Marks New Era in Health Care for Region
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) begins a new era of health care in Southern Maryland this month with the groundbreaking for its new centralized Center for Health Sciences building at its Regional Hughesville Campus. CSM will celebrate and hear from local dignitaries and regional health care officials during the Aug. 27 sod-turning ceremony starting at 10 a.m.
The Center for Health Sciences is projected to be completed in March 2021 and will be approximately 50,000 square feet, designed to LEED standards. It will feature specialized nursing and allied health laboratories for CSM’s programs in nursing, emergency medical services, occupation therapy/physical therapy, massage therapy, pharmacy technician/medical assistant and medical laboratory technician.
“Too often, people only consider doctors and nurses when it comes to their care – but there are so many others who ensure proper diagnosis and execute the appropriate treatment. Today’s patients are treated by a health care team – a team built on the academic pillars of excellence found and taught at the College of Southern Maryland,” echoed CSM Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Eileen Abel.
Teamwork Leads to Forward-Thinking Design
Abel also showered credit on CSM Health Sciences Division Chair Dr. Laura Polk for shepherding the internal and external design processes for the new Center for Health Sciences.
“It was an amazing experience working with the College of Southern Maryland leadership,” said Grimm and Parker Architecture Inc., Vice President Dave Oakes, AIA. “Having people who care that much about what they do was inspiring to our design team. You could feel the passion from everyone involved from CSM – and certainly from Dr. Polk, who had a say in just about everything, including where every bulletin board was going to go. The CSM team’s input absolutely made for a better process and their passion for student learning led to a better building design.”
The Center for Health Sciences will be Phase 2 of the development of the Regional Hughesville Campus designed by the architectural firm of Grimm and Parker. The firm also did the design work for Phase 1, or the Center for Trades and Energy Training Building. Calling the center the “flagship building” at the Regional Hughesville Campus and in Southern Maryland, Oakes described it as “a forward-thinking and flexible science building.”
CSM is Pipeline for Careers in Health Sciences
Since 1979, CSM’s associate degree in nursing program has been one of Southern Maryland’s primary providers of quality health care training. Dedicated faculty, successful graduates and the application of the latest technology have been at the root of the department’s 40 years of success. In the last 20 years alone, CSM has awarded 2,540 health sciences degrees, which included an average of 77 nursing degrees each year.
The need for health sciences degrees remains critical nationwide. The U.S. will need to hire 2.3 million new health care workers by 2025 in order to adequately take care of its aging population, and according to research by global health care staffing consultancy Mercer, a persistent shortage of skilled health care workers translates into hundreds of thousands of positions that remain unfilled.
Encompassing credit degree programs like nursing, emergency medical services, occupation therapy/physical therapy, massage therapy, pharmacy technician/medical assistant, medical laboratory technician and continuing education workforce training certificates in a variety of specialties like Phlebotomy, CNA/GNA, and ECG/EKG technicians, the Health Pathway at CSM offers a broad swath of medical training for a number of different careers. Some types of nurses and massage therapists can expect to get started on their careers after two years, or advance their education with certifications at CSM; medical assistants and phlebotomists can get certified in a matter of weeks or months.
Hughesville resident Angela Gardiner works as a nurse in Calvert County. The Mechanicsville native’s career and academic journey is the epitome of CSM’s regional impact.
Calvert County Health Department Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and CSM 2012 graduate Angela Gardiner attributes her time at CSM as one that set the course for her commitment to provide health care in the region. The Chopticon High School graduate attended CSM to earn her LPN certificate and an associate degree in General Studies. Through CSM’s Associate to Bachelor’s (ATB) pathway program, she continued on to earn her bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland University College.
Now a resident of Hughesville, working in Calvert County, the Mechanicsville native’s career and academic journey is the epitome of CSM’s regional impact.
Currently, Gardiner is attending UMUC to earn her master’s degree in Health Informatics Administration.
Calendar:
CSM Groundbreaking. 10 a.m., Aug. 27. College of Southern Maryland (CSM), Regional Hughesville Campus, 6170 Hughesville Station Place, Hughesville. Groundbreaking for CSM’s new Center for Health Sciences, the second phase of construction at college’s Regional Hughesville Campus, will take place at 10 a.m. on Aug. 27. Once completed, the 50,000 square-foot center will centralize the college’s health sciences programs, including nursing, emergency medical services, occupation therapy and physical therapy, massage therapy, pharmacy technician/medical assistant and medical laboratory technician programs. Construction is projected to be complete in March 2021. www.csmd.edu/about/locations/regional-campus/health-sciences/.
