Medical Assistant Career Paths 🩺

1. Family Practice / Primary Care

2. Obstetrics & Gynecology (OBGYN)

3. Dermatology

4. Pediatrics

5. Cardiology

6. Orthopedics

7. Urgent Care

8. Endocrinology

9. Gastroenterology (GI)

10. Plastic Surgery / Aesthetic Medicine

I am officially an OBGYN girlie! What about you? I’m looking into Dermatology to be able to use both my certificate and esthetician license together. However I am loving OBGYN! 💗

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Esthetician here starting Cma program this month…I want to use mine together too ❤️

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