Medical assistants are trained to perform both administrative and clinical tasks in the outpatient setting. Clinical skills include preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, administering injections and medications, and assisting with minor surgical procedures.
Financial aid may be available for those who qualify.
Ogden-Weber Technical College is a technical college in Ogden, Utah, with training in Automotive Service Technology, Barbering, Business, Certified Nursing Assistant, CNC Machinist Technician, Composites, Computer Aided Design, Construction, Controls Technician, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Dental Assistant, Dental Assisting, Digital Design, Electrical Apprenticeship, Electrical Trades Preparation, HVAC, Industrial Automation, Information Technology, Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN/LPN) license, Machinist, Manufacturing Technician, Medical Assistant, Medical Billing and Coding, Medical Coding and Billing, Networking and Cybersecurity, Nursing Assistant, Pharmacy Technician, Phlebotomy, Plumbing Apprenticeship, Practical Nursing, Software Development, and Welding Technology. Its programs are organized across Business & Technology, Construction, Health, Manufacturing, and Service departments. Instruction emphasizes real practice and offers day and evening class times. The college also describes programs as having an average completion time of one year.