The St. Mary's Medical Center for Education is a shining star in the tri-state region and in the world of health care education. This state-of-the-art facility is providing quality education to the finest health care professionals and students in the area in the fields of nursing, medical imaging and respiratory care.
The long-standing traditions of excellence within the St. Mary's educational programs are enhanced by the capabilities and opportunities within the walls of the new St. Mary's Center for Education. Throughout the center students and visitors are able to enhance their education through some of the many amenities.
The 58, 000 square foot, $10 million dollar facility includes all the teaching and practicum needs of today's health care.
The benefits expected from this project are considerable for the many communities in West Virginia. This facility provided St. Mary's the opportunity to increase enrollment in an effort to narrow the gap in the impending nursing shortage. It also serves as a center for distance learning and offers students the latest in training technologies, such as incredibly lifelike human patient simulators. These simulators enhance the traditional methods of teaching and develop students' clinical and critical thinking skills in a safe environment without risk to real patients.
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Attend the St. Mary’s Health Professions Academy
Where you can learn what health care is all about!
Phone: (304) 526-1415
Sponsored by: St. Mary’s Medical Center
During the 3 day Academy, selected students will join health care professionals as they demonstrate care for simulated patients at St. Mary’s Center for Education. Students will get a firsthand, behind the scenes look at the multi-faceted world of health care. As they rotate through different areas of the Center for Education they will be shadowing RN’s, respiratory therapists, and medical imaging faculty and observing their responsibilities in the health care setting and potential disasters. Experienced faculty will help students begin to plan for a health care career as they learn about the education necessary for becoming a health care professional. Activities also include sessions for learning basic health care skills, first aid and CPR certification training.
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