Aiken Technical College (Aiken Tech) Student Medical Assisting Association (SMAA) members attended the South Carolina Society of Medical Assistants (SCSMAA) conference in Anderson, South Carolina in March.
Three scholarships were awarded during the conference. To qualify for the scholarships, students had to apply and answer several questions about why they want to be medical assistants and what they thought the most important they want to possess as a medical assistant. Aiken Tech students won all three scholarships.
The following students won scholarships: Erin Willis-Franklin, SMAA president, Jennifer Shelton, embedded tutor for the medical assistant program and general studies/general education and Monica Riley, SMAA treasurer.
Members played in a trivia game, the Bowl of Knowledge, and Aiken Tech students, Faith Salyers and Litzy Alonso, were on the winning team.
Students were required to attend a reception, and a scavenger hunt was played during the reception. The winner of the scavenger hunt was Aiken Tech student, Angel Ellis, SMAA vice president.
The Aiken Chapter of the SCSMAA won an award for Greatest Numerical Increase of Student Members 2023-2024.
