Medical assistants are health care professionals who help doctors in clinics, medical offices, and hospitals. They may make your appointment, take your vital signs, and draw your blood. A medical ...

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 ...

The demand for medical assistants remains high nationwide. Approximately 217,800 medical assistant jobs are expected to be created across the U.S. between 2008 and 2018, according to O*NET Online, the ...

Start your path to National Healthcareer Association ® (NHA) certification. UTSA's CMAA is a university fast-track program that teaches students to gain essential skills needed to perform medical ...