Friday, 29 March 2024

Lake County Office of Education holds medical assistant graduation

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LOWER LAKE, Calif. – Congratulations to the recent graduates of the Medical Assistant Program offered through the Lake County Office of Education. 

On Friday, May 15, students, families and staff gathered in Lower Lake to celebrate the course completion of 15 students.

Tim Gill, senior director of the Career and College Readiness and Educational Services departments welcomed the crowd of more than 100.

Speaker William Edmunds, associate pastor for the Cobb Mountain Community Fellowship Church, coordinator of the International Association of Healing Rooms, and director of Healing Rooms in Lake County, shared words of wisdom with the students. 

Dr. Vernetta Johnson, medical director and physician of Creekside Interventional Pain Center in Lakeport, addressed the graduates to stress the importance of compassion and integrity in health care.

Instructor Diedra Lagle praised the students’ dedication and compassion in their quest to become medical assistants.

Each student was presented with a personalized certificate and lamp pendant in honor of Florence Nightingale and her tireless crusade to improve the quality of health care during her career as a nurse.

Graduate Elizabeth Quiñones shared her personal experience in the Medical Assistant Program followed by the speeches of co-valedictorians Lindsay McClintock and Jeff Banks.

Certificates of completion were presented to the graduates by Gill and Lake County Office of Education Coordinator Norma Cromwell.

Lake County Superintendent of Schools Brock Falkenberg presented each student with a medical assistant pin and closed the graduation ceremony by emphasizing the importance of the Lake County Office of Education continuing to offer programs that offer career opportunities in the community and congratulating the graduating class on their accomplishment.

Upon completion of the National Center for Competency Testing certification exams on May 16, all graduates will be Certified Medical Assistants and eligible to enter the work force in their profession.

For more information on the Medical Assistant Program, contact Norma Cromwell at 707-994-9001, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit www.lakecoe.org .

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