being sought after by hospitals, clinics and nursing homes, as well as medical supply businesses, home health agencies, insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies.

A medical assistant is multi-skilled position that bridges the gap between a traditional nurse and a medical office administrator. In addition to office duties such as maintaining medical records, ordering equipment, filling out insurance forms and scheduling appointments, a medical assistant also takes patient histories and vital signs, prepares patients for examination, collects blood specimens and performs basic lab tests. The “generalist” nature of this type of career provides a backdrop for work that is interesting, varied and fun.

College of DuPage offers a two-year Associate in Applied Science degree Medical Assistant program that prepares students to perform both administrative and clinical procedures in a medical office setting.

The links to the right on this page provide detailed information about this program. For additional questions, contact coordinator Nancy Feulner, MT, ASCP, at (630) 942-2124, e-mail: feulner@cod.edu.

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(Note: Application deadline has been extended through end of summer semester.)

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