CNA vs Medical Assistant

My bad...I should read posts slower. I thought you were asking for the difference between a CNA a NURSING ASSISTANT. I don't know exactly what a Medical Assistant does but I know they don't provide bedside care the way a CNA does. Medical Assistants are usually found in docor's offices and CNA's work in LTC or hospitals. Personally, I have always found Medical Assistant programs to be rip-offs's; vocational schools suck in these students and get them thousands of dollars into debt (my brother accrued $7000 worth of student loans to become a Medical Assistant), the programs last 8 months - 1 year and then when you finish school you wind up working for $8-10 an hour? IMHO it just isn't worth it.

Yes, v/t schools tout Medical Assistant to be the greatest career since sliced bread, and pretty much all they can do is work in doctor's offices with very restricted duties.