The Medical Assistant Training Program at Fortis equips students with essential skills in patient care, administrative processes, and adaptability to work in diverse health care settings.
Skills Taught:
- Patient Care: Focuses on providing compassionate and thoughtful care to patients.
- Administrative Processes: Covers critical back-office tasks for efficient clinic operations.
- Versatile Health Care Settings: Prepares graduates to work in various locations like clinics, physicians' offices, inpatient and outpatient facilities, and nursing and residential care facilities.
The program length for the Medical Assistant Diploma program at Fortis College takes approximately 9 to 12 months.
Fortis College is a post-secondary network of colleges and institutes.
With over 40 schools in 15 states and a variety of online programs, Fortis offers career-based certificate, diploma, and degree-granting programs in healthcare, nursing, medical, dental, massage, cosmetology, and skilled trades such as HVAC, welding, and electrical work.
Each campus is institutionally accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies: Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES), Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC), Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS), Accrediting Commission of the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (ACCET), and Accrediting Commission of the Council on Occupational Education (COE).
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