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School of Health Professions struts its stuff for
Allied Health Professions Week
Did you know that careers in radiography or respiratory care could
provide many of the same benefits and rewards – health care environment,
patient care and good salary – as a career in nursing? These and other
health care professions also face personnel shortages similar to those
in the nursing profession. But unlike the extremely competitive
enrollment environment nursing students face, those seeking training in
allied health professions find a less restrictive path to a degree or
certificate.
During Allied Health Professions Week (Nov. 2-8) CCBC’s School of Health
Professions, Maryland’s premier training site for health care workers,
promoted its 15 programs of study on the credit side and 14 professional
training courses in Continuing Education as career options for
prospective students and career changers.
Gwen Jones, case manager in Allied Health Programs, and Eugene Green,
case manager in Career Programs, organized the series of events held on
the Essex campus. On Monday the Office of Selective Admissions, which
receives and reviews applications for admission into the School of
Health Professions, staffed an information table; "Males in Nursing" was
the focus of a Tuesday program and a health fair was held on Wednesday
in the College Community Center.
"Getting Your Foot In the Door: Entry-Level Positions in Health Care"
was the topic for Thursday’s program, which featured a representative
from the Human Resources department at Franklin Square Hospital who
discussed positions such as nursing aides, equipment technicians,
patient care associates, transport aides and more. The week ended with
an On Track workshop for CCBC students in the “pre-clinical” stage of
the nursing program.
On the Catonsville campus, a Nursing Career Exploration Workshop was
held Wednesday, Nov. 5 and focused on nursing education and career
options, CCBC’s pre-clinical and clinical nursing program, admissions
criteria for clinical nursing and real-life experiences of a nursing
student.
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