December 2011
Volume 1, Issue 4
The Pulse
December Marks Graduation Time for Class of 2011 Evening
Nursing Students
Central Maine
Medical Center
College of Nursing
and Health
Professions
Student Newsletter
Thursday December 15, 2011
Schedule of Events
8:00 President’s Breakfast
10:00 Graduation Rehearsal
7:00 Class Photo
7:30 Graduation and Pinning
Ceremony, Light Reception
to Follow
Farewell to Keith Bourgault
Keith was a 2011 “Heroes” Award Recipient, pictured to
the left with Nursing Director Nancy Jo Ross.
Ladies in the class will
wear this dress and
jacket to the ceremony
(pressed unlike this
one). The cap and lantern are pictured to the
right.
November marked a fond farewell to Keith
Bourgault, who has been our Financial Aid
Director, for many years. Keith left to pursue other opportunities in another state,
along with his wife, Kathy. Keith has been
a strong advocate for students throughout the years and, many times, has played
a pivotal role in helping students overcome their financial obstacles to achieve
their goals. His last day here was Thursday, Nov 3rd. Many faculty and staff sent
him off with a smile and some mementos
at a local restaurant.
Best Wishes Keith, you are missed.
Inside this issue:
December Events
2
January Events
3
Trivia Question
3
Medical Imaging
4
Trivia Answer
4
Student Photos!
4
Halloween Photos!
5
The Pulse
Page 2
Schedule of Events
 December 5th, Annual Alumni Association Holiday Luncheon
 December 7th, Pearl
Harbor Day
 December 12th,
“Festive Décor”
Contest
 December 15th,
Thursday, Nursing
Class 2011 Evening
Graduation, 7:30 PM
Auburn UMC
 December 20th—
28th, Hanukkah
 December 22nd,
Winter Solstice,
Shortest Day of the
Year
 December 23rd,
Festivus, “For the
Rest of Us.”
 December 25th,
Sunday, Christmas
Day
 December 26th,
Kwanzaa Celebration,
Boxing Day
 December 31st,
Saturday, New Year’s
Eve
December 2011
Sun
Mon
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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Annual Alumni Lunch
11
12
Nsg C’11Eve
Festive Contest
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Hanukkah
begins at
sundown
25
26
Christmas Day
Festive Decoration Contest!
December 12, 2011
Please grab a ballot and vote for the
“Most Festive” holiday spirit displayed on the office window amongst
the faculty and staff! Wander and
check all the offices out, there might
be candy involved in the decorations!
Kwanzaa
begins
27
Festivus
28
29
Hanukkah ends
30
31
New Year’s Eve
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is observed annually on December 7 to remember and
honor all those who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. It is a tradition to fly the
Flag of the United States at half-staff until sunset in
honor of dead patriots.
The annual Alumni Association
Holiday Lunch will be held on
Monday, December 5. This will
be for the nursing students, faculty and staff and will include
both the day and evening programs in Lewiston. Students and
faculty from the off-sites are
welcomed to order a sandwich
and join the festivities.
Volume 1, Issue 4
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Schedule of Events
January 2012
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New Years Day
More events for January? Please email them
to Heather : [email protected]
 January 1st, New
Years Day
 January 2nd,
Spring Semester
Starts
 January 2nd
Welcome to the
Nursing Evening
Class of 2013
 January 12th
National Pharmacist Day
 January 9th,
Blood Pressure
Clinic at Frye
School Apartments
 January 18th,
Winnie the Pooh
Day—Author A.A.
Milne’s BDay 1882
National Pharmacist Day Random Trivia
Question!
Question: What was the first name
of Mr. Gower, the pharmacist in the
movie It's a Wonderful Life?
Answer on Page 4
Blood Pressure Clinics
The Frye School Apartments
Monday ’s 12:00— 1:00
2012— January 9th
February 6th
Create your own Wordle!
@ www.wordle.net
March 5th
To Volunteer Contact:
Meredith Kendall
X7599
[email protected]
Update from the Nuclear Medicine Program
The four students enrolled in the Nuclear Medicine Technology Program are finishing up their
first semester and are looking forward to a well
deserved break. After New Year's Day the students will be returning to gain experience performing nuclear medicine procedures they have
already learned. They are also looking forward
to learning about Positron Emission Tomography
(PET) procedures and obtaining some clinical
experience in PET imaging.
The College is now accepting applications for
the Fall 2012 for an Associates Degree in Nuclear Medicine Technology. The application
deadline is March 1, 2012. There is no previous
health education required. This is a 6 semester program. The first 2 semesters consist of
the general education courses required for an
Associate Degree and the last 4 semesters
consist of the program specific courses in
Nuclear Medicine Technology and Computed
Tomography (CT).
Students will obtain the classes and clinical
experience required to apply for national certification in both Nuclear Medicine Technology
and CT Imaging. Interested individuals can
gain more information on the website or by
contacting admissions at 795-2649.
Central Maine Medical Center
College of Nursing and Health
Professions
A small portion of the College mission:
“...quality educational opportunities
that inspire student success and life
long learning...”
phone: 207 795 243
fax: 207 795 2849
Submitted by Heather Poulin
Find us online!
cmmccollege.edu
Answer to Pharmacist Day Trivia:
Question: What was the first name of Mr. Gower, the pharmacist
in the movie It's a Wonderful Life?
Answer: Mr. Emil Gower was the Pharmacist. Upset over the
death of his son in the war, Mr. Gower accidentally filled a prescription with cyanide. George Bailey caught the mistake. Mr.
Gower was played by H.B. Warner (1875-1958).
Some Freshman Nursing
Post Conference Cupcaking
CONHP Celebrates Halloween on October 31, 2011