Ten students complete Blinn College medication aide course

Students prepared to take state licensure exam

July 1, 2025

Ten students have completed the Blinn College District’s spring 2025 medication aide course, preparing them to take the Texas Health and Human Services Commission licensure exam and begin careers as certified medication aides.

Graduates include Demetrice Burns, Caldwell; Anthony Calvin, College Station; Pricilla Corona, Giddings; Jessica Munsinger, Bryan; Melanie Nutall, Bryan; Adrianna Pineda, College Station; Seleste Pineda, College Station; Ashley Wilson, College Station; Serena Yancy, College Station; and Courtney Young, Bryan.

Classes were held face-to-face at the Schulenburg Campus and via interactive video conference at the Brenham and Bryan campuses.

The 140-hour course covers medical abbreviations, symbols, terminology, and common equivalents required for medication administration. Topics include drug legislation, drug references, basic anatomy and physiology, and common diseases.

Certified medication aides perform a variety of duties, including administering prescription and non-prescription medications under the supervision of a licensed nurse and monitoring patients for changes in their condition.

More information is available at www.blinn.edu/certified-medication-aide or by contacting Loraine Orellana, Coordinator of Distance and Community Education at Blinn-Schulenburg, at 979-743-5237 or lorellana@blinn.edu.