| This information packet for Hagerstown Community College’s
upcoming medicine aide course. These packets are for distribution
ONLY to those GNAs who the Director of Nursing recommends to
become a medicine aide. The Maryland Board of Nursing intends that
only those GNAs who are personally selected by their Director of Nursing
be recommended for the medicine aide course. A recommendation letter
from the Director of Nursing is required. Please assure the eligibility
of candidates (current GNA status and verification of minimum hours
1 year worked within the past 3 years) prior to registering them
for the class.
Each student must submit a copy of their current GNA certification
and the signed documentation of having worked a minimum of 2000
hours (1 year) within the past 3 years for a skilled care or
intermediate care unit in Maryland. Please assist your employees
in completing the required forms. Some applicants may need to contact
their previous employers to document their 2000 hours of experience.
This documentation is mandatory. In order to verify that
each student is eligible to take the medicine aide course, we must
receive all the needed information before the student begins class.
Successful completion of this course requires a final grade average
of 80% on all tests and quizzes and regular attendance.
In addition, students must register to take the reading and math
placement testing that is administered through the College testing
center. You can register by calling 301-790-2800, extension 305.
If you have any questions, please call Angela Stoops, Health Professions
Manager at 301-790-2800, ext. 397. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
If no one answers when you call, please leave a voice mail so that
your call can be returned.
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