Nursing & Health Sciences Articles

Dottie Mathers, a retired critical care nurse and professor of nursing at Penn College for nearly 30 years, was celebrating 49 ½ years of marriage with her husband, Dan, when things took an unexpected turn at a Pittsburgh dining establishment.

Three members of Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives visited the college’s true-to-life physician assistant labs this week, learning more about how Penn College educates future health care practitioners.

Shawn A. Kiser, director of the dental hygiene program at Pennsylvania College of Technology, recently was honored with the William K. Collins Sr. Meritorious Service Award from the American Board of Dental Examiners.

Approximately 30 guests attended the annual gala of Penn College’s Student Nurses’ Association. The event featured a catered meal, raffle baskets and bingo.

Pennsylvania College of Technology will again showcase its hands-on applied technology education for the thousands who attend the Pennsylvania Farm Show. The 2026 show, themed “Growing a Nation,” is slated Jan. 10-17 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg.

Twenty-six physician assistant students in their clinical year recently completed mock interviews with Center for Career Design staff and physician assistant program alumni.

Approximately 30 children attended Breakfast with Santa, a holiday benefit held in Penn’s Inn on Dec. 13. Families were invited to don their best Christmas sweaters and gather for a festive breakfast in support of a meaningful cause.

Second-year dental hygiene students and dental hygiene faculty provided care for 34 children at Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Kids Oral Health Day – an expanded version of the familiar Sealant Saturday events that began in 2003.

First-year physician assistant student Kara M. Emrich, of Harrisburg, was a recipient of the Thomas J. Lemley Award for Health Disparities. Emrich accepted the award at the Pennsylvania Society of Physician Associates annual conference on Nov. 1.

Fifty-eight students were inducted into the Pennsylvania College of Technology Omega Theta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau.