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Shaina Hamel, LPN, Tunxis allied health programs assistant (center, in red), is shown with the 6th class of medical assistant graduates (L to R, front to back) Abigail Claro, Rachel Malley, Bonnie Spada, Samantha Hock, Radhika Challam, Nicole Prescott, Tanya Aldi, Margie Torres, Molly Anderson, Steven Ellefsen, Kacie Rando, and Maria Villanueva.
A recognition ceremony for graduates of Tunxis Community College’s medical assistant program was held July 14 on the College’s campus in Farmington.
The graduates received certificates and were pinned by Tunxis instructors, which marks the end of their 10-month education in the non-credit program and their eligibility to take the American Medical Technologists RMA national certification exam.
Rachel Malley of Bristol, received distinction as the graduate with the highest grade point average during the ceremony.
The medical assistant program is one of several at the College that helps meet demand in Connecticut for health care workers. Registered medical assistants rank among the top 20 occupations expected to have the highest growth rate in Connecticut through 2018, with very good employment opportunities, according to the Connecticut Department of Labor. For more information, call 860.773.1453.
In addition to the medical assistant certificate, Tunxis offers health care programs that center on certified nurse aide (CNA), dental hygiene, dental assisting, phlebotomy, patient care technician, central sterile processing technician, pharmacy technician, EMT, EKG technician, and medical billing & coding.
For more information on these and other programs, visit the Tunxis website at tunxis.edu.
BELOW: COMPLETE LIST OF 2016 CERTIFICATE RECIPIENTS OF TUNXIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE’S MEDICAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM, LISTED BY TOWN.
Berlin
Steven Ellefsen
Bristol
Molly Anderson
Rachel Malley
Margie Torres
Cromwell
Bonnie Spada
Farmington
Radhika Challam
Hartford
Maria Villanueva
Old Lyme
Kacie Rando
Plainville
Abigail Claro
Samantha Hock
Terryville
Tanya Aldi
Wolcott
Nicole Prescott