Aiding CMAs Local facility offering discounted CMA courses

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October 31, 2013 - 12:00 AM

More and more people are taking the necessary steps to enter the medical field. The interest in becoming a certified medication assistant as a career option has become quite popular in the local area.
Certified medication assistants or CMAs help dispense medication to patients in health-care facilities. Fountain Villa is a residential care facility on North Kentucky Street in Iola. It has designed a CMA course this fall for those interested in becoming certified.
Sometimes courses can be costly for a participant which could keep them from pursuing the career choice.
“There’s always people who want to do it but sometimes those who are interested can’t afford the courses,” Meredith Rogers, Fountain Villa operator said.
The course that Fountain Villa has designed costs $275 per person — courses can be as much as $800 elsewhere. This price includes all the materials needed for the course. Fountain Villa wanted to offer this course as an alternative to a community college course.
“We thought we could teach more aides and bring more jobs and revenue to the area,” Rogers said.
So far, Rogers said there are 13 participants enrolled. Some are from out of town. She said the cost of the class will help pay for the nurse/instructor.
Taking CMA classes is a way to get a foot in the door of the medical field.
“This is a good start to move up on the nursing ladder,” Rogers said.
The course helps the participant qualify to pass medication according to the standard of the State Department of Health. It is a 75-hour class and is sketched out for a certified nurse assistant who works in an intermediate-care or residential facility.
Classes will start on Nov. 5 and go until Dec. 21. Classes will be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
For more information on the course or to enroll contact Rogers at 620-365-6002.

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