2005 VGCC Medical Assisting Graduates Score 100% on National Certification Exam

All 11 August 2005 graduates of the Medical Assisting Program at Vance-Granville Community College who took the American Association of Medical Assisting National Certification exam in January have passed the test, the college learned recently.

The new Certified Medical Assistants are Shelia B. Cash, Wanda B. Dunston and April N. Stainback of Henderson, Connie G. Wright of Louisburg, Susan E. Wercholuk of Youngsville, Teresa M. Walters of Bunn, Terri E. Poole of Rolesville, Connie G. Wright of Creedmoor, Sharon C. Cooper of Warrenton, Angela R. Curl of Littleton, and Stephanie B. Finch of Durham.

This is the second year that VGCC graduates of the program have had a 100 percent passing rate and earned Certified Medical Assistant status, reports Tammy Care, the Medical Assisting program head and instructor.

Medical Assisting is a two-year program of study conducted at VGCC’s Franklin County Campus in Louisburg.

Medical assistants are multi-skilled healthcare professionals who work in physicans’ offices, health maintenance organizations, health departments and hospitals. They perform administrative duties, including scheduling appointments, transcribing and maintaining medical records, and filing insurance claims. They also perform clinical procedures such as screening tests for patients, EKGs, administering medications, laboratory tests, assisting physicians with exams and surgery, and many others.

Certified Medical Assistants are in high demand in the healthcare field, according to Care.

Persons interested in more information on the Medical Assisting program may call Tammy Care at the Franklin County Campus at (919) 496-1567 or (252) 738-3607.