Grants & Awards GRANT PROVIDES PATIENT SIMULATOR FOR NURSING Harcum College received a $40,000 grant from The McLean Contributionship for “Nursing Anne,” a computerized, full-body adult patient simulator. Integrated with software, Nursing Anne teaches allied health students via realistic patient care scenarios. They learn fundamental skills, including how to treat wounds, assess IVs, care for a tracheostomy, and administer post-surgical mastectomy care. The Simulation Laboratory houses Nursing Anne and other lifelike simulators. In the lab, students gain exposure to situations they may encounter during clinical experiences with real patients in area health care settings. The McLean Contributionship currently focuses its grantmaking activities in the Greater Philadelphia area, favoring capital projects which enhance the lives of those living there. SMITH SCHOLARS PROGRAM CONTINUES The W.W. Smith Charitable Trust is continuing the Smith Scholars Program at Harcum College for the third year in a row. The Trust granted $40,000 to help full-time students in good academic standing with demonstrated need pay for tuition, room, board, and books for the 2019–20 academic year. Smith Scholars must reside in either Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Philadelphia counties or the City of Camden, New Jersey. Overall, the Trust’s scholarship gifts to Harcum College total $95,000. The W.W. Smith Charitable Trust Christina Rossi ’19, Smith Scholar is a private foundation established by William Wikoff Smith in 1977. The Trust makes grants in the Greater Philadelphia region to support basic needs, college scholarships, maritime heritage preservation, and medical research primarily in heart disease, cancer and AIDS. FUNDING FOR DENTAL HYGIENE EQUIPMENT Since the Harcum College Dental Hygiene Clinic opened its doors over 15 years ago, there have been significant advances in dental imaging technology. The Delta Dental Community Care Foundation recently awarded Harcum an “Access to Care” grant to upgrade its equipment. The $14,000 award funds the purchase of a compact tooth decay detection device called the DEXIS CariVu, a portable intraoral camera, and a digital sensor for children and patients with smaller mouths. “Our Clinic provides affordable, comprehensive care to more than 1,000 children and adults a year. The new tools bolster our ability to detect and manage dental issues in our patients,” said Dental Hygiene Program Director Jean Byrnes-Ziegler. “We thank the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation for their support.” PATCHES 9
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