Nursing & Health Sciences Articles

Tushanna M. Habalar (right foreground), learning laboratory coordinator for nursing education, was among the facilitators for Friday's interdisciplinary exercise. Students representing nearly all of the majors in the School of Health Sciences gathered in the Thompson Professional Development Center on Friday to learn from one another as they discussed their differing roles in a medical case.

Myreta Churba works with youngsters at the college's Dunham Children's Learning Center. Myreta Churba, a part-time faculty member and 1984 alumna, recently presented dental hygiene lessons at Penn College's Dunham Children’s Learning Center. Churba is a community outreach dental hygienist with Susquehanna Community Health and Dental Center.

Linda Patrick, daughter of William E. Henry, alongside Mark A. Trueman (left), director of the Penn College paramedic technology program, presents a check to Barry R. Stiger, vice president for institutional advancement. A recent fundraiser at Hoss's Steak & Sea House added more than $330 to the William E.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Occupational Therapy Assistant Club held an Oct. 30 walkathon to benefit both the club and a charity that assists individuals with disabilities. The student-organized walk raised $1,250, of which $400 will be given to the I’m Able Foundation.

Regstered Dental Hygienist Lee Somerville presents a session on teen oral health to a full house at the Thompson Professional Development Center. Somerville talks about the effects of cola and energy drinks, which she refers to as “liquid candy.” Penn College dental hygiene alumni, faculty and students gather to commemorate the event.

Transcending the personal benefits of running, an instructor of fitness and lifetime sports is entering this year's New York City Marathon to bring attention to a debilitating neurological condition. Emily B. Miller, a faculty member in the School of Health Sciences and a 2002 graduate of Penn College's physical fitness specialist major, is running the Nov.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Occupational Therapy Assistant Club will host a walkathon on campus Oct. 30. The walkathon is scheduled 5-9 p.m. and includes laps around the campus mall. Fifteen percent of the walk’s proceeds will be given to initiatives that support individuals with physical disabilities. The remainder will support activities by the Occupational Therapy Assistant Club.

Tommie L. Smith (with clipboard), of Montgomery, an accounting student who works with the Lycoming County Emergency Management Agency, gathers biographical information from Ronald D. Parks, of Jersey Shore, an emergency management technology major simulating contamination with radiation particles.

Clinical supervisors Lauren E. Reed (far left, back row) and Karen L. Plankenhorn (far right, back row) join the senior class of radiographers in a "Pink Out." Honoring a traditional October observance that is closely aligned with their chosen career path, radiography seniors observed a "Pink Out" on Wednesday. "I encouraged my class to dress in pink ...

Pennsylvania Secretary of Aging Brian Duke addresses a group at the Messiah Senior Community Center. Nursing student Kira M. Cioffi, of Williamsport, practices her blood pressure-reading skills on Secretary of Aging Brian Duke during a health-screening clinic at the senior center. Student Alex S.