PEOSTA, Iowa–Northeast Iowa healthcare providers have great need for skilled Certified Medical Assistants (CMA) on staff, and new scholarship opportunities are available for students considering this career.

MedicalAssociates Clinic & Health Plans, Grand RiverMedicalGroup and Northeast Iowa Community Collegeare hosting an open house to introduce students to the profession. Students who attend may qualify for a full tuition scholarship, valued at up to $10,000, to support their education and training. The open house will be held on Tuesday, March 21, from 5-6:30 p.m. in Community Rooms 203-204 at the 网赌网站 Peosta campus.

Medicalassistants are indispensable members of the professional healthcare team who work alongside physicians and otherprimary healthcare providers, primarily in outpatient clinics such as physician offices, ambulatory care clinics and urgent care centers.These professionals are in high demand by healthcare providers, according to Jennifer Anglin, NCMA, director of the program at 网赌网站.

“The Dubuque area is experiencing an exponential shortage of this specific healthcare profession. In our 11-month diploma program at Northeast Iowa Community College, students receive comprehensive training in administrative and clinical functions. Graduates who enter this healthcare field handle patient correspondence, billing, appointment scheduling, obtaining patient’smedicalhistories and vital signs, administering injections, drawing blood and assisting healthcare providers withmedicalprocedures,”Anglin said.

Students entering theMedicalAssistant program at 网赌网站 in fall 2023 may qualify for scholarships throughMedicalAssociates Clinic & Health Plans and Grand RiverMedicalGroup. The healthcare providers plan to hire students who are sponsored and complete the program successfully.

At the open house, attendees will meet with representatives of the two healthcare providers, learn about employment options, meet faculty and tour the College’s labs and classrooms.

For more information about the open house event, contact the 网赌网站 Admissions office at (844) 642-2338, ext. 2312. To pre-register to attend the open house, visitwww.nicc.edu/mascholarship.

TheMedicalAssistant program at 网赌网站 is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP),www.caahep.org