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What Is A Physician Assistant? Is It the Right Career for You?
If you want to learn everything about the human body, and use that knowledge to help diagnose and treat patients, then you should think about becoming a physician assistant! Also known as a PA, physician assistants practice medicine on a team supervised by doctors and surgeons. They are able to examine patients, diagnose injuries and illnesses, […]
CNYAHEC Names 2015 L. Thomas Wolff, M.D. Scholarship Recipient
The Central New York Area Health Education Center (CNYAHEC) recently announced John Paliakkara as the recipient of this year’s L. Thomas Wolff Scholarship. John, an undergraduate student in the SUNY Potsdam Rural Medical Program, aspires to become a physician. The competitive annual award is available to past CNYAHEC program participants who are entering into a […]
Upcoming 8-hour SBIRT Training for Non-Licensed Professionals
SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment) is an evidence-based approach to identifying risky substance use in patients. This 8-hour training, when completed after the 4-hour initial SBIRT training, meets the 12-hour requirement for non-licensed professionals. Prerequisite: SBIRT 4-Hour Training Date: August 6, 2015 Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (8 hours) Location: Transitional Living […]
Spotlight On: Medical Assistant Certificate at Mohawk Valley Community College
Do you like helping others? Are you interested in health and wellness? Consider becoming a medical assistant and make a difference in the lives of others! Mohawk Valley Community College (Utica, NY) offers a Medical Assistant Certificate, which can typically be completed in three semesters (Fall, Spring, Summer). You will learn about medical terminology, professional standards in healthcare, […]
The Advantages of Customized Training at Crouse Community Center
About Crouse Community Center Crouse Community Center is a 120-bed rural nursing home and rehabilitation center located less than a mile from the village center of Morrisville, NY. The facility backs up to rolling farmland and looks out on the SUNY Morrisville campus. The single floor building includes six wings with a series of courtyards […]
Innovative P-TECH Partnership Paves the Way for College and Career Readiness
Students in St. Lawrence County have an exciting opportunity to participate in P-TECH, a program designed to prepare students for high potential health careers. Informed by current and projected industry trends, students take part in a rigorous, relevant and cost-free 4-6 year education sequence focused on building the knowledge and skills they need to have […]
How Community Memorial Hospital Successfully Tackles Compliance Training
About Community Memorial Hospital Community Memorial, an acute care hospital located in Hamilton, New York, serves a population of 45,000 across 27 communities. This award-winning rural facility has been nationally recognized for its performance. The esteemed healthcare system provides primary care, sophisticated orthopedic surgery, same day surgeries, and a complete roster of diagnostic testing and ancillary […]
Preparing for the MCAT
For students interested in applying to medical school, a historical moment occurred on April 17, 2015: The first version of the “new” MCAT was administered that day! The “old” version of the MCAT has been around since 1991, so this was a pretty major change. The new MCAT has 230 questions and takes about 7.5 […]
A Medical Student’s Perspective: Why I’m Studying Public Health, Too
My name is Lizzy and I am currently enrolled in the joint MD/MPH program at SUNY Upstate Medical University, which means that I plan to graduate in 2017 with a doctorate of medicine (MD) and a master of public health (MPH) degrees. Everyone knows what an MD is, but what about this public health business? […]
