Articles: Tag: Health Professions

Allegheny’s Kirsten Peterson Receives Award for Pre-Professional Studies Guidance

by July 16th 2020

Kirsten Peterson, a 1978 Allegheny College graduate and a member of the Gateway Pre-Professional Studies staff, received the Buck Hill ’68 Award from the Northeast Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NEAAHP) during its June 2020 annual meeting, which was held online. Peterson was honored for her outstanding service to NEAAHP and the National

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Allegheny Student Maya Hackman Awarded Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professional Scholarship

by Allegheny College News Center May 27th 2020

Allegheny College student Maya Hackman has been awarded a scholarship through the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP), which provides financial assistance to individuals pursuing a program of study leading to a Master of Science in physician assistant studies. Hackman, a junior biology major and psychology minor, will attend Chatham University for

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Sarah Foster ’20 Serves Her Community as First Responder During COVID-19 Pandemic

by Allegheny College News Center May 11th 2020

Amid finishing her senior year from home and completing her Senior Project, Allegheny College biology major Sarah Foster spent 40-plus hours each week serving the Butler, Pennsylvania, community as an emergency medical technician (EMT). Before she graduated in May, Foster shared her story with Allegheny, including the transformation of one of the company’s ambulances into

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