How should you answer 'Why are you interested in becoming a medical assistant'?

Answer 1

opinion why MA's and CMA's are welcomeMedical assistants are new to our society in the aspect that they are confused with CNA's. A CMA is much different. Medical assistants learn just as much as a LPN except they learn more of the administrative part of a doctor's office and less pharmaceutical subjects. A medical office can hire a medical assistant that can work the front desk, lab, clinical, insurance, coding, and even management, when a LPN or RN mostly do clinical and labwork. This lets the office hire 1 person instead of 2, therefore saving overhead costs. LPN's and RN's are more likely to work in hospitals. Most CMA's or MA's that I know Have gone to school for a total of 2 years and have received a Associates Degree in Applied Science. Then they go on to be certified by the AAMA making them a CMA instead of a MA.