Sandra Carter
My name is Sandra Carter and I am the new Allied Health Coordinator here at Forrest College. I graduated from Tri-County Tech in 2006 in the top 2% of my class with a diploma in Medical Assisting. While still in school, I joined the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) as a Student Medical Assistant and have been active in the organization since 2005. In December of 2006, I sat for the Certification exam and ranked in the top 10% of students in South Carolina.
I went to work for Cornerstone Family Medicine while still in school. While at Cornerstone, I utilized the skills I learned as a student by working in the lab. From Cornerstone, I went to work as a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) at Anderson Family Care for Dr. Clifton Straughn and Dr. Wajdi Dbouk. While there, I worked in the clinical side of medicine as I have always been more interested in working one on one with the Doctors and with my patients.
I also worked with and helped to train Medical Assisting students who were rotating through my office on their externships. I really enjoyed helping them to learn while on the job and realized then that I was interested in working with the students while they were still in school.
Since coming to work here at Forrest College in August of 2010, I have really enjoyed getting to know everyone. I love the family type environment and providing the one on one attention that each student occasionally needs. I look forward to getting to know each one of you and helping each of you to realize your dreams.
Carol Tamaklo
Carol Tamaklo, RN, is the Nursing Assistant Program Coordinator and a Classroom/Clinical Instructor at Forrest College. She graduated from Cleveland State University and has been a registered nurse for 25 years. She previously worked at Cleveland Clinic and has acute care, long term care and home care experience.
Medical assisting is an allied health profession whose practitioners function as members of the health care delivery team and perform administrative and clinical procedures. Administrative duties may include scheduling and receiving patients, preparing and maintaining medical records, performing administrative procedures and medical transcription, handling telephone calls and writing correspondence, serving as a liaison between the physician (including telephone screening) and other individuals, and managing practice finances. Clinical duties may include asepsis and infection control, taking patient histories and vital signs, performing first aid and CPR, preparing patients for procedures, assisting the physician with examinations and treatments, collecting and processing specimens, performing selected diagnostic tests, and preparing and administering medications as directed by the physician and as permitted by state law.
American Society for Clinical Pathology
American Association of Medical Assistants
National Credentialing Agency
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
Sandra Carter
My name is Sandra Carter and I am the new Allied Health Coordinator here at Forrest College. I graduated from Tri-County Tech in 2006 in the top 2% of my class with a diploma in Medical Assisting. While still in school, I joined the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) as a Student Medical Assistant and have been active in the organization since 2005. In December of 2006, I sat for the Certification exam and ranked in the top 10% of students in South Carolina.
I went to work for Cornerstone Family Medicine while still in school. While at Cornerstone, I utilized the skills I learned as a student by working in the lab. From Cornerstone, I went to work as a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) at Anderson Family Care for Dr. Clifton Straughn and Dr. Wajdi Dbouk. While there, I worked in the clinical side of medicine as I have always been more interested in working one on one with the Doctors and with my patients.
I also worked with and helped to train Medical Assisting students who were rotating through my office on their externships. I really enjoyed helping them to learn while on the job and realized then that I was interested in working with the students while they were still in school.
Since coming to work here at Forrest College in August of 2010, I have really enjoyed getting to know everyone. I love the family type environment and providing the one on one attention that each student occasionally needs. I look forward to getting to know each one of you and helping each of you to realize your dreams.
Carol Tamaklo
Carol Tamaklo, RN, is the Nursing Assistant Program Coordinator and a Classroom/Clinical Instructor at Forrest College. She graduated from Cleveland State University and has been a registered nurse for 25 years. She previously worked at Cleveland Clinic and has acute care, long term care and home care experience.
Medical assisting is an allied health profession whose practitioners function as members of the health care delivery team and perform administrative and clinical procedures. Administrative duties may include scheduling and receiving patients, preparing and maintaining medical records, performing administrative procedures and medical transcription, handling telephone calls and writing correspondence, serving as a liaison between the physician (including telephone screening) and other individuals, and managing practice finances. Clinical duties may include asepsis and infection control, taking patient histories and vital signs, performing first aid and CPR, preparing patients for procedures, assisting the physician with examinations and treatments, collecting and processing specimens, performing selected diagnostic tests, and preparing and administering medications as directed by the physician and as permitted by state law.
American Society for Clinical Pathology
American Association of Medical Assistants
National Credentialing Agency
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs