What is a medical assistant?
Medical assistants work alongside physicians in outpatient medical offices and clinics. They perform clinical and administrative tasks such as:
- Taking a medical history
- Preparing patients for a physician’s exam
- Assisting the physician with procedures and treatments
- Obtaining and preparing lab specimens
- Administering medications and injections
- Answering and making phone calls to patients and other healthcare providers
- Filling out insurance forms
- Scheduling and coordinating patient appointments/follow-up needs
About the Apprenticeship
The apprenticeship is a job and career training combined. If selected for the program, you’ll be hired into a full-time position. In the first 2 years, you’ll complete:
- 12 weeks of full-time, paid classroom instruction time at Nashua Community College in Nashua, New Hampshire.
- Test for a national certification*
- Start a full-time medical assistant position at one of the Primary Care or Specialty offices with Southern NH Health.
- Complete 3,600 on-the-job training hours with a mentor (about 2 years full time)
*Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) national exam through National Healthcare Association (NHA).
Schedule
Classes start April 2026 and there are limited spots available.
Schedule: Weekdays 8 AM-5 PM
For more info or to register:
Contact Viktoriya Dribinskaya, MA, MS
Director of Workforce Development, Patient Care Services
Southern NH Health (founding member of SolutionHealth)
Phone: 603.281.8129
email: [email protected]
