St. Petersburg Collegiate High Schools will open a new academy devoted to biomedical engineering technology (BMET) at the St. Petersburg College Tarpon Springs Campus in Fall 2023. BMET Academy students can complete an Associate in Science in Biomedical Engineering Technology while simultaneously earning their high school diploma – completely free of charge.
Funded by a Future Florida Critical Workforce Needs Grant, the A.S. degree trains students to meet the growing need for biomedical equipment repairers, who maintain the sophisticated medical devices that patients’ lives depend on. The BMET Academy will help build a pipeline of personnel for health care, industry, research and educational institutions.
“Employment opportunities for technicians are expected to expand greatly in the next decade,” said Natavia Middleton, Dean of Natural Sciences and Engineering at SPC.
Academy graduates will be prepared for careers in a hot job market, where they can earn an average salary of $49,910 in the United States, $47,130 in Florida, and $46,620 in the Tampa Bay area.
“It’s called ‘critical needs’ for a reason, and these are good-paying jobs,” said Jackie Skryd, Vice President of Workforce Development & Corporate Partnerships at SPC. “Our medical device field is upward of $47,000 with just a certification. If they get a four-year degree and some experience, it’s double that.”
The new academy joins St. Petersburg College’s lauded Collegiate High Schools ecosystem, which opened its first charter school in 2004 at the college’s St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus. A North Pinellas County option in Tarpon Springs, Florida, was opened in 2019, and the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math High School at the college’s Downtown Center in St. Petersburg launched in Fall 2022.
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Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with US-based Massachusetts General Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system and a world-class research-oriented hospital, and the biotech firm Moderna.
Through the MoU with Mass General, KAIST will explore cooperation with an innovative ecosystem created through the convergence of medicine and engineering. In particular, KAIST’s goal is to develop a Korean-style training programme and implement a differentiated educational programme when establishing the science and technology-oriented medical school in the future by further strengthening the science and engineering part of the training including a curriculum on artificial intelligence (AI) and the likes there of.
Also, in order to foster innovative physician-scientists, KAIST plans to pursue cooperation to develop programmes for exchange of academic and human resources including programmes for student and research exchanges and a programme for students of the science and technology-oriented medical school at KAIST to have a chance to take part in practical training at Mass General.
The MoU between KAIST and Moderna will focus to foster medical experts in cooperation with KAIST Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering (GSMSE), and plans to cooperate in various ways in the future, including collaborating for development of vaccine and new drugs, virus research, joint mRNA research, and facilitation of technology commercialisation.
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Nihar Gala Grant for Healthcare Students is delighted to announce a generous financial grant opportunity for students pursuing careers in the healthcare field. Founded by Nihar Gala, CEO of Alpha Care Medical, this grant aims to support and inspire the next generation of healthcare professionals who are passionate about making a positive impact.
Students with a keen interest in healthcare are invited to apply for the Nihar Gala Grant by submitting an essay of 1000 words or less, addressing the prompt: “What is a national or global problem that concerns you, and how do you propose a solution?” The grant is open to individuals currently enrolled in an accredited college or university, studying in healthcare fields such as pre-medicine, nursing, physical therapy, medical laboratory science, or any other allied health program.
The winners of the Nihar Gala Grant essay contest will receive a total of $1,000 in scholarship funds. This financial support can be used for tuition, books, or living expenses directly related to their education.
Nihar Gala, an esteemed figure in the healthcare industry and the visionary behind Alpha Care Medical, has dedicated his career to providing high-quality healthcare services to the community. Driven by his commitment to excellence, professionalism, and compassionate care, Alpha Care Medical has become a premier healthcare provider in Delaware. With fluency in English, Spanish, and Hindi, Gala effectively communicates with patients from diverse backgrounds, ensuring they receive the best possible care.
The deadline for applying to the Nihar Gala Grant is July 15, 2023. The grant recipient will be announced on August 15, 2023. Interested applicants are encouraged to visit the official Nihar Gala Grant website at https://nihargalagrant.com/ to access the application form and submit their essays.
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Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary has launched the SAKSHAM (Stimulating Advanced Knowledge for Sustainable Health Management), a Learning Management Information System (LMIS). This digital learning platform has been developed by the National Institute of Health & Family Welfare (NIHFW), New Delhi.
SAKSHAM is a dedicated and unified platform for providing online training and medical education to all health professionals in the country. This digital learning platform will ensure inclusive capacity building of health professionals from primary health centres located in rural and remote areas all the way up to tertiary care and corporate hospitals in metropolitan cities.
Currently SAKSHAM: LMIS is hosting more than 200 public health and 100 clinical courses through online mode. Health professionals can register themselves for these courses on the portal and get the certification after undergoing requisite training and qualifying the required assessment criteria.
SAKSHAM is an initiative of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India which provides all health-related training programmes to healthcare professionals of the country in digital mode.
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Australia’s Monash University study into the employability of PhD graduates has found that a PhD qualification alone does not guarantee long-term employment outcomes.
In the current labour market there is increasing pressure on graduates to develop and leverage their own networks in order to obtain employment.
Employment outcomes are determined by many contributing factors, such as the personal and professional networks students have formed, the discipline area and institution, graduating from a Group of Eight University, and graduating from a non-medical and health-science based PhD degree.
These many contributing factors highlight that employability outcomes result from the development and utilisation of a range of resources, not just a qualification alone.
According to the study, a three year PhD course is too short a time for graduates to develop their expertise. As a result, graduates have to rely on their previous degrees in order to obtain employment outcomes and kick-start their careers. Graduates who succeed in obtaining employment not only expand but also leverage their social networks.
Non-technical skills, such as communication, planning and project management, problem-solving, and analytical skills play an important role in the employment outcomes of PhD graduates.
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