Medical assistants can fill many roles and work in a variety of settings. This presentation shows some of these settings and what makes them different from one another.

1. Medical Assistant Programs at
Where Do Medical Assistants
Work?

2. Curious Where You May Work
As A Medical Assistant?
• After graduating from a
Medical Assistant training program, you will
need to decide what type of work
environment you would like to participate in –
the following are four options:
– Typical Health Care Office
– Clinical Medical Office
– Podiatric Medical Office
– Administrative Medical Office

4. Typical Health Care Office
• This category is a catch-all for most doctors offices.
• One of your biggest assets to these offices, beyond
your medical assisting training, is your demeanor.
– Is your personality bright and cheery?
• In a typical health care office you will be interacting
with patients, staff, and the doctors and nurses. You
may be asked to schedule appointments, handle
office mail, or answer phones.

5. Clinical Medical Office
• A Clinical Medical Office may require you to give
medical support in addition to office duties.
• You should be able to easily explain medical
procedures at a level that a patient can understand.
• Also, being empathetic in nature – comforting patients
before or after a medical procedure – is an important
part of the role.

6. Podiatric Medical Office
• Podiatric Medical Offices deal specifically with
podiatric diseases and disorders.
• If this is an area you wish to specialize in, you will
need a good understanding of the related diseases
and disorders as well as the ability to talk to patients
about their feet.
• Understanding proper foot hygiene and care habits
during treatment is also important.

7. Administrative Medical Office
• Administrative Medical Offices are similar to typical office
settings.
– With healing the sick comes a lot of paperwork and time slots
to manage.
• Medical assistants working in administrative medical offices
will need to become experienced in the process of
submitting medical claim forms, updating and keeping track
of patient files, and scheduling tests and appointments.
– You will be an integral part of the medical system and offer a
great deal of support in this kind of office.

8. Join Everest College’s Medical
Assisting Community
• Visit the Everest College Facebook page to hear from
medical assistants, and current or perspective
students.

9. Request More Information
• Please call 1-(866) 210-6524 or visit
medicalassistant.everestcollege.edu to
request more information about
becoming a medical assistant. We
look forward to hearing from you!