The Certified Medicine Aide (CMA) Program is a specific career ladder course for geriatric nursing assistants currently working in long term care. Students who complete the CMA program work with the nursing staff in the long term care facility to administer medications and topical treatments to nursing home residents. Becoming a CMA is an intermediate career step between being geriatric nursing assistant (GNA) and licensed practical nurse (LPN) or registered nurse (RN).
Anyone interested in registering for the Certified Medicine Aide Program should visit the Admissions Process [1] page to learn more about program requirements and required documentation. The required documentation must to be completed prior to scheduling an pre-registration appointment.
To download all the necessary forms and documentation required to enter the Certified Medicine Aide Program at once, go to the CMA Admission Packet [2].
Individual CMA Program Admission Packet forms can be accessed on the CMA Admissions Process [3] page.
Links:
[1] http://hagerstowncc.edu/node/4008
[2] http://hagerstowncc.edu/docs/13961/nursing-division/cma-program-admission-packet
[3] http://hagerstowncc.edu/docs/4008/nursing-division/certified-medicine-aide-admissions-process
[4] http://catalog.hagerstowncc.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=2&poid=221&returnto=82
[5] http://hagerstowncc.edu/docs/7832/nursing-division/cma-technical-standards