Jul 16, 2025 | Career Insights, Nursing
Nurse practitioners (NPs) provide comprehensive healthcare services, from assessing and examining patients to ordering diagnostic tests, diagnosing illnesses, and treating or managing diseases. Additionally, nurse practitioners work with patients to promote wellness...
Jul 11, 2025 | Nursing, Student Spotlights
Jay Vachon knew as a high school student that he wanted to pursue a career in health sciences. “I was part of a medical careers exploration program and was interested in becoming an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT),” says Jay, who grew up in Maine. He started out at...
Jul 11, 2025 | Alumni Spotlights, Nursing
When Sabrina Williams graduated from high school, her mother, a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA), talked her into following in her footsteps. “To my surprise, I loved being a CNA,” says Sabrina, who grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. “I worked in long-term care, and I...
Jul 11, 2025 | Alumni Spotlights, Nursing
Jeanne Yeatman still remembers the first time she saw an air ambulance flying overhead. “I was intrigued by the idea of air medical transport, and I grew up watching the TV show, Emergency!,” she says. After high school, Jeanne enrolled at community college in...
Jun 25, 2025 | Nursing, People of Post, Student Spotlights
What started as a backup plan for Maria Corazon (Cora) Hinson turned into a fulfilling career journey that she could not have planned any better. When Cora started at College of the Canyons, she planned to major in psychology but applied to the nursing program just in...
