The Medical Assisting program is designed to train medical assistant personnel to perform both administrative and clinical duties and to report directly to an office manager, physician, or other health practitioner. Administrative duties may include answering telephones, greeting patients, updating and filing patient medical records, filling out insurance forms, scheduling appointments, handling billing, and bookkeeping. Clinical duties vary according to state law but can include taking medical histories and recording vital signs, explaining treatment procedures to patients, preparing patients for examination, and assisting physicians during examination.