Each semester, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s best and brightest student leaders are presented with the Chancellor’s Leadership Award. This spring, 18 students from the College of Professional Studies have been selected for this honor. These students are a select group of graduating seniors who throughout their careers at the UWSP have contributed significant leadership, […]
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School of Health Care Professions Awards Banquet
The School of Health Care Professions at UW-Stevens Point recognized its top students and honored its donors at the annual awards banquet on Friday, April 19 in the CPS Café. DEAN’S AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS Clinical Laboratory Science Program Medical Technology Outstanding Clinical Student Lynsey Kimmins Outstanding Senior Benjamin Speth Outstanding Junior Tabitha Weeden Outstanding Sophomore Brad […]
More...The future of health information exchanges
Could your health care history be connected to your Facebook account in the future? That was part of the discussion as two local health care technology leaders addressed professionals and UW-Stevens Point School of Health Care Professions students at the Central Wisconsin Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) networking event in The Encore of the […]
More...Students use osmometer to study hydration
Students in the clinical laboratory science program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will now be able to measures the body’s electrolyte-water balance thanks to a donated osmometer from Advanced Instruments, Inc. This type of analyzer is used in many hospital laboratories to perform osmolality determinations. Osmolality values are used for many different reasons, some […]
More...Posters and presentation cap off senior clinicals
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 11, 2013. [Photo Gallery] During students’ fourth year in the CLS […]
More...Bachelor’s degree in nursing approved for UW-Stevens Point
Registered nurses will soon be able to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Last week, the UW System Board of Regents approved the degree, which will enable licensed, registered nurses to pursue their education through in-person, online and hybrid courses. Coursework will prepare registered nurses for leadership roles, […]
More...CPS dean’s list reaches record number for fall 2012
The most successful semester ever is in the books in the College of Professional Studies at UW-Stevens Point as the dean’s list reached a record number. A total of 529 students earned a GPA over 3.75, including 169 with a perfect 4.0, to earn dean’s list honors. Congratulations to all! Students with 4.0 by major: Elementary […]
More...Chancellor’s Leadership Award recipients for winter 2012
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s best and brightest student leaders are presented with the Chancellor’s Leadership Award. This winter, nine students from the College of Professional Studies have been selected for this honor. These students are a select group of graduating seniors who throughout their careers at the UWSP have contributed significant leadership, demonstrated campus and/or […]
More...Culture and the risk of disease
Research has proven that disease risk varies in relation to culture based on diet, exercise, genetics, religion, and access to health care. Students in Health Science 105: Survey of Common Disease showcased their own findings of the importance of becoming culturally aware of a patient’s needs at a poster presentation in the UW-Stevens Point Dreyfus […]
More...Tour of England
Hello readers, I hope that you have found my first article submission compelling. If you did not have a chance to read it, I believe you will still find enjoyment from this one. Currently, I am now settled in at my dorm room in London. My roommate Joshua is from the southern part of London. […]
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