Can a medical assistant work in a psychiatric office?

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Question by summer_girl_forever:

Can a medical assistant work in a psychiatric office?

I've read up on medical assistants & found that they work in hospitals & other physicians offices. So once you become a medical assistant, are you qualified to work in a pyschiatric office?
I've read up on medical assistants & found that they work in hospitals & other physicians offices. So once you become a medical assistant, are you qualified to work in a pyschiatric office? Or do you need to train in psychiatric aide or get a psychology degree?
Or do you need to train in psychiatric aide or get a psychology degree?




Best answer:

Answer by yesiabc08
Of course you can. Once being a medical assitant you can work in any clinical or hospital setting youd like. Which is the nice thing about being a medical assitant. However, it all depends if the psychiatric office is not requiring previous experience in the same setting.

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