Does health care seem like the field for you?

Would you like a variety of skills to perform a variety of tasks?

Would you like to be essential to a doctor’s office or other provider?

Would you like a career field expected to grow “much faster than the average for all occupations”?

Would you like to work full-time, usually with very attractive benefits?

Does a 12-month degree program fit your timeline?

Consider training to be a Medical Assistant at Fox College!

Skilled. Helping. Caring. 

Medical Assistants—who usually are in blue scrubs—have a variety of skills. They work almost everywhere in health care, especially in doctors’ offices, hospitals, and outpatient clinics. They help you check in, take your vitals, and make sure the records are correct.

Do you realize how many skills a medical assistant is trained to do?

Here are just some of them:

• Take and record vital signs
• Collect and prepare lab specimens
• Perform a variety of lab tests
• Give injections
• Perform venipuncture
• Understand and apply aseptic techniques
• Operate basic medical equipment
• Assist the physician during an exam
• Manage and update medical records
• Process insurance forms

What Does it Take to Be a Medical Assistant?

Being a medical assistant requires interpersonal skills, as you are often the key contact with patients.

Being a medical assistant requires administrative skills, as you are often a key user of technology.

Being a medical assistant requires empathy and patience and a positive attitude, as you are helping patients when they need it.

Do you have a positive attitude? Do you want to use it in a growing career field?

Can you see yourself as a Medical Assistant?

Our Program

To be a successful Medical Assistant, it helps to have formal training from a school like Fox College.

Why consider Fox’s ABHES-accredited program?

1. We are part of a small college, in a close-knit community.
2. Our Tinley Park location is close to most of Chicagoland, and our parking is free.
3. Our faculty are full-time, so they are there to help you on your journey.
4. Our degree program is only 12 months long, including 2 months on externship.
5. There are no prerequisites.
6. You will be taking hands-on medical assisting classes from Day 1.
7. Our clinical lab simulates real-world settings.
8. Your externship will give you practice and experience in a real-world setting.
9. Our ABHES accreditation qualifies you to take the CMA or RMA exam.
10. We provide real career services to help you find the job you want.

Specific course descriptions and other information may be found in our academic catalog.

Careers

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects demand for medical assistants grow 12 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.¹

Most medical assistants start their careers in full-time jobs in doctors’ offices, hospitals, and outpatient clinics.

The Fox College commitment continues after graduation, when our career services assistance will help you find the right job!

Accreditation 

The Medical Assisting program is currently accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (www.abhes.org). Graduates are eligible to take the Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) exam that is offered by the American Association of Medical Assistants, as well as the Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) examination offered by American Medical Technologists (AMT).

Finish First at Fox College!

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