WCC graduate rises from custodian to RN at University Hospital
Anita LeBlanc - October 01, 2019
It’s the same place, but a changed man working at Michigan Medicine’s University Hospital. In the rooms where he was once responsible for cleaning, polishing, vacuuming and mopping, Carlos Vasquez now cares for patients, performs diagnostic tests, administers medications, and provides emotional support to patients and their families.
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Generation Z, augmented reality trigger big changes at WCC
Richard Rezler - August 21, 2019
Ten years ago, Peter Baccile, Executive Director of Online Learning, Education & Media Technology Services at Washtenaw Community College, was working in K-12 education and planning for the year 2020 by forecasting where technology would go.
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WCC is first community college in Michigan with local chapter of national men in nursing association
Washtenaw Community College - February 15, 2019
Washtenaw Community College’s submission to have a local chapter of the American Association of Men in Nursing (AAMN) has been accepted by the organization’s national board of directors.
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As social stigmas fade, more men pursue nursing careers
Richard Rezler - February 07, 2018
As a nursing assistant at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital and a full-time student in the Washtenaw Community College nursing program, the 25-year-old has heard all the jokes and faced many of the obstacles that males in the nursing profession regularly encounter.
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