DID YOU KNOW?
Employment in health care occupations is projected to grow 15 percent from 2019 to 2029, much faster than the average for all occupations, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Health Academy Students Participate in Virtual Autopsy
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Health Academy students participate in a virtual autopsy in real time performed at the Saint Louis University Medical School. |
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Health Academy students not only got a lesson about the function of the body's organs—they got to see them in real time during a virtual autopsy. Career and Technical Education students from multiple programs at Putnam | Northern Westchester BOCES participated in the event, led by Ray Vollmer, lab education and distance learning specialist at Saint Louis University Medical School.
In addition to showing students a full-body autopsy, Vollmer also displayed the difference between diseased hearts and lungs versus healthy organs, using real specimens.
Vollmer discussed the functions of each organ, including the kidneys, spleen, lungs, heart, and brain, among others, while pointing each specimen out on the cadaver.
Students from New Visions Health, Nursing, Sports Medicine and other Career and Technical Education programs were able to ask questions during the autopsy.
Vollmer shared some advice with students, at the end of the virtual autopsy. “The thing that is disappearing from modern medicine is the human side,” he said. “As a health-care professional, you want to make sure you have time to sit down and comfort a person and think about what you can do to explain their situation and make them more comfortable. You’ll be a better practitioner if you do.”
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Computer Graphics Students Create Text Portraits
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A picture may paint a thousand words, but for Computer Graphics students, words are painting the picture. Career and Technical Education teacher Aaron Armisto assigned students to make text portraits of themselves recently.
“The assignment starts with an image of the student, then using Adobe Illustrator, we convert the image to vector and carefully place letters over the vector trace,” Armisto said. The result? Dazzling pieces of art.
Student portraits pictured are by Chloe Gurerri, Briarcliff; Anthony Pintavalle, Brewster; and Aliyah Valcin, Lakeland.
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Masonry Students Work to Improve Campus |
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Masonry/Preservation students have been working on several projects right on the Putnam | Northern Westchester BOCES campus, according to Career and Technical Education teacher Erik Cantamessa.
“My students have been repairing a Sheetrock wall located in the boys locker room and installing brick pavers in the walkway off one of the buildings on campus,” Cantamessa said.
Masonry/Preservation students receive hands-on instruction in laying concrete block and brick, composite walls, fireplaces, landscaping pavers, setting tile, stone work, stucco and concrete pouring/finishing. They also learn about the different types of mortar mixes, their strength and uses; reinforcement of masonry walls; masonry cleaning; weather protection for masonry; and estimating supplies and materials for jobs.
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Masonry student Theodore Collins, from Mahopac, sets pavers. |
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New Visions Health Students Explore Career Choices |
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New Visions Health students present on their career choices. |
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New Visions Health teachers Veronica Farlow and Caroline Murphy want to make sure their students know as much as possible about health-care career choices—which is why students do an in-depth research project into their choice of profession. They presented their findings, which included statistics on salary, scope of work, and education requirements, to their fellow students on campus recently.
“It is so important for students to know as much about a job as possible before making the decision to pursue it in college,” said Farlow. Students had to research five in-state schools and five out-of-state schools that have their programs, the salary range of the positions, and the licensing needed, in addition to other facts about their career path.
Kyra Denault, Walter Panas High School, researched a career as a registered nurse, while Alexis Doscas, Mahopac, researched nurse practitioners. Taylor Penzo, Somers, focused on a career in forensic nursing, while Maiah DeLeon, Carmel, researched a career as a midwife. Among other careers students presented on were pediatric oncologist, nurse anesthetist, and physician assistant.
New Visions Health is a career-exploratory honors high school program for students interested in a career in health care. Students rotate through New York Presbyterian/Hudson Valley Hospital or Northern Westchester Hospital and gain real world experiences, shadowing professionals in multiple departments.
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