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Do you enjoy your job as a medical Assistant?
Was the schooling worth it? I am currently attending a two year program to become a medical assistant, but I am debating leaving the program. I am not doing as well as I thought I would, and an MA does not make that great of money where I live! I also have been so stressed out by one teacher that I have frequently teaching classes to the point where I can not even learn from her. My degree is about 40,000 and an MA makes 25,000 a year where I live. I know I don't want to do this for the rest of my life and I have considered other professions before I even started.
Despite not doing anything with the degree, I know it will be good for my future career, whatever I decide to do after this degree. If I decide to continue to pursue it, that is.
So I am wondering if it is even worth continuing the program.
I just wanted to elaborate on the not doing as well as I thought I would. I feel like I am not learning anything, just getting a grade, and we do procedures I struggle to keep up with the rest of the class as far as getting the procedure down and knowing how to do it right 100% of the time.
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- jannsodyLv 76 years ago
If you're having difficulty in the program, then perhaps you may indeed consider another field. You may be aware, but there are *not* supposed to be too many jobs for MAs (or medical billers or coders), anyway, regardless of what those for-profit schools proclaim. It may depend on one's geographic location, but most employers prefer applicants with at least one year of work experience as a medical assistant, and a lot of doctor's offices hire just a couple of MAs at a time.
The 40,000 price tag for an Associate degree seems as though the school is a for-profit learning institution. If so, their bottom line tends to be "making a profit" rather than the quality of education (between us and the wall :)
The local community college or even "county" (public) vo-tech school is usually a lot more affordable (and reputable) than one of those for-profit schools, too.
