Piedmont Technical College

As the demand for healthcare services continues to grow, physicians and other healthcare providers are in need of skilled and compassionate medical assistants to keep their practices running smoothly. 

Medical Assistants are an important part of the daily operations in doctor's offices and other healthcare facilities. Medical Assistants greet patients, prepare them for exams and perform routine clinical tasks like taking patient history, collecting vital signs, and more. They also often help with the administrative tasks of running an office: Answering phones, making appointments, computer and paperwork.

As a graduate of PTC’s Medical Assisting diploma program, you’ll be prepared to start a successful career providing direct patient care that has a positive and memorable impact on patients and their well-being.

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Credentials Offered:

• Medical Assisting (D.A.S.)

Career Information

The medical assistant must have good communication skills, like people, want work variety, be accurate in work performance and be able to be trusted with confidential information. Medical assisting is an exciting and rapidly expanding health care profession. 

Duties could include:

For more information about careers, visit Career Onestop for an overview of South Carolina and National earnings statistics, and Piedmont Technical College's Career Tracks page for more in-depth information about this program. For national career information, visit Virtual Career Network.

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