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December 7, 2006
From left, surgical technology students Brooke Phillips and Keshia Highsmith learn the tools of the operating room from Linda Harrison, chair of the surgical technology program at ECC. A recent grant will fund an on-campus operating lab.
Health care training at Edgecombe Community College is being strengthened thanks to a recent $94,740 grant from the State Board of Community Colleges. The grant will provide for a new surgical technology operating lab and a SimBaby training mannequin, boosting teaching and learning in a number of the college’s degree programs and continuing education classes. The on-site operating laboratory for the surgical technology program will expand the hands-on practice by students and enhance development of their basic lab skills, says Linda Harrison, chair of surgical technology. “Due to the current lack of a lab on campus, students have to train in the operating room of a local hospital during evening hours. This space is available only one night per week. As you can imagine, we are thrilled at the prospect of having an on-campus lab that will be available to students every day.” Surgical technology is a one-year diploma program that prepares students to work as members of the surgical team. ECC enrolls 15 students in the program each fall. A SimBaby is a high-tech robotic simulator that breathes, has a pulse, and maintains heart rhythm and blood pressure. It can be programmed to simulate an array of illnesses and medical emergencies, including cardiac arrest and breathing difficulties. The SimBaby will be an important learning tool for all of the college’s health education programs. Students can experience simulated diseases, work on stabilizing conditions, and actually inject drugs into wire veins before working with real life babies. The college’s emergency management services program will utilize the SimBaby to train and certify EMT providers; and respiratory therapy, surgical technology, and nursing programs will use the Sim-Baby in the classroom and in clinical training. “Thanks to this grant, we will be better able to equip our students with the professional skills they need,” says ECC President Dr. Deborah Lamm. “The surgical technology operating lab and the SimBaby will enhance our efforts to train a well-prepared workforce, which in turn will help meet the critical demands of the allied health field for both providers and patients.” She adds, “The college is grateful to the many individuals at ECC who played a role in developing the grant application, particularly grant writer Sheila Hoskins, our director of institutional effectiveness. This group did an outstanding job.”
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