Practice,
the line of 3D, multiplayer Serious Games developed by Muzzy Lane Software for McGraw-Hill Education,
which already includes Practice Operations, Practice
Marketing, Government in Action, and Practice Spanish: Study Abroad,
is about to get a new addition: Practice
Medical Assisting.
Designed
against course Learning Objectives and delivered on the web and on tablets,
these games integrate into the core curriculum to provide hands-on
learning experiences. Practice is also integrated with McGraw-Hill Connect® to give
instructors and students seamless access to the experience, including single
sign-on and assessment data.
Practice MA is an online educational Serious
Game for Medical Assisting instructors and students that allows players to
stand out from their peers and be workplace ready.
By
practicing critical thinking and soft skills that are crucial to a successful career
in the MA profession, this virtual experience provides students with a game that is challenging, promotes discovery and mastery and
ultimately provides real life scenarios that prepare students for the workplace
in a safe environment.
The Medical Assisting Market
Medical Assisting is one of the fastest growing
jobs in the healthcare field. According to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, employment of medical assistants is projected to grow 29
percent from 2012 to 2022, much faster than the average for all occupations. In
2012, the Medical Assisting profession employed circa 560,000 people and
BLS predicts that additional 163,000 jobs will be created by 2022.
Among
the reasons for this fast-paced growth is the aging of baby-boom population that
will continue to spur demand for preventive medical services, which are often
provided by physicians. As their practices expand, physicians will hire more
assistants to perform routine administrative and clinical duties, allowing the
physicians to see more patients.
Most
medical assistants have post-secondary education such as a certificate. Others
enter the occupation with a high school diploma and learn through on-the-job
training. Certified
Medical Assistant (CMA) is the highest standard of professionalism in the
field. By having this certification professionals
show that they have met the standards of the Certifying Board of the
American Association of Medical Assistants.
McGraw-Hill had previously published two
applications, for iOS and Android, designed specifically to help preparing users
for the Medical Assisting field:
Medical
Assisting Pocket Guide
This quick reference guide for medical assisting
includes step-by-step procedures for administrative and clinical skills and
easy reference to anatomy and physiology, communication, and legal
considerations.
Medical Assisting Review
This
application is intended to prepare users for Medical Assisting Certification
with 2 full practice exams. The practice exams are based on Hill’s Medical
Assisting Review 4th edition by Jahangir Moini.