Medical Assisting Program to be offered at SKCTC Whitesburg

Beginning with the fall 2011 semester, a Medical Assisting Program will be offered to students attending the Whitesburg campus of Southeast Kentucky Community amp; Technical College.
The three-semester curriculum leads to a diploma upon which time graduates will be qualified to work in clinics and physicians offices performing a variety of tasks that includes the drawing of blood, taking vital signs, giving injections and administering EKGs in addition to performing a variety of administrative duties dealing with insurance, billing and coding procedures.
According to Leann Turner, an assistant professor at Southeast and a 14-year veteran of teaching at the colleges Harlan campus, the Medical Assisting Program, slated for the Whitesburg campus, will be taught in three phases that includes: clinical, laboratory and administrative.
A medical assistant is an important member of the health care delivery team qualified by education and experience to work in the administrative office, the examination room and in the physicians office laboratory, said Turner, who will serve as the programs coordinator.
We are excited about bringing Medical Assisting to Whitesburg. Its a wonderful program for anyone interested in working in the Allied Health field, and it offers much versatility as students learn a variety of skills in the short-term program (three semesters), leading to employment and an excellent income.
She noted SKCTC students enjoy a high success rate in securing employment within the region and across the country. Upon completion of the program, students can sit for the registry exam enhancing their chances at gaining immediate employment.
Classes will be offered in Caudill Hall on the Whitesburg campus, 201 Long Avenue. The classroom will include a full-service laboratory providing students with state-of-the-art equipment and cutting-edge tutorial aids.
Individuals interested in enrolling in the program, according to Mrs. Turner, are required to attend at least one pre-admission conference slated for the Whitesburg campus.
The dates are July 6, 1 p.m.; July 11, 3:30 p.m.; July 18, 3:30 p.m.; July 21, 3:30 p.m., August 2, 9 a.m. and August 4, 5 p.m., and for further information contact Mrs. Turner by phoning 589-3234 or Deborah Young, Whitesburg campus director, at 589-3323.



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