The White County Medical Center Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program graduated 41 students in August and September. WCMC offers the CNA training program through a partnership with ASU-Beebe. Curriculum for the three-week program includes classroom and clinical instruction, which prepares students to take the state certification exam to become a CNA.
The group includes the following:
Row 1: Amanda Dupuy and Rebecca Standridge of Searcy; Nicole Cobb of McCrory; Rebecca Vaughn and Courtney Whaley of Searcy
Row 2: Danielle Baker of Searcy; Kathryn Schaiff of Chesterfield, Mo.; Latasha Coleman of Patterson; and Tawnie Oden of Kensett
Row 3: Margaret Whitehead of Bald Knob; Chrystal Edwards of Cabot; Michelle Knab of Beebe; Adrienne Bartlett of Pangburn; and Emily Collier of Beebe
Row 4: Stacy Plourde of Romance; Jupiter Suaybaguio and Quortne’ Williams of Searcy; Autumn Edwards of Kensett; Helen Dunkerson of Heber Springs; Wilma Stevens of Kensett; and Ashley Melton of Searcy
Row 5: Lisa Lyndsey of Pangburn; Sydney Charmichael of Searcy; Lisa Cooper of Jacksonville; and Kristen McCosh of Pangburn
Row 6: Kori Meachum of Searcy; Jacqueline Houston of Augusta; Lisa Henderson of Austin; Angelina White of Kensett; and, Jeremy Jennings and Matt Defenbaugh of Searcy
Row 7: Jay Bradford of Conway; Craig Kirkdoffer of Beebe; Willie Henson of Searcy; and Brian Nyhuis of Lonoke
Other students who graduated but are not pictured include Joshua Brown and Teri Walker of Searcy; Necole Davis of Mt. Vernon; and Madelaine Michael of Newport
For more information about the CNA program, please contact Outreach Education Coordinator Dee DeLoach at (501) 278-3189.
As the leading healthcare provider in a six-county area, White County Medical Center associates strive to create a healthy community by providing quality patient care and participating in community health events. White County Medical Center is the largest employer in Searcy with more than 1,500 associates. The facility has a combined total of 438 licensed beds and a medical staff of 150 physicians that specialize in various areas of healthcare.