A Gold Medal Draw!

For convenience, we've made it possible to view each of the medalists individually, but you can watch each event (including the exhibition draws) farther down the page.

Enjoy!

Simone and John

A Silver Medal Draw!

Two Bronze Medal Draws!

Our Olympics!

Pre-Olympic Exhibition Round of Dorsal Draws

H945 Phlebotomy Students Host Teach Backs! (Part IV)

H945 Phlebotomy Students Host Teach Backs! (Part III)

H945 Phlebotomy Students Host Teach Backs! (Part II)

H945 Phlebotomy Students Host Teach Backs!

Today, the H945 students hosted the MA Program students at a "Teach Back," where the phlebotomy students paired up with MA Program students to offer instruction in the basic A/C (antecubital) blood draw. The atmosphere in the lab was upbeat and many of the MA Program students demonstrated real prowess during their draws and some of the phlebotomy students showed promise as teachers! We were also joined in the lab by some pre-clinical students that were keeping their drawing skills fresh and happy to have some new arms to draw from!

Day Two of Dorsal Draws

We are now HALF WAY THROUGH THE PROGRAM, FOLKS!!!!

We had a mix of dorsal draws today with some mixed results. Pre-clinical students were really polishing their skills and the H945 students were getting used to the importance of ANCHORING (!), the sometimes unpredictable nature of butterfly needles with dorsal draws, and the equally unpredictable nature of some patients! (I won't mention any names, however...)

February Birthdays

Kelly and Donna had coinciding birthdays today, so we had a cake to celebrate all of our February birthdays. Here are pictures of the cake, Kelly, and Kelly being serenaded by Simone. Donna had to leave before we could cut the cake, but Happy Birthday anyway and Happy Birthday to all of our February birthdays!

From Simone and John

The THRILL is back!

David Grant returns to share his story of dialysis, kidney transplant and to share the "thrill" of his arteriovenous shunt or fistula.