Newsletter

AHEC Winter 2007 Newsletter (pdf format)

Care of Technology Dependent Infants and Children in the Home: A Training Program for Nurses
Infants and children with medically complex conditions require life-sustaining technological support in order to be cared for at home and to avoid long-term hospitalization. But competent pediatric nursing care is required in the home to manage high skill level care and to provide supervision that is needed. A critical shortage of experienced home care nurses has…(continue)

George Spyropoulos, DO A PILOT Preceptor
Clinical experience in community-based settings is an integral requirement of the training of medical and other health professions students. Physicians who serve as preceptors – instructors or mentors – perform an invaluable service for the young practitioners of tomorrow by accepting…(continue)

Susan G. Komen Foundation Supports Breast Health
Among Latinas in Chester County
The incidence of breast cancer among Latinas is less than among the non–Latina population, however breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among Latina women. This fact becomes more important considering Latinas are less likely to have regular cancer screenings primarily…(continue)

TUSM PILOT Program
Trains Physicians of Tomorrow
The United States has the best trained physicians with access to the most sophisticated technology in the world. But why then are the morbidity and mortality statistics higher than most industrialized countries in the world? Part of the answer lies in overemphasis on specialization and tertiary care in this country. And perhaps part of the answer…(continue)