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) begins a new era of health care in Southern Maryland this month with the groundbreaking for its new centralized Center for Health Sciences building at its Regional Hughesville Campus. CSM will celebrate and hear from local dignitaries and regional health care officials during the Aug. 27 sod-turning ceremony starting at 10 a.m.
The Center for Health Sciences is projected to be completed in March 2021 and will be approximately 50,000 square feet, designed to LEED standards. It will feature specialized nursing and allied health laboratories for CSM’s programs in nursing, emergency medical services, occupation therapy/physical therapy, massage therapy, pharmacy technician/medical assistant and medical laboratory technician.
“Too often, people only consider doctors and nurses when it comes to their care – but there are so many others who ensure proper diagnosis and execute the appropriate treatment. Today’s patients are treated by a health care team – a team built on the academic pillars of excellence found and taught at the College of Southern Maryland,” echoed CSM Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Eileen Abel.
Teamwork Leads to Forward-Thinking Design
Abel also showered credit on CSM Health Sciences Division Chair Dr. Laura Polk for shepherding the internal and external design processes for the new Center for Health Sciences.
“It was an amazing experience working with the College of Southern Maryland leadership,” said Grimm and Parker Architecture Inc., Vice President Dave Oakes, AIA. “Having people who care that much about what they do was inspiring to our design team. You could feel the passion from everyone involved from CSM – and certainly from Dr. Polk, who had a say in just about everything, including where every bulletin board was going to go. The CSM team’s input absolutely made for a better process and their passion for student learning led to a better building design.”
The Center for Health Sciences will be Phase 2 of the development of the Regional Hughesville Campus designed by the architectural firm of Grimm and Parker. The firm also did the design work for Phase 1, or the Center for Trades and Energy Training Building. Calling the center the “flagship building” at the Regional Hughesville Campus and in Southern Maryland, Oakes described it as “a forward-thinking and flexible science building.”
CSM is Pipeline for Careers in Health Sciences
Since 1979, CSM’s associate degree in nursing program has been one of Southern Maryland’s primary providers of quality health care training. Dedicated faculty, successful graduates and the application of the latest technology have been at the root of the department’s 40 years of success. In the last 20 years alone, CSM has awarded 2,540 health sciences degrees, which included an average of 77 nursing degrees each year.
The need for health sciences degrees remains critical nationwide. The U.S. will need to hire 2.3 million new health care workers by 2025 in order to adequately take care of its aging population, and according to research by global health care staffing consultancy Mercer, a persistent shortage of skilled health care workers translates into hundreds of thousands of positions that remain unfilled.
Encompassing credit degree programs like nursing, emergency medical services, occupation therapy/physical therapy, massage therapy, pharmacy technician/medical assistant, medical laboratory technician and continuing education workforce training certificates in a variety of specialties like Phlebotomy, CNA/GNA, and ECG/EKG technicians, the Health Pathway at CSM offers a broad swath of medical training for a number of different careers. Some types of nurses and massage therapists can expect to get started on their careers after two years, or advance their education with certifications at CSM; medical assistants and phlebotomists can get certified in a matter of weeks or months.
Hughesville resident Angela Gardiner works as a nurse in Calvert County. The Mechanicsville native’s career and academic journey is the epitome of CSM’s regional impact.
Calvert County Health Department Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and CSM 2012 graduate Angela Gardiner attributes her time at CSM as one that set the course for her commitment to provide health care in the region. The Chopticon High School graduate attended CSM to earn her LPN certificate and an associate degree in General Studies. Through CSM’s Associate to Bachelor’s (ATB) pathway program, she continued on to earn her bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland University College.
Now a resident of Hughesville, working in Calvert County, the Mechanicsville native’s career and academic journey is the epitome of CSM’s regional impact.
Currently, Gardiner is attending UMUC to earn her master’s degree in Health Informatics Administration.
Calendar:
CSM Groundbreaking. 10 a.m., Aug. 27. College of Southern Maryland (CSM), Regional Hughesville Campus, 6170 Hughesville Station Place, Hughesville. Groundbreaking for CSM’s new Center for Health Sciences, the second phase of construction at college’s Regional Hughesville Campus, will take place at 10 a.m. on Aug. 27. Once completed, the 50,000 square-foot center will centralize the college’s health sciences programs, including nursing, emergency medical services, occupation therapy and physical therapy, massage therapy, pharmacy technician/medical assistant and medical laboratory technician programs. Construction is projected to be complete in March 2021. www.csmd.edu/about/locations/regional-campus/health-sciences/.