{"id":38,"date":"2019-04-06T01:52:02","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T01:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pittcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2019-volume-12-issue-1\/new-program-health-sciences-training-greatly-enhanced-by-recent-facility-improvements\/"},"modified":"2019-04-06T01:55:35","modified_gmt":"2019-04-06T01:55:35","slug":"health-sciences-training-greatly-enhanced-by-recent-facility-improvements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pittcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2019-volume-12-issue-1\/health-sciences-training-greatly-enhanced-by-recent-facility-improvements\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Sciences Training Greatly Enhanced by Recent Facility Improvements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">By Rob Goldberg<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Renovations to Pitt Community College\u2019s William E. Fulford and Herman Simon buildings have given health sciences students a real-world environment in which to develop the skills needed to provide high-level care in real-life medical situations. The project, which also included state-of-the-art equipment, cost $1.61 million. Much of the funding came through a $500,000-grant from Vidant Medical Center to purchase highly-advanced human patient simulators and a $200,000-grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">In working with community colleges, we \u201cinvest in the talent and the programs that align to the high-need employment areas of the state,\u201d said Golden LEAF Senior Vice President Mark Sorrells. \u201cOur state is growing and \u2026 the health needs and employment opportunities in health care are really exploding.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">The renovations, which were completed in time for the 2019 Spring Semester, have given PCC a 10-bed simulation hospital, an Emergency Medical Science classroom\/laboratory, a Medical and Cardiovascular Sonography classroom\/scanning lab, and a Nuclear Medicine hot lab.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">The simulation hospital features a pair of five-bed units with a control room in between that allows instructors to observe students as they run simulations. The exercises can be recorded and played back during a debriefing period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">\u201cThe simulation hospital offers students the experiential learning they can\u2019t always engage in during real-life patient care,\u201d said PCC Health Sciences Dean Donna Neal. \u201cIt also serves as a clinical placement site that allows students from multiple health sciences programs to work together like they would in an actual hospital.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Several programs have expanded enrollment due to the renovations. Nursing, for example, can now serve 300 students annually.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Rob Goldberg Renovations to Pitt Community College\u2019s William E. 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