Medical assisting is a multifaceted profession within healthcare that includes working in both an administrative clinical and laboratory role in an ambulatory care setting and hospital.

Administrative responsibilities may include communication with other allied health professionals, patients and their caretakers, scheduling procedures and appointments, billing and insurance, reception, medical record documentation, and inventory management. Clinical responsibilities may include vital signs, medical asepsis, infection control, patient education, assisting with varied medical procedures, specimen collection and preparation, testing and processing. Students will be responsible for various screening tests and proper documentation. They will learn to administer medications through various routes.