jackson – it wasn’t too long ago that dr. natalie mckee took part in classroom exercises that resembled the current reality for nursing instructors and the healthcare community as a whole. “my specialty is public health nursing,” said mckee, who finished up her third...
jackson – anna schell, of brandon, is building her skills one precise move at a time. a trained martial arts instructor, schell is now looking to a healthcare career to round out her resume’. “i’m looking at being a physical therapist assistant and continue to help...
ruby pierce has had a challenging year but on may 15 it all paid off. pierce, 51, who lives near pelahatchie in rankin county, graduated from hinds community college with a degree in health information technology. she decided to get a degree after her daughter...
pearl – six years ago, when she was 19, allison evans of mendenhall broke her neck in a devastating car accident. a college student at the time, she was most upset that she was missing her finals and worried about her future. now, a nursing student at hinds community...
for a while, melonie townes of brandon was living out the prediction of a high school biology teacher who told her she’d be the first in the class to get pregnant, work at a hamburger joint and not make anything of herself. the only thing the teacher got wrong was...
pearl – about 130 hinds community college nursing and allied health graduates received credentials at a 2 p.m. ceremony may 10 at the muse center on the rankin campus. hinds community college has five graduation ceremonies spanning may 10, 11 and 13. over the five...
pearl – amanda perez of florence compares the last two years of studying radiologic technology at hinds community college to running a race. “finishing today is the end of that race. i finally sit down and breathe,” said perez, 30, who received her associate degree on...
associate degree nursing students from hinds community college jackson campus-nursing/allied health center assisted recently at a diabetes conference geared to those in the community that have diabetes as well as parents of diabetes. “students had a very enjoyable...
jennifer watson of monticello is the recipient of the annual carla mcculloch scholarship at hinds community college. the scholarship is awarded each year to a hinds second semester nursing student to help pay for the second year of school. watson, 24, has a...
tanner gray of richland is following in his mother’s footsteps, with the help of the carla mcculloch scholarship from hinds community college. gray, 19, a second semester associate degree nursing student at hinds’ rankin campus, is the recipient of the annual carla...
on friday, hinds graduated nearly 900 students who received 1,263 degrees and certificates, meaning some graduates received more than one credential. of that number 554 chose to participate in one of the three ceremonies on friday at the muse center on the rankin...
a current hinds community college dean and a retired dean were recently inducted into a prestigious national professional academy at its inaugural event. dr. libby mahaffey of raymond, dean, nursing and allied health, and bobbie anderson of vicksburg, retired dean of...
hinds community college second-year physical therapist assistant students volunteered for the oct. 22 laps for little ones event benefitting the little light house of central mississippi. the little light house offers a tuition-free early intervention program for...
