Nursing & Health Sciences Articles

WNEP-TV’s Mackenzie Auker recently checked out Penn College’s new Physical Therapy Clinic, which will soon welcome its first patient.

Camping cats? Radiography vs. radiology? Physics in radiography? Christine L. Eckenrod, director of radiography, talks about all of these things and more in “Careers in Radiography,” the latest episode of the “Tomorrow Makers” podcast.

Pennsylvania College of Technology hosted a dedication on Sept. 9 to celebrate the grand opening of a Physical Therapy Clinic on the second floor of the Breuder Advanced Technology & Health Sciences Center.

Three members of Penn College’s Pennsylvania Xi Chapter of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society organized a drive to collect first aid items for a medical clinic in Kenya. The students worked diligently to collect thousands of dollars’ worth of items, including thermometers, syringes, gloves, suturing and catheter kits, surgical supplies, stethoscopes and more.

Pennsylvania College of Technology has completed a pilot program designed for students entering a pre-health program for the fall 2025 semester. Five incoming students and a current nursing student who served as a peer mentor participated in the Pre-Health Plunge Program, funded through a gift from AllOne Charities.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s physical therapy assistant program recently celebrated its newest inductees into the Phi Tau Alpha Honor Society.

Pennsylvania College of Technology recently celebrated its newest inductees into Pennsylvania Sigma Tau Chapter of Lambda Nu, the national honor society for radiologic and imaging sciences.

Pennsylvania College of Technology has presented student achievement awards to its Summer 2025 graduates. Commencement ceremonies were held Aug. 9 at the Journey Bank Community Arts Center, Williamsport. Penn College is a special mission affiliate of Penn State.

A day before Saturday’s Summer Commencement ceremonies, students graduating with Master of Science and combined Bachelor/Master of Science degrees in physician assistant studies were celebrated during a “white coat ceremony.” White coat ceremonies are long-held traditions in many medical and physician assistant programs and symbolize the transition from student to health care provider.

More than 140 students have petitioned to graduate from Pennsylvania College of Technology following the Summer 2025 sessions. A commencement ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Journey Bank Community Arts Center, with 89 students expected to march in the proceedings.