Medical assisting may be just the profession that's the perfect fit for you. The medical assistant is a multi-faceted professional that combines both clinical and administrative skill sets. Medical assistants complete administrative and clinical training. They are able to perform tasks in the offices of physicians, hospitals, and other healthcare facilities. Their training starts in the reception area of a facility, working through the entire facility, including finances, billing, coding, EHR entry, hands-on patient care, and practice management. Their duties vary with each location, specialty, and size of the medical practice. They have the ability to work at specific job tasks that interest them (i.e., phlebotomy) or they can perform multiple tasks alongside a physician as their right-hand assistant. Training in an accredited medical assistant program will provide fundamental basics that a student can use as a baseline of entry into many areas of the healthcare profession.