Tag: health sciences | Central Georgia Technical College

CGTC’s Nursing LPN to ASN Bridge Program Receives Official Approval from Georgia Board of Nursing

Posted on August 2, 2023August 2, 2023 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) will continue its impact on the local healthcare workforce, as the Georgia Board of Nursing recently gave official approval of its highly anticipated Nursing Bridge Program. This achievement marks a new era of opportunity and collaboration for CGTC, its students, the community, and healthcare partners.
The Nursing Bridge Program at CGTC offers an accelerated pathway for Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and Paramedics to advance their nursing knowledge and scope of practice, Read More

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3rd Annual Mass Casualty Training at CGTC to Simulate Active Shooter Incident

Posted on March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 by Jordyn Riedmiller-Virgillio

Warner Robins, Ga. – Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) Division of Health Sciences and CGTC Police are partnering with the Warner Robins, Perry, and Centerville Fire and Police Departments, Houston Healthcare, Houston County Emergency Management, Houston County Fire Department, Houston County Sheriff’s Office, Houston County 911, Region-5 Trauma and Air Evac, and other regional emergency response personnel to create a joint field training exercise designed to simulate a real-world, on-campus, active shooter incident.
Multi-agency community training is critical for enhancing the work done by each agency. Read More

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CGTC Director of Nursing, Jessica Willcox, Wins Innovation Award for Global Education

Posted on March 3, 2023March 3, 2023 by Jordyn Riedmiller-Virgillio

CGTC Director of Nursing, Jessica Willcox, was named the Community Colleges for International Development 2023 Faculty innovation in Global Education Award winner during the organization’s 47th Annual Conference in February.

Warner Robins, Ga. – Central Georgia Technical College’s (CGTC), director of Nursing, Jessica Willcox had never been on a plane when she traveled to St. Vincent and the Grenadines to assess the need for faculty-led service learning in May 2022. Now, less than a year later she’s been named the 2023 Faculty Innovation in Global Education Award winner for the Community Colleges of International Development (CCID). Read More

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Health Sciences Programs Volunteer in Study Abroad Experience in St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Posted on February 16, 2023February 17, 2023 by Jordyn Riedmiller-Virgillio

13 students from CGTC represent their school with pride atop a lookout for the Mesopotamia Valley in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Warner Robins, Ga. – For healthcare students and faculty in Central Georgia Technical College’s (CGTC) first service-learning, technical-focused study abroad program to St. Vincent and the Grenadines in January, every turn around a mountain or look outside a window offered an incredible view of the Caribbean paradise.

Picture the clear blue-green water crashing against the beaches and boats of hardworking Vincentians or the hazy sunsets across a lagoon to historic Fort Duvernette and the cascades of palms and plantain trees filling the island’s fertile, Read More

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CGTC’s Newest Study Abroad Takes Off with First Gilman-McCain Scholarship Winner

Posted on January 5, 2023January 18, 2023 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program recently awarded Hilary Bretz, a Registered Nursing student at Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC), with a $5,000 Gilman-McCain scholarship for participation in the College’s Health Sciences Study Abroad to St. Vincent and the Grenadines January 7-18, 2023.
Named after the late U.S. Senator John McCain of Arizona, the John S. McCain International Scholarship for Military Families provides awards for child and spousal dependents of active military personnel to study or intern abroad in credit-bearing programs. Read More

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Health Sciences Study Abroad Coming Soon as CGTC and Trinity School of Medicine Assess Healthcare Needs in St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Posted on July 18, 2022July 21, 2022 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – A group of leadership and health sciences faculty from Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) recently visited St. Vincent and the Grenadines to explore service-learning study abroad opportunities for health sciences students in partnership with Trinity School of Medicine.
In 2021, CGTC began a partnership with Trinity School of Medicine whose main campus is located on the island. Trinity’s southeast campus is in Warner Robins, where they utilize allocated space in CGTC’s Roy H. Read More

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Movement in the Right Direction: Physical Therapy Instructor and CGTC Assistant Cross Country Coach Hits Her Professional Stride

Posted on October 29, 2021October 29, 2021 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – As Physical Therapy Month in October comes to end the same week as Central Georgia Technical College’s (CGTC) Cross Country regular season schedule, the clinical coordinator for the Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) program, Elizabeth Bell, has no intention of slowing down.
The highly motivated professional, wife, mother-of-four, avid runner, and former collegiate athlete took on duties as the team’s assistant coach ahead of this season, maximizing every bit of potential she can endure. Read More

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MGA and CGTC Sign RN to BSN Bridge Program Agreement, Eases Transition for High School Students to Begin Nursing Studies Early

Posted on December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – Another nursing bridge program is on the horizon for Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) students thanks to a recent articulation agreement signing with Middle Georgia State University (MGA), and its existence means developing nurses from high school to college.
“I am excited about this agreement with Middle Georgia State University,” said CGTC dean of Health Sciences, Dr. Alvin Harmon. “The opportunity and pathway it provides for students, illustrates the collaborative effort between the institutions, Read More

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New Pre-Nursing Certificate Offers Essential Courses for Essential Careers

Posted on May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – Leadership at Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) is calling the new Pre-Nursing Technical Certificate of Credit (TCC) program ‘a pathway for students into competitive nursing programs.’ But a deeper look at the program reveals that at its core, it’s essential courses for essential careers.
Competitive selection programs, such as the Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) degree, require certain courses for admission, such as general core courses and health sciences prerequisites. Read More

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Nursing Instructors at CGTC Share Their Experience from Pandemic Frontlines in NYC

Posted on May 12, 2020 by JoBen Rivera-Thompson

Warner Robins, Ga. – On the last day of April, Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) nursing instructor, Krystal Gilbert, spent her day off from the front lines of Queens Hospital considering a slice of New York style pizza as she proctored final exams, while her colleague, Ashley Rivers, boarded an afternoon flight home to a quarantine hotel.
For both of them, life as a nursing instructor during the spring semester has been anything but routine; it’s actually been a whirlwind of emotions, Read More

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