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Community Healthcare System MLS class instructors (from left) Ethel Urbi, Mary Wallace (and far right) Nicole Griffin, congratulate recent graduates (left to right) Rachel M. Kometz, Shantelle Williams, Brenda Rayburn, Kelli Lynn Belcher, Marisha Lynn Miskus, Joseph Anthony Lucente and Monica Jasmin Mendoza. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
They may be one of the smallest graduating classes in Northwest Indiana with just seven students, but they are ready to make a big difference in the lives of patients at the hospitals of Community Healthcare System. Kelli Lynn Belcher (East Detroit, Michigan), Rachel M. Kometz (Whiting), Joseph Anthony Lucente (Chicago), Monica Jasmin Mendoza (Merrillville), Marisha Lynn Miskus (Dyer), Brenda Rayburn (Gary) and Shantelle Williams (Sauk Village, Illinois) are ready to go to work and have accepted jobs at the hospitals. The accredited School of Medical Laboratory Science that serves the labs of Community Hospital, Munster; St. Catherine Hospital, East Chicago and St. Mary Medical Center, Hobart is aiming to meet the present and future demand for staffing in the clinical laboratory industry. Groundbreaking medical advances over the past century - antibiotics, heart bypass surgeries and chemotherapy for cancer to name a few - have also increased the need for the next generation of quality-trained healthcare workers, especially in the laboratory setting, explained Brenda Eriksen, MD, medical director of Community Healthcare System laboratories. “Healthcare is growing and evolving and you all will be a part of that great change,” she said addressing the new graduates. “You can look forward to a lifetime of growth on the job. I will look back in my later years and remember that I was a part of your beginning. Welcome to the healthcare fold. You are just getting started…don’t ever stop.” That growing need for future Medical Laboratory Science staff is what impelled administrators at the hospitals of Community Healthcare System to establish the school and pursue accreditation, according to Ethel Urbi, Dean of the School of Medical Laboratory Science. “A 2009 report indicated that within the next 10 years, at least 20 percent of the existing lab staff in the United States would be retirement age,” she said. “To help us grow the program in 2013, Community Healthcare System started their own school to replenish staff. After rigorous review and evaluation, we became accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, 2016-2021.”
Medical Laboratory Scientists are highly trained, highly skilled professionals whose contribution to diagnosis and treatment of disease is invaluable. A career in Medical Laboratory Science involves testing of blood and body fluid specimens using complex chemistry analyzers to diagnose heart, liver disease, or cancer, microscopic examination of blood cells for anemia or leukemia; identification of pathogenic organisms causing infection, immunological evaluations and preparation of blood products for life-saving transfusions. Belcher graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology. She will be working at Community Hospital in Munster. Kometz graduated from Purdue University Northwest with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She has accepted a position at Community Hospital. Lucente graduated from DePaul University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. He will be working at St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago. Mendoza graduated from Purdue University Northwest with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She has accepted a position at Community Hospital. Miskus graduated from Indiana University Bloomington with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, and will be working at St. Catherine Hospital. Rayburn graduated from Purdue University Northwest with a bachelor’s degree in Biology. She has accepted a position at Community Hospital. Williams graduated from Governor’s State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and will be working at Community Hospital. The 11-month program is intended for baccalaureate graduates in sciences such as Biological Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology or Pre-professional. The course includes 22 weeks of classroom instruction in clinical laboratory sciences, hands-on student laboratory activities and intensive 24 weeks on-the-job clinical training. Classes are scheduled to begin again Monday, July 16, 2018. Graduates interested in pursuing a career in Medical Laboratory Science who would like to request an application packet should contact Mary S. Wallace MS, MT (ASCP), Program Director-School of Medical Laboratory Science, 219-703-2412, mwallace@comhs.org.
SSC Holds 90th Commencement Ceremony
History Book Discussion Group The next Calumet City Public Library-History Book Discussion Group will meet on Tuesday, July 17th, at 7:00 pm. The discussion will be in the library’s Community Room. The book to be discussed is, American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson by Joseph J. Ellis, a biography that focuses on critical moments in the great American’s life and career. Copies of the book, including large print and CD, are available at the library’s reference desk. Patrons should pick up a copy now, so they will be able to read it by the date of the discussion on July 17th. For more info or for directions to the library, call (708) 862-6220, ext. 2. The library is located at 660 Manistee Ave. in Calumet City, just behind the fire station. Hope to see you there!
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708-429-6200 South Suburban College hosted its 90th Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 20, 2018 in the SSC Fitness Center/ Fieldhouse on the Main Campus located at 15800 South State Street, South Holland, Illinois. This year’s Commencement Speaker was Marcus C. Evans, Jr., State Representative for the 33rd District, serving in his 3rd term. His district covers parts of Chatham, South Deering, Avalon Park, Burnside, Calumet Heights, South Chicago and
south suburban communities; Burnham, Calumet City, Lansing, Lynwood and Sauk Village. Born on the South side of Chicago with limited financial resources, Marcus grew up in a traditional family structure where he was taught three important ideals that would come to define his life’s work: integrity, hard work and community service. Marcus attended Morgan Park High School and Chicago State University, majoring in mathematics. This year South Suburban College
awarded over 500 degrees and certificates to graduating students, in addition to many more transferring students who are finishing up their two years at SSC. Approximately 200 students walked at the ceremony. Registration for the fall semester at SSC is now in progress. For more information about all of SSC’s programs, admissions and registration, please visit www.ssc.edu or contact the Admissions Office at (708) 210-5718.
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