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Instructor Amie Hawkins helps Lewis County High School seniors Tatum Conner and Abi Spray learn to draw blood. This is the first year FECT has offered the program, and Hawkins said there is a need for medical assistants, especially in the local area.
Instructor Amie Hawkins helps Lewis County High School seniors Tatum Conner and Abi Spray learn to draw blood. This is the first year FETC has offered the program, and Hawkins said there is a need for medical assistants, especially in the local area.

Become a medical assistant with Fred Eberle Technical Center’s newest program

The Fred Eberle Technical Center, established 1968, was the first multi-county career technical center in West Virginia. With classes for both high school and adult students, FETC provides career training to prepare you for a job after school or to help you further your career. If you are looking to gain skills and hands-on experience in your preferred field, FETC is for you. Call (304) 472-1259 to inquire about their programs, or visit their website for more information.

The Fred Eberle Technical Center has a brand-new program for medical assistants.

Amie Hawkins is the medical assisting program instructor. She said students in the program will learn the many skills necessary to pursue a successful career in a clinic or physician’s office.

“When students complete the program, they will know EKGs, venipunctures and finger sticks,” Hawkins said. “They learn to do injections, take vital signs and administer simple blood and urine tests. Once they graduate, they can work in a clinic or a physician’s office.”

Hawkins said there is a need for medical assistants, especially in the local area.

“This is our first year offering the program,” Hawkins said. “The students will have clinical experience as well.”

Lewis County High School senior Abi Spray entered the program at FETC because she thinks the medical field is fascinating.

“I grew up in the medical field,” she said. “Both of my parents are in the medical field. I liked what the FETC program was offering, so I enrolled.”

Abi said she plans to work as a medical assistant while in college.

“I plan to graduate as a nurse practitioner with my MA and hope to specialize in family medicine,” Abi said. “This program has afforded me such a great introduction to the way the body functions, and I’ve learned what all is offered in the medical field. This program offers participants a step up.”

For more information, please contact Fred Eberle Technical Center at (304) 472-1259, visit their website, or follow them on Facebook.

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