Program Overview
Learn the skills you need to become a Medical Office Assistant — at home, at your own pace, with Penn Foster Career School.
As a Medical Office Assistant, you’ll need to know medical terminology, managing and updating patient records, and the basics of anatomy and physiology. The Penn Foster Career School Medical Office Assistant Program can help you learn these skills and many more. Train quickly and conveniently!
You’ll get training in:
- Law and Ethics in Allied Health
- Administrative Procedures and Practices
- Medical Terminology and Pharmacology
- Health Information Confidentiality
And you’ll learn it all at home — no classroom needed. You’ll get valuable information about interpersonal communication, task management, and an introduction to the allied health field.
Start a rewarding career in a growing field.
Why take a Medical Office Assistant training course? With the right credentials, you can:
- Work for a hospital in admissions or assist administrators.
- Work for insurance companies processing claims and verifying billing.
- Work for Public Health Organizations for federal, state, or local government.
Demand for Medical Office Assistants will rise nearly 34% through 2018.* Medical Office Assistants enjoy exciting, varied assignments, steady work schedules, respect and prestige. Whether you work for a clinic or doctor’s office, as a Medical Office Assistant you’ll have a career you can be proud of!
Contact Penn Foster Career School Today.
We’ll send you FREE information – with absolutely no obligation! Your Medical Office Assistant training includes:
- All the books and lessons you need
- Unlimited instructional support
- Access to student services by website, phone, and mail
Get more information today and in as little as one year from enrollment, you can be on your way to a career as a Medical Office Assistant.
*Growth figures represent a ten-year period ending 2018. Source: "National Industry-Occupation Employment Matrix," a publication of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.