Tag: Edwards
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Local paramedic program gaining national attention
Specially trained paramedics visit patients at their homes This article first published in the Eagle Valley Enterprise. By Derek Franz. EAGLE, Colorado — Since it officially launched June 1, Western Eagle County Ambulance District’s Community Paramedics program has received national attention. The Eagle Valley Enterprise ran a story on the futuristic program in July 2010,…
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CMC hosts introductory Fireside Chat about personal care attendant training
Colorado Mountain College is offering a 13-week course to certify professional caregivers This article was first published in the Vail Daily. By Randy Wyrick. June Waters looked across a crowd of hundreds of professional caregivers and said something that hit them right between the eyes. “You’ll spend more time caring for you mother than your…
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CMC offers personal care attendant training in Edwards
EDWARDS, Colorado — To help meet training needs in one of the fastest-growing career fields in the country, Colorado Mountain College in Rifle, Glenwood Springs and Edwards will offer personal care attendant training classes starting in January. The class provides hands-on training for those wanting to become a home care aide, patient care provider, family…
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Awesome Airway Workshop held at CMC
CMC and medical community partner to teach airway refresher Dr. Eman Podgorny, Medical Director for the Paramedic program, and Liz Owen, Colorado Mountain College Paramedic faculty member, facilitate an Airway Workshop each year in partnership with Vail Valley Emergency Physicians. The workshop was originally created for hospital physicians and students in Colorado Mountain College’s Paramedic…
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EMS Symposium Lives up to Its Mission
CMC Educators bring home best practice ideas from annual event EMS Director Mike Trujillo, Clinical Coordinator Ken Rogers and Paramedic Professor Liz Owen attended the 16th Annual Educational Symposium & Trade Show Sept. 13-18 in Reno, Nevada. The National Association of EMS Educators (www.naemse.org) puts on the event. Their mission is to “Inspire Excellence in…
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Discovering a home at CMC’s Culinary Institute
Student Monica Martin fuels her dual passion for food and sustainability Monica Martin already has a Bachelor of Applied Arts & Sciences degree from the University of North Texas. She’s worked at numerous jobs in the hospitality industry, ranging from server, bartender, banquets assistant manager, restaurant bookkeeper and reservations manager. For a time, she also…
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Local college building tools for professionals
‘Professional development’ courses include using social media, learning new software This article first appeared in the Sept. 19, 2011 Vail Daily. By Scott N. Miller. EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado — Amy Morrison has spent a career in a world dominated by print. After moving to the Vail Valley, she decided she needed new skills and went…
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Colorado Workforce hosting field trips and forum
Employer tours 9/21 and 9/22 in Frisco, Edwards, Leadville The Colorado Workforce Center is hosting employer field trips and an employer’s forum. The 2011 Employer Field Trips teaches employers about programs and services offered by the center on a regular business. Trips are being held at the Frisco workforce center 2-4 p.m. Sept. 22, the…
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Good Morning Vail TV features CMC’s Amy Connerton
CMC’s medical programs highlighted Interested in CMC’s EMT, WEMT, CNA, Paramedic, Medical Assisting and Nursing programs? Amy Connerton shares some success stories on Good Morning Vail TV last week. Many successful grads have been hired directly from their internships; current students range in age from 20 to 50. It’s never too late to expand or…
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Edwards grad hopes to be first to earn bachelor’s
Vail resident brings entrepreneurial spirit to degree Rebecca McFarland is no stranger to entrepreneurship. She ran her own massage business for twelve years, and, on the side, worked her way up to partial ownership of a custom home building company from a receptionist position. For McFarland, those real-world experiences sparked a love of business, but…