Allied Health

Chris Cannon, Department Chair
Phone: 620.229.5985
Email: cannon@cowley.edu

Contact:
Phone: 620.221.3392
Fax: 620.229.5989
Email: alliedhealth@cowley.edu
Address:
Winfield Allied Health Center
1406 East 8th Avenue, Winfield, KS 67156
Stefani Jones, Coordinator of Allied Health Support Services

Mission Statement
The Department of Allied Health Education is dedicated to developing competent, caring and thinking healthcare providers through the use of effective learning strategies that graduate qualified professionals in a mutually rewarding atmosphere.

Allied Health Center Newsletter
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Long Term Adult Health Care Administrator Training
(Nursing Home Administrator)
Learn more about the career opportunities available to graduates of this program. Follow the link on the left.

Cowley's EMS Education receives high praise.
The Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS Profession recently conducted a site visit at Cowley College’s Allied Health Center in Winfield. The committee is recommending continued full accreditation without any progress reports for Cowley’s EMS Education. read more...

Cowley receives grant to expand MICT training
Cowley College’s Allied Health Department was notified that it’s MICT program got a Perkins Reserve Fund Grant from the Kansas Board of Regents for $65,800 to be used to expand MICT training at Butler Community College.
The grant will allow the MICT program to purchase equipment needed at the satellite location. read more...

MICT program in Andover
With the demand for Mobile Intensive Care Technicians continuing to grow, Cowley College partnered with Butler Community College to offer an 18-month MICT class in Andover.
The first three semesters will be spent in the classroom where students meet two times a week. During the spring semester, students will complete the clinical portion of the program. Field internship will also be conducted in the spring semester and will conclude in June. The last three weeks of the class will be spent in the classroom preparing for the National Registry examination.
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Cowley College and WSU team to offer degree
With the healthcare industry continuing to grow, Cowley College and Wichita State University have collaborated to offer students a chance to obtain a Health Services Management & Community Development (HSMCD) degree.
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Buy Textbooks Online
To buy books online, go to ebookstore, a Cowley College online bookstore through ecampus.com.

Summer EMT success
Summer EMT 2010 Cowley College summer EMT (Emergency Medical Technician)-Basic students Amanda Vandyke, Britt Hazen, Cody Doane, and Jacob Perryman practice their spinal immobilization and fracture management skills on fellow student Brant Calvin. The summer EMT class runs from June 1 to July 31, and is comprised of classroom, skills lab, online, and field internship sessions. read more

Cowley partnering to offer CCEMTP course in Arkansas City
Partnering with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Wesley helio Medical Center Trauma Services, Midwest Life Team, and Wichita State University, Cowley College is hosting the Critical Care Emergency Medical Transport Program June 7-18 in the Earle N. Wright Community Room. read more

Eleven graduate from Cowley College Paramedic Program
2009 Day Grads Graduation for 11 students in Cowley College’s Mobile Intensive Care Technician (paramedic) program was held Friday in the Earle N. Wright Community Room at the main campus in Arkansas City. The program that finished on December 11 completed the AAS degree requirements for these graduates. read more

Cowley hosts Medical Careers Day
Getting an opportunity to learn about medical programs and degrees offered by Cowley College, 33 students took part in the school’s Medical Careers Day at the Allied Health Center in Winfield.
Those attending were made up of high school students, displaced area workers, and some Cowley College students.
The day consisted of a tour of the Allied Health Center, an overview of the Allied Health programs, and medical careers presentations provided by Butler County EMS, Butler County Paramedic Unit, Winfield Area EMS, Arkansas City Fire Department and EMS, William Newton Memorial Hospital, Hospice of Kansas, and the Pratt Nursing program. read more

CMA & CNA Recertification
Call 620.221.3392 for more information.

Andover MICT Students Complete Program
Fifteen individuals recently completed the Cowley MICT Program, becoming the first cohort to complete the Andover program held through a partnership with Butler College.

Cowley College offering educational opportunities for dislocated workers
Cowley College is investing in our community’s future by providing training to those who need to expand their employment skills.
Funding opportunities are available for dislocated workers that enroll in approved educational training programs, including: CNA/CMA, EMT, Paramedic, Medical Coding, and Medical Transcription.
For additional information, go to www.cowley.edu/dislocated

Cowley MICT Program. read more about the Mobile Intensive Care Technician program at Cowley College's Allied Health Center.

Cowley and Southwestern offer new Pre-Nursing Course
The demand for nurses in the healthcare industry continues to grow at an exceptional rate. To help prepare pre-nursing students for their future profession, Southwestern College is offering a pre-nursing course for all Cowley College pre-nursing students. read more

Tactical Classes for EMS and Law Enforcement

Cowley College’s Advanced Tactical EMS class is held every fall.