Up coming Events for the MA Club
MA Student Essay
Why I chose Medical Assisting as a Career by Emily Strickland
2009 Skate-A-Thon nets 14 bags of gifts and groceries for family
Nearly 100 people attended a Skate-A-Thon at the Skate Galaxy in Three Rivers just before Christmas and they donated 14 bags of groceries, gifts and household items for a local family in need. The event was sponsored by the Medical Assistant Club and admission to the skate party was the donation of food and household items. Christmas was much brighter for the Adopt-AFamily, said Brenda Luczek (far right), Chairperson of the Medical Assistant Program at GOCC.
The Medical Assistant Club also had a very successful flower sale just before Christmas. The club sold 114 plants and had eight plants donated by Living Colors, the flower company. Some extra funds went into a fund to send an MA student to the national conference in Florida.
Pictured with the many items received at the Skate-A-Thon for the family are (left to right) Jessica Meister of Three Rivers, MA program Administrative Assistant Julie Ianni, Chairperson of the MA Club Nora Marciniak of Three Rivers, Cassandra Tuesley of Three Rivers, Student Support Specialist Karen Webber, and Luczek.
Brenda Luczek is presenting Dr. Sawa an honorarium for serving on the MA Advisory Board as Medical Advisor which meets on at least an annual basis to assess the needs of the program by gathering input from the community, students, instructors and a Medical Advisor. Dr. Sawa is a board certified OB-GYN surgeon and has an office with the Sturgis Medical Group.
We invite the health community to offer insights, ideas and suggestions to help us constantly assess, update and improve our delivery of education to our Medical Assisting students.
Attendees were Ana Gaillat, Dean of the College, Marlene Livingston, Cindy Miller and Linda Weinberg, program instructors, Pam Johnson, Sally Sterling, (both students) Karen Ganger, Director of Nursing, Dr. Sawa, Julie Ianni, Executive Assistant to the Program Chair, Brenda Luczek, MA Program Chair, Deb Lane , Community Health Center of Branch County, Donna Bruning (same), Kathie Murray, Sturgis Medical Group, Donna Cole, Goshen Health System, Darci Skrzyniarz, St. Joseph County CTE.