Editor's Note: This is the second in a three-part series that focuses on MA SkillsBuilder: Clinical, a new product to launch in February 2022.

Choosing to enter the medical assistant profession is an inspirational move that illustrates heart, compassion, and care for the individuals around you and those who live in your community. The medical assistant role, though — as any MA will tell you — is a difficult one. It requires perseverance and a skills mastery that only time and dedication can solidify. 

Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of three articles that focuses on medical assistant recruitment and retention. Later articles will reveal information about a new product due to launch in February 2022 — MA SkillsBuilder: Clinical.

Since COVID-19 vaccine distribution began in the United States on Dec. 14, 2020*, more than 427 million doses have been given with about 192 million people fully vaccinated. Still, healthcare employers are squeezed for well-trained allied health professionals, especially qualified medical assistants.