What do i have to study at college to become a medical assistant?

Question

And what exactly does a medical assistant do?
I know there's different between a medical assistant and a physicians asisstant?
But what is the difference?
How long do i have to go to college to be a medical assistant?

Answer 1

You don't need a 4 year college degree to become a medical assistance, just a 2 year community college certificate, and in some cases even less than that. Medical assistants are the ones that take your blood pressure and weight when you go to the doctors.

Physician assistants the ones that actually examine you. For example, you go to a doctor's office named Smith, but you get examined by someone named Johnson. That's because Smith would be the residing doctor, but Johnson would be the assistant practicing under Smith. PA's don't need to go to medical school, just a 2 year Master's Degree.