Archive for April 2020
Peter Liets: Nursing New Yorkers Back to Health
No one can argue that COVID-19 has changed life as we know it. It’s brought out the best in some of our best people: the healthcare workers struggling to treat those who have contracted the virus. It has changed them, too, in many ways. Peter Liets is one of those frontline nurses who knows all…
Read MoreBrookline Nursing Grad Serves on the Front Line in the COVID-19 Battle
Everyone is aware of the enormity of the COVID-19 epidemic—especially in New York. To help overcrowded hospitals with overworked medical staffs, the U.S. Navy sent its ship USNS Comfort to help relieve some of the pressure on hospitals. Christopher Schmied, a 2019 Brookline College nursing graduate and Ensign, Nurse Corps in the U.S. Navy, is…
Read MoreBrookline College Makes Lemonade from Lemons in Days of COVID-19
Brookline College is not letting COVID-19 prevent them from educating their students. In just two weeks, the college—with campuses in Arizona and New Mexico—has gone completely online with all of their training, which includes several nursing and healthcare programs. Brookline College is not letting COVID-19 prevent them from educating their students. In just two weeks,…
Read MoreOnline Studying Tips
With so many changes happening suddenly, many schools and colleges had to implement online learning for their students and instructors. Although it has not been a problem for some, others have had to take the time to get used to this new “normal”. Ultimately, everyone learns in their own way, but there are always some…
Read MoreRoger Beckering Faculty Spotlight
Roger Beckering graduated from Brookline College where he received his Medical Laboratory Technician degree. It wasn’t until one of his former teachers found out that he had finished his chemistry degree and asked for him to come back and teach at Brookline. Now, Roger is the Program Director for the Medical Laboratory Technician/ Medical Laboratory…
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