Health Sciences Archive

A 3D thermal X-Ray of lungs. Respiratory care students work with x-rays such as these.

How Respiratory Care Students Change Somebody’s World

Casey Covel • January 26, 2022

Would others describe you as compassionate, persistent, and calm under pressure? Are you both a hands-on and a textbook learner? Do you dream of going to bed each night knowing that you made a difference in someone’s life? EFSC’s Respiratory Care A.S. degree could be the perfect program for a student like you! Standing on the front lines against cardiopulmonary diseases, respiratory therapy has […]

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A woman with dark glasses and dark hair pulled into a bun (Spenser Streml, overcoming college setbacks) wearing blue scrubs and a face mask.

EFSC Nursing Grad Takes the Long Road To Success

Catherine Harwood • October 28, 2020

Student Life

Spenser Streml had headed to Flagler College in St. Augustine with high hopes. She’d graduated from Merritt Island High School in 2007 with a jump-start thanks to college credits from AP classes. Almost immediately, the college experience spiraled downward. “I had missed a midterm in one class,” said Spenser. He recalls feeling out of place

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The silhouette of a street sign with a sunset in the background. The street sign represents the various pathways to EFSC Workforce Readiness.

Consider What’s Essential

Morana Goldfarb • June 24, 2020

Academics

Here’s some food for thought. You know you’re essential to your family and friends, but are you also essential to the workforce? How do you prepare for workforce readiness? A lot of people are talking about how employment will change over the long term. Despite the best predictions, no one really knows what will happen.

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Two red signs hanging from a door. The signs have white letters that say "We Are Hiring" and "Apply Today". There is a blue brick wall next to the door. This symbolizes the hiring process and brings to mind busting workforce myths.

Technical Degrees Are for “Bad” Students: Myths vs. Facts

Morana Goldfarb • February 26, 2020

Academics

“I don’t think I’ll go to college,” he said. “Why not?” I asked. “Well, my GPA isn’t high enough, so all I can do is maybe graduate high school and go get a job or something. Then I’ll move on from there.” The idea of entering the workforce directly out of high school is nothing

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