Several of Virginia's community colleges are approved by the Virginia Board of Nursing to offer the 68 hour Medication Aide Training Program. Medication Aides working in Assisted Living Facilities must be registered with the Virginia Board of Nursing by December 31, 2008.
As of January 1, 2009, all applicants will be required to take the 68 hour curriculum before submitting an application for registration. (This training does not apply to those individuals administering medications in Child Day Care Centers, Adult Day Care Centers, Mental Health Facilities, and Juvenile Justice/Corrections Facilities.)
Please contact each college to learn more about the medication aide training and other health care related programs offered.
Eastern Shore Community College, Melfa
Pat Diem
Mountain Empire Community College
Kim Dorton
Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville
Lyn Vandersommen
Southside Virginia Community College
Debra Smiley
Southwest Virginia Community College, Richlands
Connie Davis
Thomas Nelson Community College, Newport News
Carmen Burrows
VCCS System Office, Richmond
Mindy Fast