Ogeechee Technical College honored its Summer 2026 Medical Assisting graduates during a heartfelt pinning ceremony held July 20 in the Joseph E. Kennedy Building Auditorium.<\/p>\n
The event, attended by family, friends, faculty and staff, recognized the students\u2019 dedication, professionalism and commitment to entering the healthcare field. <\/p>\n
During the ceremony, each graduate received a custom Medical Assisting pin, symbolizing their entry into the profession and their readiness to serve.<\/p>\n
Faculty members Michelle Odom and Mallorie Morris commended the graduates for their dedication and commitment to completing the program.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs they move into the next chapter of their careers, our graduates are well prepared to serve their patients and our community well,\u201d said Odom, who is the Medical Assisting Program director at OTC. \u201cThere is nothing more fulfilling for an instructor to see your students take what they\u2019ve learned an apply it in a real-world setting, we are excited to see all they accomplish in the healthcare field.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to receiving their pins, the graduates recited the Medical Assisting Creed, affirming their commitment to ethical standards and high-quality patient care. The graduates of OTC\u2019s Medical Assisting program are now prepared to enter the workforce in physicians\u2019 offices, clinics, and a variety of other ambulatory healthcare environments.<\/p>\n
There were 14 graduates pinned in this year\u2019s ceremony:<\/p>\n
Raygan BuchananRosajah ClintonVanessa DajuiZoe FelkerClair HoffmanGaryn HowardAazariyah MannDeshana MikellAlissa PorterJasmine SlaterLeah SmithMaddison SousaChazvekia StanfordShacavia Wigfall<\/p>\n
To learn more about the Medical Assisting program at OTC, go to www.ogeecheetech.edu\/MAST.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ogeechee Technical College honored its Summer 2026 Medical Assisting graduates during a heartfelt pinning ceremony held July 20…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":792628,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[97,252,253],"class_list":["post-792627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health-care","tag-health","tag-health-care","tag-healthcare"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/792627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=792627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/792627\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/792628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=792627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=792627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=792627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}