Medical Assistant Certification Online Resource Undergoes Revamp Offering More Information and Up-to-Date Advice

Online, January 18, 2011 (Newswire.com) - With the main task of helping keep a physician's or other health professional's office running smoothly and on schedule, medical assistants are always in demand. Currently, some 62 percent of medical assistants in the country work in physicians' offices. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, medical assistant employment is projected to increase much faster than average, and is in fact ranked among the fastest growing occupations over the 2008-18 decade.

Aiming to provide current and up-to-date information about becoming a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), the Medical Assistant Certification Guide helps prospective medical assistants learn everything they need to know to begin a career in medical assisting. Its website MedicalAssistantCertificationGuide.com is run by Lisa Thomas who has had a career in medical assisting for the past two years.

MedicalAssistantCertificationGuide.com debuted in August of 2010, and was created to help bring information about medical assistant certification from schools that have made a commitment to the online industry. Since then, the website underwent a lot of updating, with new information added about the profession.

Now packed with more extensive information, MedicalAssistantCertificationGuide.com was re-launched on January 13, 2011. The website now comes with sections that offer several articles detailing medical assistant job description, and discuss topics on how to gain medical assistant certification, choose medical assistant schools, or avail of scholarships and grants. It has specific write-ups about certified medical assistant exams, associations, colleges, courses and degrees.

MedicalAssistantCertificationGuide.com provides a holistic view of this rewarding career. As such, it also covers average salary and job forecast, so visitors will know what to expect in terms of medical assistant's pay as well as benefits.

Interested to become a medical assistant? Take the first step of knowing everything there is to learn about this job. Check out http://www.medicalassistantcertificationguide.com and find out what this career path has in store for you.