Allied Health Blog
Cytotechnologists Celebrate
May 13th is national Cytotechnology day,George Papanicolaou’s birthday! He’s the doctor for whom the pap smear is named. Learn more and read an article about how Cytologists Diagnose on the Front Lines…
May 10, 2013
Former cytotechnology director to give talk
Ms. Karen Linder, founding director of the School of Allied Health Professions Cytotechnology program, is a businesswoman, artist, and a published author. Ms. Linder will speak on “Leadership Lessons from the Women of Berkshire Hathaway,” on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 in MSC 2018 from 2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
May 7, 2013
Celebrate Cardiopulmonary Bypass!
It’s National Perfusionist Appreciation Week, May 5-11, 2013. Sixty years ago, this week, a profession was born, and to honor perfusionists everywhere, the American Society of Extracorporeal Technology (AmSECT) president, David C. Fitzgerald, BS, CCP, wrote the following letter: “To all of the perfusionists in the world celebrating the anniversary of Cardiopulmonary Bypass, we are forever […]
May 6, 2013
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