Category Archives: Health Care Professions

‘Tis the season with Sigma Mu Tau

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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 […]

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Discovering Disease Diversity

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  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 […]

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A peek at the pathology profession

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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 […]

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UWSP STEM Career Day stirs excitement in Health Sciences

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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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