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Embry joins OCTC as Coordinator for MIT and AOT Programs

by Bernie Hale

Owensboro, KY (09/04/2018) — Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) is proud to announce that Julie K. Embry has joined the organization's faculty as an instructor and program coordinator for the Medical Information Technology (MIT) and Administrative Office Technology (AOT) programs. She is an alumnus of OCTC earning an Associate in Arts from OCTC. She went on the earn professional credentials from the American Academy of Professional Coders as a Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and the American Health Information Management Association as a Certified Coding Specialist (CCS).

Dr. Scott Williams, OCTC President commented, "We are lucky that Julie is professionally credentialed in addition to her academic credential. It is important for our students to know the industry standards and can learn first-hand how those translate to the workplace."

Embry's experience includes various and extensive medical office settings, including owning her company, hosting courses and tutoring sections for national coding exams. She has a wide range of skills and wants to help the students build a broad knowledge base, so they will be well prepared in a multitude of office settings. Embry has taught as an adjunct instructor in the MIT program at OCTC since 2017.

"I am very excited to get started and work with the students. In today's fast paced and ever-changing workplace it is vital that the students continue to learn and adapt to the environment" added Embry.

Both the MIT and AOT programs offer associate in applied science degrees and have certificate options.

For more information on the MIT and AOT programs please contact Embry at julie.embry@kctcs.edu or call 270-686-4593.

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Owensboro Community & Technical College is one of the sixteen community and technical colleges that make up the Kentucky Community & Technical College System. OCTC serves the KY counties of Daviess, Hancock, Ohio and McLean. OCTC has three campuses in Daviess County and a Center and Annex in Hancock County. OCTC strives to serve the communities in the service area by providing associate degree education for transfer, state of the art technical education for students focusing on entering the workforce, customized business and industry solutions through the Workforce Solutions division, and adult education and business and industry testing through the SkillTrain unit.

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The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is the Commonwealth's largest postsecondary institution with 16 colleges and more than 70 campuses. We also are Kentucky's largest provider of workforce training and online education. Through partnerships with business and industry, we align our programs to meet the needs of local employers. We help students fulfill their dreams of creating a better life through programs that lead directly to jobs or help them transfer to one of our four-year partners.

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