College Hosts Job Fair Exclusively for Allied Health Care Students
Posted on: Tuesday, 25 October 2005, 00:00 CDT
By Marc Silvestrini, Waterbury Republican-American, Conn.
Oct. 25--WATERBURY, Conn. -- Allied health care students at Naugatuck Valley Community College took an important first step toward realizing their career ambitions Monday.
The school invited about two dozen health-care industry employers -- including 11 hospitals from around the state, nursing homes, long-term care facilities and visiting nurse agencies -- to participate in its first career fair designed exclusively for students in the allied health care fields.
Allied health care jobs -- registered nurses, phlebotomists, radiology technicians, certified nurse aides and patient care technicians -- directly support the work of physicians.
Monday's fair gave students a chance to meet, hand résumés to and discuss job opportunities with potential employers. The fair had attracted more than 250 students and alumni by noon and was expected to bring in at least 400 by closing time, said Kathy Luria, the college's director of marketing.
The fair was created at the request of health-care employers around the region, who felt it would help them fill current and future job openings, said Patricia Bouffard, dean of learning and student development.
NVCC has about 200 students enrolled in its nursing program, 40 in both its respiratory care and radiologic technology programs, and 35 in its physical therapist assistant program, said Audrey M. Thompson, an associate dean in the school's office of resource development.
Bouffard and Thompson estimated there are 350 students on the waiting list for the school's nursing program, and perhaps another 100 waiting to be accepted into its three other allied health-care programs.
Despite the growing demand, the school cannot enroll more students in those programs because it lacks the faculty, classroom space and clinical resources to accommodate larger classes, Bouffard said.
Vanessa Pratt of New Milford, a senior who will graduate from NVCC's nursing program in May, described Monday's career fair as an "exciting" peek into her future.
"Right now, it's helping me gather information, meet people and keep my options open," she said.
Brandi Mailhot of Waterbury, who will graduate from the respiratory therapist program in May, attended the fair with fellow respiratory care students Daina Dihlman of Wolcott and Raquel Butler of Waterbury.
"We're learning that each hospital is different and each has a different approach," Mailhot said. "Each has its own ideas about patient care."
"And each has different shifts and a different pay scale," Dihlman added.
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