{"id":30446,"date":"2013-04-02T19:51:45","date_gmt":"2013-04-02T23:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2013\/04\/02\/two-health-care-programs-focus-of-open-house\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T17:07:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:07:59","slug":"two-health-care-programs-focus-of-open-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2013\/04\/02\/two-health-care-programs-focus-of-open-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Health Care Programs Focus of Open House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An open house for Northern Essex Community College\u2019s medical laboratory technology degree program and the ophthalmic assistant certificate program will be held Thursday, April11, at 6 p.m. in the iHealth Room, 52 Franklin St., Lawrence.<\/p>\n<p>Following a group welcome, there will be a breakout session for the each of the two health care programs.<br \/>\nIndividuals interested in a career in health care should consider attending this event which is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>NECC began offering an Associate of Science Degree in Medical Laboratory Technology last fall. Medical laboratory technicians perform and report laboratory testing and work in hospitals, physician\u2019s offices, and clinical laboratories.<\/p>\n<p>The nine-month ophthalmic certificate was created after conferring with the offices of area ophthalmologists, surgeons who specialize in eye care. It will begin to be offered this fall.  Ophthalmic assistants gather medical histories, conduct vision tests, coordinate patient schedules, and assist eye doctors with various procedural and clerical duties. They work in a variety of health care settings including ophthalmologist\u2019s offices, hospitals, and clinics.<\/p>\n<p>Both programs are offered as hybrid programs \u2013 with courses both online and in the classroom.<br \/>\nFor additional information contact Linda Comeau at <a href=\"mailto:lcomeau@necc.mass.edu\">lcomeau@necc.mass.edu <\/a>or 978-738-7408 or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\">www.necc.mass.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An open house for Northern Essex Community College\u2019s medical laboratory technology degree program and the ophthalmic assistant certificate program will be held Thursday, April11, at 6 p.m. in the iHealth [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":137,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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