CMCC medical assistant students celebrate Medical Assisting Week

Students in the medical assistant program at Central Maine Community College observed Medical Assisting Week Oct. 21 to 25 with several events including guest speakers, social media postings and a pizza-party gathering with instructors and advisors. Pictured at the pizza gathering, from left, aree students Destiny Giroux of Lewiston, Lindsay Huff of Strong, and Hannah Harris of Augusta. The Medical Assistant Associate Degree program at CMCC prepares graduates for entry-level employment in settings in which medical secretarial and/or basic clinical and laboratory training are required. The program curriculum includes coursework in anatomy and physiology, communications, medical administrative procedures, medical law and ethics, medical transcription and clinical procedures. A 240-hour externship is required in the last semester. More information is available at www.cmcc.edu. (Submitted photo)