Medical Assistants are multi-skilled practitioners who perform in a wide range of skills in physicians' offices and other health care settings. Program graduates assist physicians and other health care practitioners on many aspects of medical practice, examinations, phlebotomy (blood draw), administering injections, performing electrocardiograms (EKGs) and instrument sterilization. Successful completion of this program qualifies students for employment in Washington State as a Health Care Assistant, categories, A, C & E (WAC 246-826-170).