Medical assistants — who take measurements, draw blood and fill out documentation before a patient sees a doctor — are in high demand nationally and short supply locally. To remedy its shortage, ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — There is a critical shortage of medical assistants in Pennsylvania and across the country. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found there would be 123,000 medical assistant job ...

Those aspiring to careers in health care don't need to decide whether to go back to school or get a job. In a new one-year program created by Northwell Health and Nassau Community College, students ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

Two Northeast Pennsylvania residents completed an eight-month training course at the Wright Center for Community Health to become certified medical assistants through a unique partnership with the ...

Miriam Santana’s life changed after taking her father to an appointment at Healthcare Network three years ago. She sat in her car after dropping him off at the nonprofit’s Nichols Community Health ...

JVS Bay Area will launch a free medical assistant program in Sacramento this fall. The program includes five months of training, paid internship and job coaching. JVS covers all student costs and ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is making waves across multiple industries, and healthcare is no exception. From improving patient care to streamlining administrative tasks, AI is reshaping how medical ...