First Cohort Graduates from RMA Program | Eastern North Carolina Now

    WASHINGTON, NC     More trained healthcare workers will enter the workforce thanks to Beaufort County Community College's Registered Medical Assistant program. On July 26, six students were honored with certifications from the program. Elizabeth Baucom, Eddi Cabrera Blano, Shanita Patterson, Melissa Spencer and Sandra Rogers Williams can now take the American Medical Technologists exam to complete their certification as RMAs. The program had a 100 percent completion rate.

    Lou Montana-Rhodes, vice president of patient care services at Vidant Beaufort Hospital, was the guest speaking for the ceremony. She is a BCCC alumnus of the Associate Degree Nursing program. Sandra Rogers Williams was awarded the Academic Excellence award for the highest grade average as well as the Clinical Excellence Award for her leadership in the clinical setting.


Front left to right, front: Shanita M. Patterson, Melissa M. Spencer
Back left to right: Elizabeth Baucom, Sandra Rogers Williams, Eddi Cabrera Blanco

    The RMA course is a comprehensive, two-part training program preparing students to enter the healthcare workforce. Part one of the program consists of classroom, computer-based, and laboratory instructional time learning the basic clinical and administrative skills necessary to work as a RMA in ambulatory patient care settings.

    Part two of the program includes more instructional time to learn more complex office skills and medical assisting procedures, and hands-on clinical experience in local medical offices and clinics. The program also includes employment strategies, resume building and review for credentialing exams.

    The BCCC RMA course is formatted within the guidelines recommended by the American Medical Technologists (AMT) credentialing agency. Medical Assistants that pass the AMT certification exam are certified as Registered Medical Assistants.

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