CoxHealth will provide a hands-on, paid training program with free tuition to students through the OTC Medical Assistant Program. Upon acceptance to the program students will sign a work agreement to work Full Time for CoxHealth Clinics for two and half years. Participants must commit to a 16 week accelerated, in-person course which includes OTC classroom time and clinical rotations throughout Springfield, Branson, and rural clinics. While in clinical rotations students will observe preceptors and in-turn will perform hands-on tasks observed by the preceptors to prepare them for a Medical Assistant position upon graduation. Students who successfully complete the program will graduate with an MA certification and be eligible to apply for Medical Assistant III positions at CoxHealth. Prior to graduation of the MA Apprenticeship program graduates will apply and interview for open Medical Assistant positions in the CoxHealth Clinics.