Category Archives: Healthcare

2011 Commencement Ceremony Student Address

Mary Torrez, Practical Nurse graduate, gave the student address for the 2011 commencement ceremony. Check it out here!

Read more »

Medical Terminology Puppets!

Check out this quick video of students in Medical Terminology prepared to give presentations using puppets! With a caregiver/patient relationship with each puppet pair, the students use what they’ve learned in the class to describe a condition, symptoms, and treatments … Continue reading

Read more »

Dental Impressions in the Lab with Dental Assisting

Ever had negative impressions done on your teeth for bleach trays or other items? Check out this video of the material used to make it happen; the alginate creates the impression and suctions on after about 45 seconds!

Read more »

Frog Dissections!

Anatomy & Physiology students at the Southside Center get an up-close look at living tissue by dissecting frogs. The frogs are clinically dead, but their systems continue to operate for some time afterward (heartbeats, musculature, etc.), giving students the unique … Continue reading

Read more »

Medical Assisting Student Demos Sterile Dressing/Suture Removal

This medical assisting student demonstrates to her instructor the procedure for sterile dressing techniques and suture removals on a model in the lab. These students will practice these important skills upon graduation when they get these high-demand jobs.

Read more »

Practical Nurse Students in the Lab, Spring 2011

Practical Nurse students (LPN) use the lab and models to practice procedures they will use not only in the clinical environment, but in the field after graduation.

Read more »

Pinning Ceremonies to Honor Graduates in Health Programs

Toward the end of fall semester 2010, the students in health science programs were awarded pins as a congratulations for achieving their education and degrees. The newsroom has pics and video of the Practical Nurse program’s pinning ceremony: http://watc.edu/blog/2010/12/16/48-students-recognized-at-practical-nurse-pinning-ceremony/ Surgical Technology and … Continue reading

Read more »