October 22, 2008

Students take part in Medical Careers Day

Getting an opportunity to learn about medical programs and degrees offered by Cowley College, a large group of students took part in the school’s Medical Careers Day held Tuesday at the Allied Health Center in Winfield.

“It was great to see this many students interested in the allied health and public safety professions,” said Chris Cannon, Allied Health Department Chair/director of EMS Education. “These students saw both the educational opportunities available at Cowley and the future careers that our local workforce has to offer.”

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, Winfield Area EMS, Winfield Fire Department, Arkansas City Fire Department and EMS, South Central Kansas Regional Medical Center, William Newton Memorial Hospital, and the Pratt Nursing program.

There was also Career Fair booths set up displaying information about specific programs.

“The support we received for this event from our local organizations was outstanding,” Cannon said. “It was wonderful to have every local hospital, EMS service and fire department represented at the event.”
Students taking part in the Medical Careers Day were treated to lunch at the facility.

Healthcare and Medical Careers -- Information Meeting Oct. 29th

A healthcare and medical careers information meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Oct. 29 at Cowley College’s Earle N. Wright Community Room on the Arkansas City campus. The meeting will provide an overview of the Allied Health and Pre-Professional programs Cowley has to offer.

The information meeting will consist of a graduate roundtable, and an advisor question and answer session.

From medical office support to pre-professional medical programs, Cowley College offers a range of degrees and programs, including:
Allied Health programs: Paramedic, EMT-Basic, Medical Office, Medical Transcription, Medical Coding, CAN/CMA, RN/LPN, Long Term Care Administration, Health Services Management, Sports Medicine and Leadership.
Pre-Professional programs: Chiropractic, Dentistry, Forensics, Medicine, Mortuary Science, Nursing/Dental Hygiene, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, and Veterinary Medicine.

For more information on the meeting, contact the Allied Health Center at 620-229-5981 or the Natural Science Department at 620-441-5297.