Why Consider Ophthalmic Medical Assistant?
- Become a key eye care team member responsible for administering a variety of tests to uncover potential eye disease in patients, fit them in eyeglasses and contact lenses, and provide them with education.
- You’re interested in healthcare technology and have good communication skills to help care for patients.
- You embrace both direct patient care and office management duties.
Why Learn at Lakeshore?
- This program is offered through our flexible competency-based education (CBE) format, which allows you to learn when you want to, progress at your own pace, and receive personalized coaching and support.
- Start when it’s convenient for you, almost any month of the year.
- Get hands-on experiences in the field with clinical courses.
- Employer tuition reimbursement programs are available through BayCare Clinic Eye Specialists and Tower Clock Eye Center.
What It Takes
- Great listening and communication skills
- The ability to understand people’s reactions and feelings
- Attention to detail
- Good attitude when dealing with the public
This program is shared with Northeast Wisconsin Technical College and Gateway Technical College. NWTC and GTC students take general studies courses at NWTC, GTC, or online, and technical courses at LTC-Cleveland.
NEW! This program is now Competency-Based.
Competency-Based Education (CBE) is learning at your own pace by mastering competencies through demonstration. It is an academic model in which the time it takes to demonstrate competencies varies, while the expectations about learning are held constant. Students demonstrate mastery through multiple forms of assessment, often at a personalized pace. Once all competencies for this program have been assessed and mastered, students will earn their Technical Diploma.
Competency-Based Education (CBE) is learning at your own pace by mastering competencies through demonstration. It is an academic model in which the time it takes to demonstrate competencies varies, while the expectations about learning are held constant. Students demonstrate mastery through multiple forms of assessment, often at a personalized pace. Once all competencies for this program have been assessed and mastered, students will earn their Technical Diploma.
