Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

Why Become a Certified Medical Administrative Assistant? The healthcare field offers one of the leading areas of opportunities for career growth today. Within healthcare, specialized medical ...

There’s a shortage of medical assistants nationwide, but a new program is working to combat it. After losing his sales job after decades in the industry, Joe Lesniak is starting a new career in ...

The healthcare industry is renowned for its dynamic nature, constantly evolving to meet the diverse needs of patients and adapt to emerging technologies. In this ever-changing landscape, the role of ...

After Medscape Nurses posted Can I Delegate This Task to a Medical Assistant?, many readers submitted additional questions about the role of medical assistants. What can medical assistants do, legally ...

More than two decades ago, I worked as a primary care pediatrician in a federally qualified health center in Washington, D.C. I wanted to practice in a place where people of limited financial means ...

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 ...

Most of us dread this prelude to our doctor’s appointment, especially if we’ve been binging on our favorite football fare and the Halloween candy we profess to have bought for the neighborhood’s trick ...

Can Medical Assistants or Technicians Replace Nurses? To answer the question of whether medical assistants and technicians can replace nurses, let's look at state regulations governing the use of ...