Why I Want To Be A Medical Assistant Essay

A medical assistant is almost like the right hand man to the physician. Although the job varies depending on the job setting, medical assistants have to learn the same basic things like taking vitals and charting. The fact that medical assistants are trained in both an administrative setting and a clinical setting sets them apart from other professions like a CNA. A medical assistant is the communication line between a physician and their patient. They inform the patient so that the physician has time for their other patients and are also the one person that the patient needs to trust besides the physician themselves.

The clinical side of a medical assistant is where they are able to do things in the clinic that is necessary for their physician to make a diagnosis. They take vitals or collect and prepare laboratory specimens. On the administrative side, they work mainly in the office in a front desk sort of feel. They handle the patients before they are taken back to see the

physician. They handle getting the general information from the patient such as their reason for the visit and address. It is also important for a medical assistant to be able to inform their patient to the best of their ability and make sure their patient feels comfortable and informed.
A certified medical assistant, that has gotten their CMA certification in Indiana makes an average of 36,000 dollars a year.

This amount is 4% lower than other medical assistants nationwide. After a medical assistant gets their certification from AAMA, they can do many things in the administrative aspect of being a medical assistant. They are able to answer phones, update patient history, coding insurance forms, and billing. By doing these things in the office, they make the job of the physician much easier. Although the administrative aspect may seem a little limited and dull, the clinical will never get old. If a medical assistant decides to lean more toward the clinical side, they are able to do things such as explaining treatment to the patient, draw blood, take electrocardiograms, remove sutures and change dressings, and perform basic lab tests. They also are able to take down the patient's history and complaints, and are also able to to write prescriptions but are not able to sign

them.
Although I am taking a medical assisting class, I am not quite interested in being one. I like having the basic knowledge of taking vitals, doing charts, and eventually how to deal with needles. I enjoy the class because it is such a hands on class and I know that it is just a stepping stone to get to where I want to be. It is giving me a baseline of where I want to be before I go to college to be a physical therapist. It is giving me the education and experience I will need in dealing with the patients I will be working with. No patient will ever be the same, and I am learning that by dealing with the other students in my class. I believe that I will enjoy the second semester the most because it deals more with the body systems, which is what will be the main thing I want to know before going to college.
I want to be a physical therapist because I want to help people in the same way Lisa, my old therapist helped me. And by being a medical assistant and getting the knowledge I will be getting, I am just taking a big leap into my future. My own personal experience in the class has made me realize all the medical assistants do. They are not just there to do the dirty work, they are there to do things that are crucial to diagnosing and treating a patient. They run tests, do paper work, take down the complaints that patient has, and informs a patient so that they leave the office feeling informed and like they are in good hands.