Two chief information officers address nearly 50 professionals and UW-Stevens Point School of Health Care Professions students about the future of social media in the health care industry at the Central Wisconsin Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) networking event in The Encore of the Dreyfus University Center Wednesday, March 14. Co-sponsored by the UWSP […]
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Seniors conclude clinical practicum with presentations
Concluding their clinical practicum, 28 seniors from the UW-Stevens Point clinical laboratory science (CLS) program presented their case studies and research projects to hospital program directors and School of Health Care Professions faculty and staff at the annual Student Presentation Day on Monday, March 12, 2012. During students’ fourth year in the CLS program, they […]
More...Women & Science Day showcases careers to area students
More than 400 area seventh and eighth grade girls came to UW-Stevens Point to learn more about future careers in the sciences from women who are experts in their field on Women & Science Day on Friday, Feb. 24. A keynote address, “An Education in Science Opens Many Doors,” was presented by Laura Nelson, a […]
More...‘Tis the season with Sigma Mu Tau
It’s that time of year when you see smiling faces and and hear that familiar sound of a bell ringing. Three members of Sigma Mu Tau (Lynsey Kimmins, Zahira Jadavji and Mandy Proulx) took part of the longstanding holiday tradition by volunteering as Salvation Army Red Kettle bell ringers at Trig’s in Stevens Point on […]
More...Discovering Disease Diversity
UW-Stevens Point students in Health Science 105 Survey of Common Disease showcased their findings of the importance of becoming culturally aware of a patient’s needs at a poster presentation in the Dreyfus University Center Laird Room Wednesday, Nov. 23. The students collaborated in groups and discovered how diverse backgrounds are related to major disease […]
More...A peek at the pathology profession
Students interested in a career in pathology, the precise study and diagnosis of disease, got a up-close look at the profession from a UW-Stevens Point alumnus. Reed Brooks, MS, PA (ASCP), ’03, visited campus on Tuesday, Nov. 15 to give a presentation about this exciting career. Brooks is an instructor and director of research from Rosalind […]
More...UWSP STEM Career Day stirs excitement in Health Sciences
Some are fans of “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” while others have a relative who is a nurse, but no matter how they became interested in the medical field, high school students from throughout Wisconsin had the opportunity to experience a medical investigation lab at the UW-Stevens Point STEM Career Day on Friday, Nov. 4. School of […]
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