What do author Louisa May Alcott, poet Walt Whitman, and first lady Mary Todd Lincoln have in common with

hundreds of Clark College students each year?

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A:They all provide healthcare!

Long after the time when Louisa, Walt and Mary tended to the sick and injured during the Civil War, the training of health professionals at Clark College began in 1940 thanks to Phyllis Bettesworth, who began the nursing program with a Red Cross handbook.

Then and now the need for skilled healthcare providers and technicians is critical to every community.

In April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the healthcare sector of the economy continues to grow. It added 37,000 new jobs in March 2011 making it the largest month-ly increase recorded by any sector.

Your support with a gift of $100 will enhance Clark College’s ability to continue sending high-caliber, caring and needed healthcare professionals into our community.

Nursing students get hands on experience by working in the simulation lab where students learn basic and advanced life support skills by working on “Sim-Man,” a full-body adult male mannequin, and other smart technology “patients.”

Did you know?Clark College has the largest Associate degree nursing program in Washington State and Clark’s program has

over 250 currently enrolled students who provide clinical care in almost every major hospital and medical center in the Portland/Vancouver Metropolitan area. Students are mentored by faculty and

are employed everywhere in Southwest Washington and throughout the Portland area.

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An education in any of our Nursing and Allied Health Programs at Clark is respected. Whether it’s the skilled medical radiographers, knowledgeable medical office staff, specially trained phlebotomists and emergency medical technicians, or registered nurses, Clark’s programs have developed in response to this community’s need. And with the increase of students, who receive an education that is tough, thorough and valued, the need for updated equipment, classrooms, and supplies grows too.

Your gift, at a level that feels good to you, helps Clark College provide the resources and training to teach future healthcare professionals how to help others feel good again.

Phlebotomy students at Clark College learn proper techniques for dealing with patients.

Clark’s one-year Fitness Trainer degree program prepares students for the workforce.

Medical Radiography students practice taking X-rays on each other. A two-year degree program is now offered at Clark.