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Edison
Community College
National
Medical Assisting Recognition Week
Faculty,
staff and students enrolled in the Medical Assistant program at Edison
will
join thousands across the country the week of Oct. 15 for Medical
Assistants
Recognition Week, recognizing the valuable contributions these members
of the
health care community provide on a daily basis.
The
series of events is sponsored by the Association of Medical Assistants
(AAMA),
which provides professionals with education, certification, credential
acknowledgment, networking opportunities, scope-of-practice protection,
and
advocacy for quality patient-centered health care.
“We’ll
be having multiple social gatherings in classes and carry-ins during
class
throughout the week,” said Heather Young, Director of Medical Assisting
at
Edison.
Medical
assistants work in ambulatory care settings like clinics and
physician’s
offices performing lab tests, administering medications and assisting
in minor
procedures, in addition to various other health profession-related
tasks. They
also perform many of the clerical and administrative tasks involved
outside of
direct patient care, such as medical billing and coding.
The
Medical Assisting program at Edison provides a strong foundation for
those
interested in entering a health services field.
“One
of the benefits is that it is a certificate program, which can be
accomplished
in one year. It gives a student the entry level skills needed in order
to work
in the medical field,” said Young. “We see students continue their
education
and move on to get their associate’s degree. The program allows our
students to
customize their degree so they can pick up a certificate of phlebotomy
and
medical coding, so by the time they finish they have three certificates
and an
associate’s degree.”
The
program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied
Health
Education Programs upon the recommendation of the Curriculum Review
Board of
the American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment. For more
information
on the Medical Assistant program at Edison, go online to
www.edisonohio.edu.
Founded
in 1973, Edison offers a comprehensive two-year college experience to
more than
3,500 students from across the region. With campuses located in Piqua
and
Greenville, Edison works closely with business and industry partners to
help
meet the growing demands of employers throughout Ohio by providing
training and
programs that lead to employment.
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