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LIFELONG LEARNING FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS During the 2010-2011 academic year, 2,891 students enrolled in one or more of 204 sections of HCC's nursing and allied health continuing education classes. "HCC pharmacy technician training provided knowledgeable and caring instructors, relevant classes, and hands-on externships that prepared me well for the workplace," says Caroline Irungu, who is now working as a pharmacy technician. A wide range of open enrollment noncredit courses is available in the health care arena, including certified nursing assistant, basic EKG training, refresher nursing, pharmacy technician training, medical billing and coding, and introduction to dental assisting. "We are responding to a community need by providing entry-level training for those people who want immediate access to the workforce, and providing professional updates for those who want to advance in their field or meet certification requirements," says JoAnn Hawkins, associate vice president of the division of continuing education and workforce development. According to Hawkins, HCC continuing education also S TUDE N T SCHOLA RSHI P S SUPPORT HEALTH CARE TRAINING A variety of scholarship awards and endowments are available to health sciences students through the HCC educational Foundation, inc., including: Dorothy A. and Alva S. Baker, Jr. endowment Dr. Delroy l. Cornick, Sr. endowment Health Careers Scholars endowment Howard County Medical Society endowment Kaiser Permanente endowment The Kennedy Scholarship endowment Marion Durkan Memorial endowment Maria Anastacia Hernandez-Amaya endowment Marie K. Kittelberger endowment Srinivasan Family endowment Bruno Family Nursing Scholarship C.o.G.s Caregiver Scholarship Bernadene Hallinan Nursing Scholarship serves the health care community by customizing courses Hoerichs Memorial Nursing Scholarship for hospitals, agencies, and businesses – for example, the (in honor of Alta Marie) University of Maryland Medical System, the Howard County Public School System, and the Veterans Administration – to meet a specific need they might have. "We respond very rapidly to the need to get a new course up and running, whether it is necessary as a result of a new certification or licensing requirement, a shortage of a specific type of health care professional, or at the request of an employer," says Hawkins. Howard County General Hospital Scholarship Kelehan Family Scholarship Leffler Scholarship Fund/Howard Hospital Foundation Fund Beverly White-Seals Scholarship Andrea Yutzy Nursing Scholarship For information call 443-518-1970. Howard Community College Fall 2011 | Pathways 7