Everett Community College eases hurdles in medical assistant program

EVERETT — For Marysville mom Lexi Molineux, the medical assistant program at Everett Community College has been a breeze.

That’s because medical assistant students at the college can now finish their program faster, and with more flexible schedules. Students can earn their medical assistant certificate in 15 to 18 months, cutting six to nine months of class time. Students can also take all three-quarters of their courses online, aside from five hybrid lab classes.

The remaining five lab classes require four hours of in-person training per week.

The goal is to get medical assistants trained faster for high-demand jobs in Snohomish County, said Rhonda Hamburg, who directs the program and led its redesign. In the field, medical assistants support nurses and clinicians by talking with patients about their medical history, taking vitals and providing some injections and medications.

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