Medical Assistant

Duties and responsibilities:Medical assistants complete administrative and clinical tasks in the offices of physicians, hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Medical assistants usually do the following such as:

• Record patient history and personal information
• Measure vital signs such as blood pressure
• Help the physician with medical examination
• Schedule patient appointments
• Prepare blood samples for laboratory tests

Salary: $43,880

Education: Graduate from postsecondary education programs.

Demand or need for this profession: There is demand for medical assistants in many different areas of medicine.  As a medical assistant you can choose to specialize in a particular type of medicine such as podiatry, ophthalmology or chiropractic care

Reflection: I don’t think i would like to be a medical assistant because the job is boring. If i had to choose i would rather be a surgeon.