Gadsden State Skills Training Division holds pinning ceremony for program completers
Gadsden, Ala. – The Gadsden State Community College Skills Training Division recognized students earning their certification as medication assistants, and advanced nursing assistants with phlebotomy during a pinning ceremony held on December 16 in the Advanced Manufacturing Center on the East Broad Campus.
The 11-week Advanced Nursing Assistant Program is designed to meet the growing needs of the community’s healthcare system. It prepares students to perform routine nursing-related services, including phlebotomy, to patients in hospitals or long-term care facilities.
Completers of the Advanced Nursing Assistant/Phlebotomy Program are:
Anniston – Haley Nelson
Gadsden – Kyanna Benjamin, Carman Cameron, Chellsea Davis, Sandra Pascual-Andres
Heflin – Roxsanne Prothro
Jacksonville – Kalie McCurry
Oxford – Ruthie Martin
Rainbow City – Kripa Sharma
All completers have passed the Certified Nursing Assistant examination. Four students – Carman Cameron, Chellsea Davis, Ruthie Martin, and Kalie McCurry – passed their NHA Phlebotomy exam to become a Certified Phlebotomy Technician, as well.
The Medication Assistant Program, designed to complete in five weeks, prepares students to administer routine medications to patients in healthcare facilities, like nursing homes and assisted living environments.
Completers of the Medication Assistant Program are:
Gadsden –Zinae Fisher, LesCheri Haslip, Audriana Moultry, Sandra Pascual-Andres, Brittany Tate Williams
Heflin – Roxsanne Prothro
Rainbow City – Kripa Sharma
Weaver – Niketa Hughley
Students are prepared to sit for their Medication Aide Certification examination.
For more information on the programs offered through Gadsden State’s Skills Training Division contact Baisha Woody, director of Skills Training, at bwoody@gadsdenstate.edu or visit www.gadsdenstate.edu/skills-training.
