Category: Learning

SC4 to host human trafficking conference with a health care focus April 8

St. Clair County Community College’s nursing department and the Michigan Abolitionist Project (MAP) are partnering to present a human trafficking conference Monday, April 8, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the college’s Fine Arts Theatre.

The conference not only aims to increase awareness and understanding of the global crisis but also will focus on human trafficking from a health care perspective, educating professionals in the field on the assessment and evaluation of potential victims.

BastienThe second annual seminar will feature remarks from keynote speaker Danielle Bastien, RN, DNP FNP-BC, an emergency room nurse at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Bastien recently completed the DNP program at Wayne State University, where her doctoral thesis focused on human trafficking. She developed a policy for Henry Ford Health System which implemented changes to the triage and emergency department process to help better identify patients who are victims of human trafficking.

“We’re so excited to partner with MAP to host this important event at SC4,” said Patti Tibble, director of the college’s nursing program. “Human trafficking is a critically important topic to address as nurses and health care professionals, and we’re glad to help bring training and assessment tools to professionals in our region.”

Interested attendees can learn more and register online through the MAP website. Registration is $20, and the event will issue 2.5 continuing education contact hours for nurses. For more information, email porthuron@map-mi.org or call 810-748-9528.

SC4 responds to growing demand for qualified health care professionals

As the population ages, health care professionals are more in demand than ever. In fact, new health-related jobs are projected to grow 18 percent through 2026, “much faster than the average for all occupations,” according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

For St. Clair County Community College – home to Michigan’s oldest community college’s nursing program – that trend means doubling down on what it has done well for the past 95 years and expanding efforts to ensure its students thrive in one of the nation’s 2.4 million anticipated new health sciences jobs.

Read more about the SC4’s response to the demand for health care professionals from The Keel.

SC4 to hold free health sciences information sessions in March and April

Between Monday, March 18, and Tuesday, April 2, St. Clair County Community College will hold free information sessions on main campus for a number of its in-demand health sciences programs.

Attending an info session is the first step for anyone interested in earning a health sciences degree from SC4. For those interested in the associate degree nursing (ADN) program, attending a session is mandatory.

Schedule:

Paramedic

  • 3 to 4 p.m. Monday, March 18 – Applied Technology Center, Room 145
  • Noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 2 – Applied Technology Center, Room 145

This 12-month certificate program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs to prepare students for exciting careers saving lives on ambulances, fire department advanced life support units or in hospital emergency rooms. Graduates are eligible to take the national registry paramedic exam and apply for the Michigan Paramedic License.

Medical Assisting

  • 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 20 – Applied Technology Center, Room 119

The medical assisting program is a 12-month certificate program that prepares students to perform various clinical and administrative duties in a variety of health care settings. Graduates gain the knowledge and skills necessary for further health sciences education and are eligible to take the national credentialing exam.

Associate Degree Nursing

  • 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 20 – North Building, Room 102

The associate degree nursing program prepares students for work with an interdisciplinary team in health care with multiple areas of entry such as surgery, mental health, obstetrical nursing and other adult and child areas of care. Graduates are eligible to take the national licensure examination to become a registered nurse.

Health Information Technology

  • Noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 21 – Applied Technology Center, Room 117
    • Evening appointments are available by contacting Program Director Karen Wilson at klwilson@sc4.edu.

The health information technology program prepares students for a variety of careers in the health care field. Students learn the process of acquiring, analyzing, and protecting digital and traditional medical information, which is vital to providing quality patient care, supporting medical education and research, and more. Graduates are eligible to take the nationally recognized Registered Health Information Technician Exam.

Those interested in attending an info session can find detailed information about all of SC4’s health sciences programs at sc4.edu/health.

SC4 students, community to benefit from McLaren Port Huron equipment donation

St. Clair County Community College’s radiologic technology program recently received a General Electric Mobile Radiographic Unit from McLaren Port Huron.

The donated unit will be utilized by radiology students in the college’s interdisciplinary Simulation Lab. It will allow students to practice positioning skills specific to mobile radiography, especially for work with trauma patients.

According to SC4 Dean of Health Sciences Jenny Giles-Voss, the unit will add unique training and preparation opportunities for students and strengthen the program’s commitment to student preparation and success.

“Though our health sciences programs already have excellent reputations for preparing high-quality, capable graduates, we are always looking for ways to improve upon their student experience,” says Giles-Voss. “Partnerships with local health care facilities like McLaren Port Huron are essential to the success of the college and our students. We are so grateful for their continued support and advocacy.”

“McLaren Port Huron is a proud supporter of the health sciences curriculum at St. Clair County Community College. Whenever possible, we donate equipment to the college when new units are purchased for the hospital,” says Jennifer Montgomery, RN, MSN, FACHE, president and CEO of McLaren Port Huron. “We believe this partnership provides students with the most advanced training on real-world equipment used in hospital settings.”

SC4’s accredited radiologic technology program prepares students to become radiologic technologists by combining imaging technology with patient care skills to create quality radiography images. It has a five-year, 100 percent first-time passage rate on the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Exam, a national registry exam that grants certification in radiologic technology.

SC4 radiologic technology graduates go on to work at Beaumont hospitals, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital, McKenzie Health System, McLaren Port Huron, Lake Huron Medical Center, Concentra clinics, Henry Ford Macomb Health Center, Orthopedic Associates, Advanced Orthopedics and Ascension Crittenton Hospital, among others.