We‎'‎re pleased to introduce the fourth edition of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins‎'‎ Clinical Medical Assisting‎,‎ the medical assisting text designed to be the go‎-to resource for medical assisiting programs that address clinical skills separately from administrative‎.‎ This dynamic package represents more than just a textbook‎,‎ instead providing a suite of learning resources‎.‎ This is the one text aimed at making sure that every graduate can quickly change their cap and gown for a set of scrubs and immediately be a vital member of the medical office‎.‎ We do this by‎:‎ providing the content in an engaging style that speaks to students‎.‎ Putting pedagogy to work in the text through key features like patient education boxes‎,‎ competency checklists‎,‎ procedure boxes‎,‎ and more‎;‎ constantly reinforcing the learning through additional online ancillaries such as videos‎,‎ animations‎,‎ and ESL resources‎;‎ helping instructors lessen planning time‎,‎ with robust ancillary resources‎;‎ and‎,‎ new content in the fourth edition focuses on addressing crucial changes in policy and technology‎.‎ Without changing the engaging writing style we‎'‎re known for‎,‎ we‎'‎ve made sure that the content is up‎-to‎-date and in‎-line with the needs of the market‎.‎ We‎'‎ve added content on emergency preparedness‎,‎ a crucial topic in today‎'‎s medical office‎.‎ In addition‎,‎ instructors will be happy to find the latest CAAHEP and ABHES competencies clearly addressed throughout the text‎.‎ Online Tutoring powered by Smarthinking‎-Free online tutoring‎,‎ powered by Smarthinking‎,‎ gives students access to expert nursing and allied health science educators whose mission‎,‎ like yours‎,‎ is to achieve success‎.‎ Students can access live tutoring support‎,‎ critiques of written work‎,‎ and other valuable tools‎.‎