Florida Medical & Aesthetic International School (FMAIS), offers a Medical Assistant Associate Degree Program, approved by the Commission for Independent of Education in Florida, and as part of this program there is a module that provides students comprehensive instruction to prepare for entry-level employment primarily in a doctor’s office operating radiographic equipment.

This certification allows the medical assistant to obtain a license as a Basic X-ray Machine Operator after completing the certification course and pass all examination requirements. Medical assistants who work in orthopedic clinics, chiropractic institution or those centers dedicated to treating people with injuries due to some type of accident requires a radiographic evaluation of the physicians, orthopedist or chiropractors to define the severity of the injuries. These X-ray test allow to identify the existence of fractures and in the case of chiropractors facilitates the application of the alignment techniques.