医疗助理执行行政和临床任务，以保持医师，足病医生，脊医和其他保健医生的办公室运转顺畅。医务助理会采取生命体征，在检查过程中为患者做准备并为医师提供帮助，收集并准备实验室标本，在场所进行基本的实验室检查，安排约会，向患者开具账单，填写保险单等等。伯克利学院的医学助理证书和应用科学学位课程的准学生为学生进入医疗保健领域的高要求领域和在包括医生办公室在内的各种环境中工作做好准备，医院和其他专业医疗机构。毕业生已准备好应对当今瞬息万变的医疗环境中的临床和行政挑战。该计划旨在为认知（知识），心理运动（技能）和情感（
Medical assistants perform administrative and clinical tasks to keep the offices of physicians, podiatrists, chiropractors, and other health practitioners running smoothly. A medical assistant takes vital signs, prepares patients for and assists physicians during examinations, collects and prepares laboratory specimens, performs basic laboratory tests on the premises, schedules appointments, bills patients, fills out insurance forms, and much more.<br><br>Berkeley College's Medical Assistant Certificate and Associate in Applied Science degree programs prepare students to enter the high-demand field of healthcare and to work in a variety of settings, including physicians' offices, hospitals, and other professional healthcare facilities. Graduates are prepared to meet both the clinical and administrative challenges of today's rapidly changing healthcare environment.<br><br>The program is designed to prepare competent entry-level medical assistants in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains. This is accomplished by providing curriculum relating to patient care skills, general study, and administrative/business skills.