Health care
IN A FLASH: With Care and Caring
5XÉçÇø’s Nursing Simulation Labs use sophisticated manikins to help students learn to provide proper care – and caring – for patients of all ages.
IN A FLASH: Donning their White Coats
Second-year nursing students at Kent State received white coats in a ceremony marking their transition into the professional sequence of their program.
IN A FLASH: Future Nurses Visit Campus
This summer, Kent State's College of Nursing welcomed high school students participating in the University Hospitals Future Nurse Academy program to campus for a tour and hands-on practice in our simulation labs.
IN A FLASH: Their First White Coats
The white coat at Kent State’s College of Podiatric Medicine’s White Coat Ceremony is presented as a reminder of the professionalism required by students, in their studies at Kent State and later as they become podiatric physicians.
Kent State Shines at the Ohio State Fair
On the opening day of this year's Ohio State Fair, 5XÉçÇø treated fairgoers to experience hands-on healthcare and interact with the technology of space exploration.
IN A FLASH: Helping Creatures Great and Small
The Veterinary Technology Program offered at 5XÉçÇø's Trumbull and Tuscarawas campuses prepares program graduates for successful careers in veterinary practices, animal hospitals and farms of all sizes.
IN A FLASH: Putting Their Best Foot Forward
Ready to serve the community from the ground up, 5XÉçÇø’s College of Podiatric Medicine welcomed 88 new graduates in its spring Class of 2024.
IN A FLASH: Learning the Ins and Outs of Patient Care
Kent State nursing students learn fundamental skills using sophisticated patient simulators and each other.
How Covid Created a New Career Path for Kacie Gikonyo
Kent State alumna and former nurse Kacie Gikonyo has founded the Death Doula Collective, a nationwide group for death doulas, and plans to establish her own death doula school in the Cleveland-Akron area to provide clinical hands-on training.
IN A FLASH: Honoring The MVPs of Nursing Education
Educators from the nursing programs at 5XÉçÇø and The University of Akron were honored at last week's Kent State at Akron football game.