Medical Assisting Articles

• Graduate Spotlight – Desi Perez

  posted 5/3/2022

  Desi Perez loves helping people. After working as a patient care tech for UnityPoint–Allen Hospital, she was ready to take her career to the next level. She came to Hawkeye Community College for the Medical Assisting program, and she found a community invested in her success. “What I got was a large support system that is pushing me to reach my goal and graduate.”

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• New Program Spotlight: Medical Assisting

  posted 10/18/2018

  Medical assistants help patients navigate the healthcare system and assist healthcare providers with appointments. This includes a wide variety of tasks, from office management and scheduling to more hands-on activities like collecting and preparing labs or taking vital signs.

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