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Heroin Highway – Overdose Simulation

Heroin Highway simulation with nurses

It is known that the best way to learn is by doing. This is how the Moraine Park nursing program teaches their nursing students every day in the simulation center located on the West Bend campus. Continue reading

January 18, 2017by Melanie Schroeder
Health Careers & Wellness

Local students become interactive with Surgical Technology

Boys and girls dressed in surgical apparel in operating room

Moraine Park hosted 8th grade students district-wide on Thursday, January 12, to interact with local businesses and programs at our College.

Surgical Technology Instructor, Chad Bratz, opened the Surgical Technology classroom and transformed it into a surgical suite. Continue reading

January 16, 2017by Heddy Pahnke
Health Careers & Wellness, NTO

Moraine Park Celebrates Our Men in Healthcare!

Male student looking from microscope

You might be surprised to hear this, but did you realize that there are not very many men in the healthcare field?  In fact, less than 25% of all Nurses, Radiologic Technologist, Medical Lab Technicians and Medical Office Specialists are male.  At Moraine Park, our goal is to even out the numbers.  Continue reading

January 10, 2017by Renae Fischer
Health Careers & Wellness

We want to hire YOU in 2017!

Three females sitting at table at Froedert event

Students from the MPTC Medical Assistant,  Medical Office Specialist,  and Medical Office Management programs recently attended the annual Medical Assistant/Medical Office Employment Event on the Fond du Lac campus. Continue reading

January 5, 2017by Brenda Raad
Faculty and Staff, Health Careers & Wellness

Nursing Program Holiday Cheer

Nursing Team Photo Dec 2016

On Friday, December 16th, the Nursing Program faculty and staff celebrated the end of the semester with a festive ugly sweater contest, lunch, and Secret Santa exchange on the Fond du Lac campus – and we wishing everyone a happy festive holiday season!

 

December 20, 2016by Heddy Pahnke
Community Engagement, Health Careers & Wellness

Advocating for their community!

Moraine park student community posters

An important part of becoming a nurse is learning how a nurse cares for individual patients. Nursing students will also need to learn how to care for their communities they live and work in.

Third semester nursing students get that opportunity during their Mental Health and Community Concepts course. One of the assignments the nursing students complete is titled “Advocating for Your Community.” The students choose a community topic in their city or county and then develop a plan to help the community they choose. Continue reading

December 16, 2016by Kerry DeGroot
Clubs & Organizations, Community Engagement, Health Careers & Wellness

Student Nurses donate toys to Boys and Girls Club

Moraine Park female student nurses donate toys to Boys 'n Girls Club

The West Bend Student Nurses Association (SNA) group collected over $350 worth of toys/cash donations to help make Christmas a little brighter for  area kids that belong to the Boys and Girls Club.

The group was involved in a competition with other clubs to donate the largest amount of toys. Continue reading

December 16, 2016by Mary Krieger
Health Careers & Wellness

Four decades … and counting

Moraine Park Respiratory Care Instructor, Mary Bandler pointing to monitor screen

Moraine Park has many career options to explore in healthcare and has had tremendous success preparing our students for these exciting fields.

Perhaps the biggest factor in this success is our faculty, which has real-world experience and extensive training in their respective programs of study. They don’t just teach subjects. They “get it.” They’ve been there – and are trying to get you there, too!

Perhaps no one at Moraine Park exemplifies that as much as Mary Bandler, our Respiratory Therapist program director and instructor. She has spent nearly 40 years in the respiratory therapy field and is driven to pass along her knowledge to others.

Continue reading

December 15, 2016by Andrew Pantzlaff
Achievement, Health Careers & Wellness

Soaring above national averages

instructor demonstrates healthcare activity to middle school students

Did you know the Nursing Program admits students every Fall and Spring?

So if you’ve been contemplating a career in nursing, now’s the time! Our health programs continue to exceed national board exam pass rates.

In fact, on their first attempt, students from Moraine Park’s 2015-16 graduating classes achieved pass rate averages that surpassed the national averages in many programs! Continue reading

December 9, 2016by Marylou Mercado
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