Nursing & Health Sciences Articles

Pennsylvania College of Technology is set to accept students into its Master of Science in physician assistant studies for Fall 2023. The new stand-alone master’s degree replaces the college’s current combined bachelor’s/master’s degree in physician assistant studies. The Master of Science is designed to be completed in two years, including summer sessions.

As "Old Glory" waves above Howard J. Lamade Stadium, Chris J. Dailey delivers a stirring performance of the national anthem ... ... with a voice that traveled "o'er the ramparts" and into an appreciative crowd at the LLBWS' final game.

Members present the colors in rehearsal, as violinist Michael Fisher – a Williamsport Area High School graduate studying at the New England Conservatory of Music – performs the national anthem. The stars and stripes are unfurled during a practice run at Volunteer Stadium. Before an oversized baseball, the battalion celebrates its big league impression on a Little League audience.

As Pennsylvania College of Technology student Bryan M. Bilbao, of Old Forge, sat in a hospital room with his aging grandmother near the end of her life, he noticed a difference in the way health care professionals interacted with her.

Nine students in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s paramedic program will be part of the health care team at the 2022 Little League Baseball® World Series, scheduled for Aug. 17-28.

Pennsylvania College of Technology presented a DAISY Award to nursing student Julia M. Abraham, of Milton, on Aug. 5. Abraham, who graduated on Aug. 6 with an associate degree in health arts: practical nursing emphasis, received The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Students. Pennsylvania College of Technology recently presented the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Students to Julia M.

Among the newer additions to the Pennsylvania College of Technology community as the Fall 2022 semester begins are 19 faculty members, as provided by the Office of People & Culture. Fifteen will begin their instructional duties on Aug. 11; the remainder were added to the roster as noted. "This cohort of new faculty possesses a wide range of experiences and skills," said Joanna K.

When Pennsylvania College of Technology radiography student Sarah S. Conrath crossed the stage at commencement ceremonies on Aug. 6, she celebrated not only the culmination of her education, but a personal triumph that has deeper meaning for her family – especially her father. Conrath, of Pottsville, began providing care long before she entered a health care major at Penn College.

A graduating Pennsylvania College of Technology student is one of about a dozen accepted for the fall to the Physician Assistant Surgical Residency Program offered by Norwalk Hospital/Yale University School of Medicine. Damaris A. Diaz, of Williamsport, plans to graduate from Penn College with a combined bachelor’s/master’s degree in physician assistant studies in August.

The Pennsylvania College of Technology Athletics Department has announced its 2022 Hall of Fame Class: Jordan A. (Courter) Rutledge, soccer; Alicia N. Ross, basketball; and Mark C. Shaffer, baseball. The three inductees will be enshrined at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, during the college's Wildcat Weekend. Jordan A.