The Pulse on Health Science

Josh Hansen sits down with Somer Jones , with the Center for Health & Counseling (CHC) at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC), to talk about the services and resources the CHC makes available to all SLCC students.    They will talk about the services the center provides, upcoming CHC events and how you can utilize the counseling services either in-person or remotely. Your physical, mental and e...

In this episode Josh Hansen sits down with Cher Knupp, Director, Health Sciences Admissions, Marketing & Outreach, to discuss the importance of durable skills within the admissions process in the Health Sciences at Salt Lake Community College. We briefly discuss what durable skills are, why they are important within the admissions process and how you can develop them to better your application...

Josh Hansen sits down with Assistant Professor Jonathan Boatwright , a faculty member in the Nursing Program at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC). Professor Boatwright is also a licensed family nurse practitioner and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. They are discussing "attention" – they talk about what is demanding our attention, how to counter distractions in one's l...

Josh Hansen sits down with Assistant Professor Jonathan Boatwright , a faculty member in the Nursing Program at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC). Professor Boatwright is also a licensed family nurse practitioner and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. They talk about "burnout" – what it means, how to identify when you or others around you are experiencing it, and what you can...

Josh Hansen sits down with Cher Knupp, Director, Health Sciences Admissions, Marketing & Outreach, to discuss the Situational Judgement Test (SJT) as part of the admissions process in the Health Sciences at Salt Lake Community College. They discuss what the acronym means, what applicants can expect during the test and how one can best prepare themselves to take it. Dive into this episode of Th...

Josh Hansen sits down with Ellie West, an alum of the Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program at Salt Lake Community College. They explore her journey into the field, the experiences that shaped her time as a student, and the lessons she’s carried into her career. Ellie also offers valuable advice to current and future PTA students on how to make the most of their education. Get to know Ellie W...

Josh Hansen sits down with Morgan Rohde, an Instructor in the Surgical Technology program at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC). They discuss the road that lead Morgan to the program as both a student and instructor, what prospective students can expect from the program and the many roads a Surgical Technologist can take moving forward!  Get to better know Morgan Rohde and the Surgical Technology...

Josh Hansen sits down with Andrew Anderson, President of the Utah Funeral Directors Association. They will discuss how Andrew chose a career path in the funeral industry and how the Mortuary Science program here at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) can help prepare students for a future in funeral directing, embalming and funeral home management. Get to better know Andrew Anderson in this episode...

Josh Hansen sits down with Kristen Hall, the Assistant Professor and 2nd Year Coordinator of the Dental Hygiene program at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC). They discuss the Dental Hygiene program, what prospective students can expect from the program and the impact the program makes within the community!  Get to better know Kristen Hall and the Dental Hygiene program in this episode of The Puls...

Josh Hansen sits down with Cher Knupp, Program Manager of Health Sciences Admissions & Recruiting, to discuss the SVI (Standardized Video Interview) and MMI (Multiple Mini-Interview) process for admissions in the Health Sciences at Salt Lake Community College . They discuss what the acronyms mean, what applicants can expect during these interviews and how one can successfully prepare themselve...

Josh Hansen sits down with Jonathan Boatwright and Raymond Searles, assistant professors in the Nursing program at Salt Lake Community College, to discuss the concept of mindfulness and how it can benefit our mental health, make us a more balanced individual and help those enrolled in Health Science classes at SLCC. Get to know Jonathan Boatwright and Raymond Searles and the concept of the mindful...

Josh Hansen sits down with Brandon Andersen and Sharesa Bedingfield, the program and clinical coordinators of the Respiratory Therapy program at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC). They discuss the Respiratory Therapy program, what prospective students can expect from the program and how you can explore now through an all-new online intro course beginning this spring!    Get to better know Brandon...

Josh Hansen sits down with Kino Hurtado , Director of Hispanic Serving Initiatives (HSI) at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC). He discusses SLCC’s efforts in addressing past barriers that have impacted the educational experiences of Hispanic/Latinx students by becoming a Hispanic-Serving Institution and how these efforts will positively impact the college in the future. Get to know Kino better in...

Josh Hansen sits down with Fatimatou Maiga, a current student in the nursing program at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC), to talk about her experiences in the Health Sciences at SLCC. She discusses the road that led her to SLCC, the barriers she overcame immigrating from Togo and where she wants to go upon graduation. Get to better know Fatimatou Maiga in her own words in this episode of The Pul...

Josh Hansen sits down with Professor Judi Hilman, the Program Coordinator for the Community Health and Leadership (aka CHL) program at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC). She discusses, the newest, of the nine programs in the Health Sciences at SLCC, what prospective students can expect from the curriculum and how she sees this program growing in the future.  Get to better know Professor Judi Hilm...

Josh Hansen sits down with Cory Thomas, a recent graduate of the Occupational Therapy Assistant (aka OTA) program at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC), to talk about her experiences in the program. She discusses the road that led her to SLCC, the admissions process into the OTA program and what she plans on doing next. Get to better know Cory Thomas in her own words in this episode of The Pulse o...

Josh Hansen sits down with Ana'lee Christensen, a recent graduate of the Radiology Technology (aka Rad Tech) program at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC), to talk about her experiences in the program. She discusses the meandering non-traditional road that led her to SLCC, the leadership roles she undertook within her cohort and what she plans on doing next. Get to better know Ana'lee Ch...

Recently the Health Sciences at Salt Lake Community College have shifted their focus in their selective admissions to a more holistic approach. What does this mean? What does this change? And, how does this impact prospective students for eight of the nine programs in the School of Health Sciences? Find out the answer to your questions as Josh Hansen sits down with Cher Knupp, Program Manager in H...

Assistant Professor, Matt Harris, sits down with two students of the Radiologic Technology program in the Health Sciences at Salt Lake Community College. Learn about their experience within the program through the application to graduation process. Episode 001 : Radiologic Technology at SLCC Health Sciences Air Date: 08 October 2020 The School of Health Sciences at Salt Lake Community College (SLC...