Where can you find a bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, radiology lab, veterinary clinic and an emergency room in one building? At the William N. Pennington Health Science Center. There, students learn how to deal with real-life health science scenarios in a variety of hands-on laboratories. The center includes a state of the art nursing lab, including simulation rooms and standard patient rooms, a modern radiology technician suite, and biology preparatory lab. The center also houses a classroom with a model bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen where students can learn how to deal with emergencies in real-life settings. Each laboratory comes with mannequins that simulate all kinds of medical emergencies from cardiac arrest to infant health care (and yes, there is a canine mannequin).

1. Welcome to Tech Wednesday @ TMCC’s
William N. Pennington Health Science Center
Julie Ellsworth, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
Dean of Sciences

2. Four major programs at the Health Science Center
• Veterinary Technician
– Program Coordinator, Dr. Michele Noreen
• Radiologic Technology
– Program Director, Warren Hejny
• Public Safety
– Program Director, Darryl Cleveland
• Nursing
– Program Director, Jody Covert

3. Other courses offered at the HSC
• English and Mathematics
– Including Jump Start courses for local high
school students
– ENG 101 & 102, MATH 126 & 127
• Biology
– Intro. to Cell and Molecular Biology (BIOL 190)
– Human Anatomy and Physiology (BIOL 223/224)

4. Veterinary Technician
Program Coordinator, Dr. Michele Noreen
www.tmcc.edu/veterinary-technician

5. Vet Techs are Animal Nurses plus more!!
• Work in a variety of settings
– Vet Clinics and Hospitals
– Research facilities
– Livestock and agriculture
• Many aspects of care
– From routine care to surgery
– Specialties such as emergency
medicine and dentistry
• Work with a variety of animals
– From pocket pets to large animals
– Including exotic animals and wildlife

6. Not just dogs and cats…students work with a
variety of other species

7. TMCC Veterinary Technician Program
• AAS in Veterinary Technology
– Associate of Applied Science degree
• Graduated first class in 2005
• Accredited by American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
• Admission is competitive, 2 year program
• 16 students per cohort (1st & 2nd year students)
• Students must achieve a 75% in each course to proceed

8. Vet Tech training & certification
• Courses in
– Veterinary Nursing
– Radiology
– Clinical Pathology
– Anatomy & Physiology
– Anesthesia
– Surgical Nursing
– Dentistry
– Critical Care
– Lab Animal & Exotics
– Large Animal Medicine
– Pharmacology & Parasitology
• Clinical rotations at area hospitals and the
Department of Agriculture
• Six-week externship
• After graduation, students take the
Veterinary Technician National Exam (VTNE)
• TMCC graduates have a 90%+ pass rate
• Graduates become LVTs (Licensed Veterinary
Technicians)

9. Main facility for hands-on labs is at Washoe County
Regional Animal Services (WCRAS)

10. Vet tech students
give back to the
community while in
the program by
helping shelter
animals go to rescue
groups to find new
homes

11. Radiologic Technology
Medical Imaging in Radiology Departments
Director, Warren Hejny
www.tmcc.edu/radiologic-technology

12. Training in Medical Imaging Modalities
Radiologic Technology (x-ray) Primary TMCC
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Post-primary TMCC
Computed Tomography (CT) Post-primary TMCC (starting Fall 2019)
Mammography Post-primary TMCC (TBD)
Cardiac Cath Lab Post-primary TMCC (TBD)
Radiation Therapy Primary CSN (TMCC partnership)
Nuclear Medicine Primary UNLV (BS degree)
Ultrasound (Sonography) Primary UNLV (BS degree)
Ultrasound (Sonography) Primary CSN
To enter Post-primary training you must have
Primary certification

13. TMCC Radiologic Technology Program
• AAS in Radiologic Technology
– Associate of Applied Science degree
• 2-Year Program (Fall, Spring, Summer, Fall, Spring)
• Program Accreditation through Joint Review
Committee on Education in Radiologic
Technology (JRCERT)
• 35-55 applications per year
• 20 students accepted per year
• Acceptance based on a point system

14. Rad. Tech. Program Effectiveness Data
Program Completion Rates 5 year average (2012-16) 85.54%
2017 95%
ARRT Pass Rate on First Attempt 5 year average (2012-16) 91.89%
2017 100%
Overall 98.65%
Job Placement Rate 5 year average (2012-16) 97.5%
(within 6 months of graduation) 2017 100%

15. Partnerships for Radiologic Technology
Clinical Internship Sites
• Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center
• Northern Nevada Medical Center
• Reno Orthopedic Clinic (ROC)
• Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center
• VA Medical Center
• Renown Facilities
– Renown Regional Medical Center
– South Meadows Medical Center
– Renown Imaging at 75 Pringle
– Renown Imaging at Los Altos
– Renown Imaging at Vista

16. Professionalism and Program Recognition
TMCC was 2018 Award Winner of
The Golden Skeleton (NvSRT)
Lambda Nu National Honor Society and the
TMCC Radiologic Technology Club*
*voted best new student club in 2018 by SGA

17. Public Safety
EMT/Paramedic, Fire Technology, Wildland Fire, and Emergency
Management & Homeland Security
Director, Darryl Cleveland
www.tmcc.edu/pubic-safety

18. EMT/Paramedic Program
• 84 students in Basic EMT
– Emergency Medical Technician
– 6 credit Skills Certificate
• 56 students in Advanced EMT
– Basic EMT plus 7 more credits
– Advanced Skills Certificate
• 23 currently in the Paramedic Program
– About 30 applicants per year
– AAS in Prehospital Emergency Medicine
– 2 year program, 68 credits
– Nationally accredited by CAAHEP

19. Fire Science Tech and Wildland Fire
• Fire Science Technology
– Certificate of Achievement in Fire
Science Technology
• 24 cadets in the Fire Academy
• 30 credits of coursework
• Most hands-on training at Carson City
Fire Department training facility
• Wildland Fire Workshops
– About 400 students every Spring
– Introductory, basic, and intermediate
level classes in ground and aviation
operations

20. Emergency Management & Homeland Security
• One of two Bachelors level
degrees at TMCC
• BAS in EMHS
– Bachelor of Applied Science
– 120 credits
– Foundation in history, politics,
defense and preparedness aspects
of terrorism
– Management of planning,
mitigation, response, and recovery
from natural and man made
disasters

21. Maxine S. Jacobs Nursing Program
Director, Jody Covert
www.tmcc.edu/nursing

22. Maxine S. Jacobs Nursing Program
• Associate of Science, Nursing
• Two-year program
• 80-100 applicants per cycle
• Beginning spring 2019 admit 40 students each fall and spring
• Program accreditation through Accreditation Commission for
Education in Nursing (ACEN)
• Approved by the Nevada State Board of Nursing

23. Nursing Program Effectiveness Data
• NCLEX Pass Rates (First time test takers)
– 2018: 93%
• Program Completion Rates
– Spring 2017: 84%
– Fall 2017: 83%
– Spring 2018: 93%
• Job Placement Data
– 95-100%

24. Nursing students complete clinical rotations at seven locations around the community
Here is what clinical sites have to say about our students…
“We love TMCC. They always come prepared and ready to learn.”
“TMCC? They are the best students we have a Saint Mary’s.
I wish we could hire them all.”

25. Nursing Lab, rm 185
Paramedic Lab, rm 128
Rad Tech Lab, rm 120
Vet Tech Lab, rm 117
Biology Lab, rm 121
Video Conference Room, rm 130