Harford Community College Holds Completion Ceremony for CNA, Dental Assistant and Paramedic Programs

L to R: Paramedic program completers Beth Piatelli and Che’ Mira Forman; Dental Assistant completer Mikayla Woodward (Radiology); Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program completers Susan Mort, Sofia Bhat. A combined Completion Ceremony for CNA, Dental Assistant and Paramedic program completers was recently held at Harford Community College. Photo credit: Joshua Eller, Harford Community College

A combined Completion Ceremony for Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Dental Assistant and Paramedic program completers was held on September 10 in the Chesapeake Welcome Center on the Harford Community College campus. There were seven CNA program completers, six Dental Assistant program completers plus two taking radiography only, and 16 Paramedic program completers.

The event was hosted by the College’s Division of Nursing and Allied Health Professions with Renee Michalkiewicz, Director of Allied Health Professions, and Dr. Ashley Meisel, Dean of Nursing and Allied Health Professions.

The ceremony opened with welcome and congratulatory remarks from Mrs. Michalkiewicz, Dr. Meisel, and Dr. Julie Alexander, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs. “Tonight, we are here to celebrate our students who are completing the Certified Nursing Assistant, Dental Assistant and Paramedic programs. They have worked diligently to complete their training over the past several months,” stated Michalkiewicz.

The CNA student speaker for the ceremony was Sofia Bhat, and Che’ Mira Forman was the Paramedic student speaker.