Medical assistants are health care professionals who help doctors in clinics, medical offices, and hospitals. They may make your appointment, take your vital signs, and draw your blood. A medical ...

Credit: Getty Images Medical virtual assistants typically are remote workers who can handle social media accounts and administrative tasks such as appointment scheduling and insurance verifications, ...

The words "gap year" are enough to panic any high-achieving premedical student with their heart set on matriculating straight into medical school. Many students feel like a gap year will set them back ...

Medical assistants — who take measurements, draw blood and fill out documentation before a patient sees a doctor — are in high demand nationally and short supply locally. To remedy its shortage, ...

This post was updated in 2019 to reflect changes in admission requirements, tuition costs, and more. Click here to find the latest data. With the many different pathways into the medical health field, ...