Category Archives: LLCC-Medical District

LLCC-Medical District

08.28.23

Workshops for health care providers and licensed teachers

LLCC Continuing, Corporate and Professional Education will be hosting workshops for health care providers and licensed teachers. For details and registration please visit https://www.llcc.edu/health-ce.

Sensory Processing, Executive Functioning and Emotional Regulation: A PLAN 4 Success

Presented by Dr. Yvonne Cosentino, OTD, OTR/L, Ayres S.I.
Wednesday Sept. 6, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Mental Health, Substance Use and Addiction: A Closer Look

Presented by Gateway Foundation Staff: Jennie McCormick, MA, LCPC, CADC, Sandra Beechler, MA, CRADC, PCGC, CODP 1, DOT-Q-SAP, & Dr. Clayton Parks, MD
Tuesday Oct. 17, 9 a.m. to noon

05.04.23

LLCC in Jacksonville and Litchfield to offer clinical medical assistant training

CNA to clinical medical assistant bridge program at LLCC-Jacksonville

LLCC-Jacksonville will offer the CNA to clinical medical assistant bridge program this fall. Classes start Aug. 15.

The program provides current, qualified certified nursing assistants the opportunity to upskill and add to their credentials, providing administrative and clinical training.

“We are really excited to add another short-term certificate program at LLCC-Jacksonville. The CNA to CMA bridge program is a great opportunity for our local CNAs and our healthcare community,” says Keri Mason, director, LLCC-Jacksonville.

Students may be eligible for grant funding and support from the Workforce Equity Initiative (www.llcc.edu/wei) or Pipeline for the Advancement of the Healthcare Workforce (www.llcc.edu/path) grants.

Registration is currently open, and space is limited. For more information and to schedule an appointment for registration, visit www.llcc.edu/cna-to-ma.

Clinical medical assistant program at LLCC-Litchfield

LLCC-Litchfield will offer the clinical medical assistant program this fall. Classes start Aug. 1.

“The program provides a great opportunity for students to get administrative and clinical training locally to enter the health care field as a clinical medical assistant,” says Jessie Blackburn, director, LLCC-Litchfield.

Students may be eligible for grant funding and support from the Workforce Equity Initiative (www.llcc.edu/wei) or Pipeline for the Advancement of the Healthcare Workforce (www.llcc.edu/path) grants.

Registration is currently open, and space is limited. For more information and to schedule an appointment for registration, visit www.llcc.edu/medical-assistant.

03.15.23

Massage clinics at LLCC-Medical District

LLCC-Medical District is currently scheduling appointments for spring massage clinics. LLCC Massage Therapy students will perform their clinical work using Swedish massage. Students are supervised by the clinic instructor, who is a licensed massage therapist.

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday evenings March 15-June 13, 2023
Call 217-524-6749 to schedule your appointment.

For more details, visit www.llcc.edu/massage-clinic.

02.22.23

Massage clinics at LLCC-Medical District

LLCC-Medical District is currently scheduling appointments for spring massage clinics. LLCC Massage Therapy students will perform their clinical work using Swedish massage. Students are supervised by the clinic instructor, who is a licensed massage therapist.

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday evenings March 15 – June 13, 2023
Call 217-524-6749 to schedule your appointment.

For more details, visit www.llcc.edu/massage-clinic.

01.30.23

LLCC-Taylorville to offer Microsoft Office training

LLCC-Taylorville will offer Microsoft Office training this spring to help individuals enhance their productivity and upgrade their skills in using Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Employers are also invited to send groups of employees to the training.

Each class will meet for two mornings and be taught by Dee Krueger, director of LLCC-Taylorville, located at 800 S. Spresser. Cost for each two-session class is $149.

Classes include Word Level 1, March 1 and 3; Word Level 2, April 5 and 7; Excel Level 1, April 12 and 14; Excel Level 2, April 26 and 28; PowerPoint Level 1, May 17 and 19; and Outlook Level 1, June 6 and 8.

More information is available at www.llcc.edu/ms-office or by calling 217-524-6749.

11.01.22

Excel training

Looking to brush up your Excel skills? LLCC-Medical District is offering Excel Levels 1 and 2 classes this fall. All classes will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at LLCC-Medical District, 130 W. Mason Street.

  • Nov. 15, 2022 – Excel Level 1
  • Nov. 17, 2022 – Excel Level 2

The cost is $149 per person for each class (budget manager approval required). To get more information on class outlines and to register, email llccmedicaldistrict@llcc.edu or call 217-524-6749.

10.21.22

Medical Assistants Day

LLCC Medical Assistant class
Medical Assistants Day was Oct. 19 and recognizes the contributions and important work of our nation’s over 190,000 medical assistants according to the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA).

Rachel Duff and Bob ImmelBob Immel, evening staff and student support assistant, presented Rachel Duff, adjunct instructor, and her class of students some well-earned treats. Medical assistants provide clinical and administrative support for physicians and other medical professionals by running the front office, drawing blood, administering vaccinations, taking patients’ vital signs and more.

10.07.22

Laurel Bretz and Nancy Sweet earn doctoral degrees

Dr. Laurel Bretz and Dr. Nancy Sweet
Laurel Bretz, assistant vice president of continuing, corporate and professional education, and Nancy Sweet, dean of the Workforce Institute, recently earned the degrees of Doctor of Education with a focus on higher education administration from Bradley University. Their research methodology employed action research on the LLCC campus to complete their doctoral projects. Laurel’s research work was titled “Older Adult Learning: Persistence, Barriers and Value,” which examined organizational effectiveness by identifying factors contributing to third age learners’ persistence, preferences and satisfaction with the Academy of Lifelong Learning. Her degree was conferred May 14, 2022. Nancy’s research work was titled “Improving Career and Technical Education Through Early Support Programs” and focused on how to minimize community college career and technical education students’ motivational barriers to help increase persistence and completion rates.  Her degree was conferred Aug. 15, 2022.

Congratulations!