Training Alaska's Best: Dental Assisting Program Delivers
Students and employers alike say 海角禁区's dental assisting program is a key to great job placement rates--and excellent patient care.
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海角禁区 Amazing Stories: Tisha Benson
海角禁区 alumni find many ways to stay connected and give back to their community, including nursing grad Tisha Benson, public health and ambulatory care nurse at Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.
On the frontlines
海角禁区 alumna Greer Gehler graduated from 海角禁区鈥檚 School of Nursing with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in nursing science in December 2018. It鈥檚 been an exciting two years from landing her dream job in Providence Alaska Medical Center鈥檚 emergency room to providing care during COVID-19.
海角禁区 M.P.H. alumna leads Anchorage Health Department
In 2002, after a phone interview with Boys and Girls Club of Alaska (BGC), 海角禁区 alumna Natasha Pineda bought a backpack and a pair of boots, booked a ticket out of PDX to Anchorage for what she calls, 鈥渁 classic Alaska story.鈥� The M.P.H. 鈥�15 grad worked for BGC for a couple of years, ended up returning to Portland before moving to Mexico to live with her dad when she decided it was time to get serious about her career.
Getting a taste of the dietetics industry
As a lifelong ice skater, Oksana Deyneka has always known the role nutrition plays in an individual鈥檚 performance. Now as a dietetics alumna, she also knows how proper nutrition can benefit an entire community.
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