51 Flour Bluff High School students recognized for completing health science certifications
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and last updated 2021-05-14 00:12:45-04
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â A pinning ceremony held Thursday evening recognized dozens of Flour Bluff junior and seniors for completing one or more certifications through Del Mar College.
Students received honors for completing programs in disciplines like Electrocardiography (EKG), Phlebotomy, âPatient Care Technicianâ and âBasic Medical Assistant.â
Leonard Rivera, the Dean of Continuing Education and Off-Campus Programs, was the guest speaker. He said he knows what the students went through wasnât easy.
âThese young men and women that have garnered these very difficult, rigorous healthcare credentials here in Flour Bluff are going to have opportunity galore once they graduate and walk the stage here from their high school years and transition into their post secondary adult years,â River
18 high school students from Freer and Premont received their white coats and pins. Author: Bill Churchwell Updated: 10:33 PM CDT May 5, 2021
PREMONT, Texas Freer and Premont High School students earn white coats and pins through Del Mar College s rural school s initiative.
They may only be in high school, but already a group of students from two rural communities are well on their way to careers in health care.
In fact, a special pinning ceremony was held Wednesday for those students after completing a health sciences program through Del Mar College.
Just like college-age students who pursue healthcare training at Del Mar, 18 high school students from Freer and Premont ISDs took to the stage at the Richardson Performance Hall to receive their white coats and pins.
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High school students from Freer and Premont ISDs received their white coats and pins during a ceremony Wednesday for pursuing healthcare training at Del Mar College.
As part of the Rural Schools Innovation Zone (RSIZ) initiative, which includes the Next Generation Medical Academy, 12 students from Freer High School and six from Premont High School have completed Del Mar College Health Sciences’ 64-hour Electrocardiography (EKG) Program through the DMC Continuing Education & Off-Campus Programs Division.
The RSIZ includes Brooks County, Freer and Premont ISDs and Del Mar College. The Next Generation Medical Academy prepares students for college and careers with a focus in health science such as a certified nurse assistant, patient care technician or a licensed vocational or registered nurse.