Meet Nursing Graduate Najela Vallarta! Najela Vallarta graduated from West Virginia Junior College Bridgeport on December 16, 2022, with an associate’s degree in nursing. Prior to attending WVJC, she had just finished doing Molecular Genetics Research for WVU and decided to be a stay home mom/dog mom and concentrate more on her family. Mrs. Vallarta-Mazurik … Read more
Have you been considering a career in the medical field, where you can both help patients and perform medical office administrative duties? If this sounds like you, enrolling in a medical assisting training program at WVJC may be a good fit for you! At WVJC, students have options regarding the type of training programs they … Read more
Toy Drive for Children Each Nursing Cohort at West Virginia Junior College completes two community service projects before they graduate from the program. These service projects focus on an underrepresented population in our community. The March nursing cohort graduates recently completed a toy drive for one of their projects. They delivered dozens of gifts to children at … Read more
In recent years, many employers have started shifting toward a more skill-driven hiring method, and the healthcare field is no exception. As a result, many employers have begun requiring their employees to possess basic skills before starting a position, whether a degree or short-term training. West Virginia Junior College’s unique education approach allows our students and … Read more
Medical Assisting Students Practice Hands-On Training! WVJC medical assisting students demonstrate different skills learned during the program. Watch as Jessica, Brittany, and Carrie demonstrate proper techniques used every day in a doctor’s office, hospital, or clinical setting. Jessica explains proper PPE usage, Brittany covers proper handwashing, and Carrie shows proper glove techniques. Students at WVJC … Read more
Meet Nursing Student Hannah DeVos! Before attending West Virginia Junior College, Hannah DeVos attended a community college in Pennsylvania. While she went there, she finished prerequisite courses and transferred to the Nursing program at WVJC. While attending school, she is also a mother of four amazing children who constantly love and support her while she … Read more
On Friday, November 11, West Virginia Junior College held a Mass Casualty Incident Simulation for nursing students. This simulation is critical to the real-world training that we provide to our students. The simulation consisted of live actors and manakins. Students went through two floors where they assessed patients using a triage system of colored tags … Read more
Dianne Phillips, the ATI and Sim Lab Coordinator, and practical nursing student Alison Galan demonstrate how to perform a lung assessment on an adult patient. Alison had already knocked on the door for permission to enter, washed her hands, and identified the patient using two forms of ID. Relying on her knowledge of the anatomy … Read more
October was Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and WVJC took this time to educate its students on the importance of understanding this disease. As future healthcare professionals, it is critical that our medical assisting students learn about the prevention, examination, treatment, and surgical recovery process of breast cancer. Carrie Friend, the Medical Externship Coordinator, spent an … Read more
WVJC hosted a Facebook LIVE event from the dental assisting lab. If you missed it, check it out below! Renee Rollins and the dental assisting students walk you through procedures within the dental assisting lab at West Virginia Junior College. See students perform x-rays, and fillings, set up a matrix band, and much more! WVJC … Read more
