Would it be a waste?
My name is Keirah and I'd want to introduce myself. I am a sophomore in high school and enrolled in VoTech, a health science program. My goal is to work as a traveling anesthesiologist. Anyway, in my senior year of health science,I will be working in a office as a medical assistant, but I was also considering taking classes to be a CNA to put what I had learned in health science to good use. Is it a waste of time to become a CNA if I'm already going to be doing things as a medical assistant until I go to college?
What is a traveling anesthesiologist?
An traveling anesthesiologist is a person who travels and provide anesthesia to patients during surgery or other invasive medical treatments. It’s basically like an anesthesiologist but just traveling.
I am in a similar program at my high school as well. My senior year we have the option to do a practicum as a medical assistant or a pharmacy technician. However, when we graduate, we are awarded a certification for the practicum we chose, meaning I will be an official certified clinical medical assistant when I graduate. Do you not get a certification at your high school? If not, I would recommend just getting certified as a medical assistant because they have more versatility in the areas of healthcare they can work at, and you would already have an education to let you pass the certification exam. But, trying to get a CNA along with already having a CCMA (certified clinical medical assistant) could raise your chances of getting hired, and make you look more attractive of you decide to get a graduate level degree in the medical field.
Yes, I actually do get a certificate but it’s between a medical assistant and PCT. Thank you!
I would only get a CNA if I were to be going into the nursing field. As a medical assistant, you will be doing the exact same things as a CNA. The difference between a CCMA and a CNA is like the difference between a Physician's Assistant and a Nurse Practitioner.
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