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Benefit Walk Raises Money for EMS/Paramedic Scholarship

Tue, 28 May 2013 02:51:15 +0000

A recent benefit for the William E. Henry Memorial Scholarship, established early last year by family and friends of a local trailblazer in emergency medical services, brought the fund $500 closer to endowment. The scholarship fund now stands at more than $6,300; once the balance reaches $25,000, it will become a permanent source of financial [...]

Simulated Emergencies Attest to Health Sciences’ Interdisciplinary Response

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:52:01 +0000

Penn College’s Nursing, Paramedic Technology and Physician Assistant programs staged two days of mock emergencies this week that provided collaborative opportunities for more than 100 students in the three disciplines. Volunteers for the event were recruited from across campus. They included actors playing the roles of four patients: A pregnant woman who was seizing outside [...]

Faculty Member Receives Chief Fire Officer Designation

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:41:07 +0000

John W. “J.J.” Magyar II, a part-time/substitute faculty member in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s paramedic technology program, recently completed the requirements to maintain his designation as a Chief Fire Officer by the Center for Public Safety Excellence. In addition to his work at Penn College, Magyar serves the Montgomery Volunteer Fire Co. and Susquehanna Regional [...]

Three Earn National Recognition at EMS Conference

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:24:16 +0000

Three people connected with the paramedic technology program at Pennsylvania College of Technology were honored at the Journal of Emergency Medical Services’ EMS Today national conference and expo, held March 5-9 in Washington, D.C. Dr. Gregory R. Frailey, medical director for Penn College’s paramedic technology and physician assistant programs, received the 2013 John P. Pryor, [...]

Veteran Coaches Say ‘Goodbye’ to Penn College Athletics

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:36:38 +0000

With a combined tenure of 26 years, women’s volleyball head coach Bambi A. Hawkins and men’s cross-country head coach Michael J. Paulhamus have announced their retirement from their respective positions at Pennsylvania College of Technology. “Both of these coaches have brought much success to Penn College,” said Director of Athletics Scott E. Kennell. “I cannot [...]

‘Live-In EMT’ Among Responders to City Blaze

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:19:54 +0000

Austen M. Kauffman, a pre-emergency medical services student from Myerstown, was part of the crew helping to fight a fire on Elmira Street in Williamsport on Thursday. His photo appeared in Friday’s editions of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette. Through a “live-in EMT” program at the Willing Hand Hose Co. in Montoursville, Kauffman is among students who [...]

Symposium at College Provides Pediatric Training for Emergency Personnel

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 19:38:42 +0000

Penn’s Inn was host on Friday to the State Emergency Health Services Council’s second annual Pennsylvania Statewide Pediatric Emergency Care Symposium on Friday. The symposium provided education for emergency medical technicians, paramedics and nurses. The symposium attracted 109 participants from across the state and featured instructors from both inside and outside Pennsylvania. Topics included transporting [...]

Graduate Among EMS Personnel Depicted on National Magazine Cover

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 18:51:18 +0000

Tim Case, a 2005 graduate of Penn College’s paramedic technology major, appears on the September cover of EMS World magazine. Case is a paramedic supervisor for American Medical Response NW in Portland, Ore., and was one of many playing a role in the rescue of sudden cardiac arrest survivor Wes Rogers, who is in the [...]

School of Health Sciences Endows Student Scholarship

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:54:16 +0000

Faculty and staff in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s School of Health Sciences recently established an endowed scholarship fund to benefit students in the school. Most of the money to endow the School of Health Sciences Endowed Scholarship – making it a permanent source of scholarship revenue for the future – was raised through a series [...]

PFEW Teens Get a Student’s-Eye View of ‘degrees that work’

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:52:09 +0000

High schoolers participating in Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week have gotten an authentic taste of college life since their Sunday arrival: living in campus housing, attending lectures, collaborating on projects with their classmates and eating dining-hall food. On Wednesday, they were treated to an even keener look of what makes Penn College such a renowned place at which to [...]