Nursing & Health Sciences Articles

Since the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered society, Career Services at Pennsylvania College of Technology has instilled a credo in students: “improvise, adapt and overcome.” The department personifies that proactive mindset by serving students, alumni and employers virtually and by offering substantive online resources for the “tomorrow makers” enrolled in more than 100 fields of study.

Christine L. Eckenrod, radiography program director at Pennsylvania College of Technology, was recently elected to a two-year term as secretary on the Pennsylvania Society of Radiologic Technologists Board of Directors. Eckenrod was elected by PSRT members.

Shawn A. Kiser, dental hygiene program director at Pennsylvania College of Technology, was appointed to the position of commission site visitor for 2020-21 by the Commission on Dental Accreditation.

Last week, the Pennsylvania College of Technology's dental hygiene program held a special event for its first- and second-year students, engaging an international motivational speaker who is well-known in the dental field to speak with students via videoconference.

In a word, the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in “uncertainty.” Kyle G.

A staff member in Pennsylvania College of Technology's nursing program was just trying things out, experimenting with what she had on hand at home, to facilitate a distance-learning lesson for Adult Health Nursing I students, but the result garnered praise for the realistic learning opportunity it provided. Valerie J.

On the Pulse's Anne Reiner recently interviewed Sandra L. Richmond, dean of nursing and health sciences, and Eric K. Albert, associate professor of automated manufacturing and machining, about Penn College's response to the needs of health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. "We need to do what we can do right now," Richmond said. "This was an absolute must ...

Pennsylvania College of Technology nursing student Connor J. Burke, of St. Clair, is among many in the Penn College family who are working on the health care "front lines" during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 20-year-old is a sophomore on the Penn College baseball team and is in his second year of study toward a bachelor's degree in nursing.

Donated equipment awaits delivery to health care providers. Pennsylvania College of Technology is aiding the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic by donating personal protection equipment to area health care facilities.

Penn College's planned April 4 "Service Saturday" – a dental hygiene outreach to veterans, active-duty service personnel and their dependents – has been canceled.