Nursing & Health Sciences Articles

Pennsylvania College of Technology has much to celebrate during 2017’s National Physician Assistant Week. An initiative of the American Academy of PAs, National PA Week takes place Oct. 6-12 each year.

Penn College’s Nursing Education Center was the site on Monday for Lycoming County School Nurses Professional Development Day.

Lyndsey Diehl, who received a bachelor’s degree in health information management online in 2013, secured the position of trauma data quality specialist with the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation. Joseph Travagline had a healthy career in IT before seeking work in health care.

Under the watch of Barbie D. Harbaugh, instructor of nursing, Bryce J. Merrill administers a flu shot to Kaitlyn E. Miller, a student in applied health studies, radiography concentration. Kaitlyn L. Andersen, of Mastic, N.Y., enrolled in the Fundamentals of Nursing course, swabs the arm of classmate Emily L. Tashner-Thompson, of Muncy. Jessica M.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s surgical technology major is joining hospitals and colleges throughout the country in celebrating National Surgical Technologists Week, Sept. 17-23. National Surgical Technologists Week is a promotional event of the Association of Surgical Technologists to celebrate those who work in the field.

Cromley, Moroff enjoy a LLWS reunion. Emergency medical personnel, reporting for duty at Howard J. Lamade Stadium Before we shelve the PCToday scrapbook from this year's Little League Baseball World Series, let's thumb through a few more pages featuring members of the Penn College family. Among the ex-Little Leaguers on hand when the Pittsburgh Pirates and St.

WNEP’s Kristina Papa, among the journalists covering the Little League Baseball World Series in South Williamsport, recently talked with physician assistant majors Michelle D. Detwiler and Angela R. Vought and program director Lynn Eckrote about School of Health Sciences students' experience during the 11-day sporting event.

Penn College students gather with schoolchildren in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. On the steps of a school in Las Terrenas, Santo Domingo, Penn College students join a group of teachers and administrators. The students conducted clinics in four schools in four days at Las Terrenes. Jenna N.

A 2008 graduate of Pennsylvania College of Technology’s physician assistant major was honored with the college’s Alumni Achievement Award at Summer 2017 commencement ceremonies, held Aug. 5 at the Community Arts Center, Williamsport. Kevin A.

Along the shore of the Susquehanna, WNEP’s Kristina Papa interviews emergency medical services student James A. Babinetz. Students receive a pre-activity overview from Williamsport Bureau of Fire’s Ken Smith.