Owensboro Community & Technical College has retooled its Medical Assisting program to better accommodate adult students who may have other obligations. The program also recently renewed its accreditation.
OCTC’s Medical Assisting program offers the Associate in Applied Science degree, a shorter-term diploma, and the following certificates: medical assisting, medical office administrative assistant, medical office insurance billing and coding, and electrocardiograph technician.
“We are happy to have our reaccreditation established. I am excited to be able to focus on growing the program and getting more students in the workplace,” said Program Coordination Natalie Horstman. “In addition, the program has been revamped to accommodate the busy adult looking to work while in school and maintain a busy family life.”
The program will meet 2 days per week on campus, with the balance of the program being delivered in an online format. The program prepares graduates to sit for the national exam to become certified medical assistants.
The Medical Assisting program is eligible for the Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship. This scholarship program is funded by the Kentucky Lottery and was created for citizens of Kentucky who do not have an associate degree and are interested in some high-demand fields. Find out if you qualify at workreadykentucky.com.
For more information about the program, contact Horstman at [email protected] or 270-686-4600.
OCTC’s program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB). The CAAHEP is the largest programmatic accreditor of the health sciences profession, working with 2,591 programs at 1,365 institutions.
Programs must request to be accredited and then complete a self-study. A site visit is conducted by a committee on accreditation that then authorizes the designation or may make recommendations for improvement.
“Accreditation is an important value for our students,” said OCTC President Dr. Scott Williams. “It ensures that our programs are of the highest quality, teaching the needed subject manner, use up-to-date equipment and remain relevant to our workforce partners.”
