Students from the Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) program spent October 12 at “OT Day at the Capitol” in Madison.
The trip allowed students to advocate for their profession, services and consumers as part of an awareness-raising experience. More than 300 therapists and students from around the state attended the gathering to meet with legislators on a variety of issues impacting the industry.
FVTC’s faculty and students represented one of the largest groups at the function.
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Jasmine Jackson’s path to becoming a nurse began long before she stepped into a classroom. Growing up in Chicago, she became a caregiver at an early age when she helped her ailing grandmother with such things as meals and laundry. “I’ve always been a caretaker,” she shares. “It just comes naturally; I want to make
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This summer, we will be taking a closer look at recently added and updated academic programs at Fox Valley Technical College. Accurate information allows healthcare professionals to make the best possible decisions for their patients. FVTC’s Phlebotomist/Specimen Processor program, which has been adapted from a certificate to a technical diploma, focuses on blood collection and
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Travel has been an integral part of Emily Landwehr’s career path and beyond. It was a detoured path which led her to Fox Valley Technical College’s Occupational Therapy Assistant program. She first went for nursing right out of high school. Then she was a veterinary assistant. But it wasn’t the right time or the right fit. Now at age