Successful healthcare fair informs Bucks students
Last week was National Healthcare Week and Bucks marked that with a health care fair
AMANDA SMILEY
Issue date: 11/17/09 Section: Campus News
Bucks hosted a successful
healthcare career fair Nov. 9 in the
Allied Health Building room 202.
Janet Baker, the director of allied
health at Bucks, organized the
fair in hopes of enabling students
in the community to learn more
about careers in the healthcare
field.
"Today was very successful.
We had about 150 students here
today," she said. Last week was
National Healthcare Week, and
Gov. Rendell encouraged Bucks
to educate the community on
healthcare careers.
The fair was lined with a multitude
of stands where different
healthcare organizations displayed
posters, pamphlets and even
candy in hopes of attracting students.
Although the fair was held at
Bucks' Newtown campus, local
high schools bused students over
for a few hours to check out potential
career options and the
Bucks campus.
Baker had her own stand with
piles of information on different
healthcare majors. Some of the
healthcare majors that Baker advertised
were pharmacy technician,
EKG and phlebotomy
technician, medical coding and
billing, and medical transcription.
"Bucks will give you the more
for your money. It's the best place
to start college, especially in the
medical field," explained Baker.
The fair was not simply for students
pondering a career in healthcare,
however. Some
organizations were there recruiting
potential employees. Christine
Stone, R.N. and the
attending representative for
Life Quest at the fair, says
that her company is looking
for Certified Nursing Assistants.
The Life Quest facility is located
in Quakertown, and cares
for the elderly who need assistance.
"This would be a great job
for someone looking for a career
change, especially in this economy,"
said Stone.
Another attending organization
was Bayada. This organization recruits
nurses who have at least one
year of experience to go into people's
homes and help them the
healthcare career fair Nov. 9 in the
Allied Health Building room 202.
Janet Baker, the director of allied
health at Bucks, organized the
fair in hopes of enabling students
in the community to learn more
about careers in the healthcare
field.
"Today was very successful.
We had about 150 students here
today," she said. Last week was
National Healthcare Week, and
Gov. Rendell encouraged Bucks
to educate the community on
healthcare careers.
The fair was lined with a multitude
of stands where different
healthcare organizations displayed
posters, pamphlets and even
candy in hopes of attracting students.
Although the fair was held at
Bucks' Newtown campus, local
high schools bused students over
for a few hours to check out potential
career options and the
Bucks campus.
Baker had her own stand with
piles of information on different
healthcare majors. Some of the
healthcare majors that Baker advertised
were pharmacy technician,
EKG and phlebotomy
technician, medical coding and
billing, and medical transcription.
"Bucks will give you the more
for your money. It's the best place
to start college, especially in the
medical field," explained Baker.
The fair was not simply for students
pondering a career in healthcare,
however. Some
organizations were there recruiting
potential employees. Christine
Stone, R.N. and the
attending representative for
Life Quest at the fair, says
that her company is looking
for Certified Nursing Assistants.
The Life Quest facility is located
in Quakertown, and cares
for the elderly who need assistance.
"This would be a great job
for someone looking for a career
change, especially in this economy,"
said Stone.
Another attending organization
was Bayada. This organization recruits
nurses who have at least one
year of experience to go into people's
homes and help them the
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It is very good that healthcare career fair took place.
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