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A Quarterly On-line Publication of the Central New York Area Health Education Center
Supporting today's health care workforce...
growing tomorrow's
Spring 2008
General Info
- CNYAHEC's Mission
- CNYAHEC's Board of Directors
- CNYAHEC's Service Area Map
- Meet the CNYAHEC Staff
- CNYAHEC Calendar of Events
- Our NYS AHEC Partners
In This Issue
CNYAHEC is
a partner in the New York State Area Health Education Center (NYS AHEC) System.
CNYAHEC Continues Search for New Executive Director
The Central New York Area Health Education Center continues the search for a qualified individual to fill the role of CNYAHEC Executive Director. Joanne Race Borfitz, fomer executive director, vacated the position in March. "We were all sad to see Joanne go," says Terry Albanese, Director of Health Workforce Development. "Thanks to Joanne's foresight and dedication and the hard work of our staff, we're poised to become
an even greater presence in the Central New York health care community."
The initial search for a new executive director began in March, and a second search was launched in May. Richard Merchant, CEO of Northern AHEC in Canton, New York, has been serving as interim executive director. "We hope to fill the position by July," states Merchant. "The board is looking for someone with the right combination of qualifications who will be a good fit for the organization." Since March, nearly one hundred applicants from across New York State have submitted their credentials for the position.
For more information on CNYAHEC's staff and services, please visit http://www.cnyahec.org/.
The Latest: New Partnerships Promote Learning and Job Training
CNYAHEC has partnered with Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca and the Tompkins County Workforce Investment Board to promote My Health Career®, a database-driven website created to address today's health workforce crisis in Central New York. The new partnerships will enable the organization to reach more young people and get them interested in health careers to ensure the supply of quality health care professionals in the region. 
Cayuga Medical Center and the Tompkins County Workforce Investment Board will provide presentations to junior and senior high school students, adult learners, and job seekers throughout Tompkins County. The presentations will provide a clear understanding of the functionalities of the My Health Career® system and will include supervised lab sessions to allow for exploration of the website.
My Health Career® is an on-line learning tool designed to introduce and directly connect students and career seekers to a variety of career possibilities in health care. My Health Career allows users to explore dozens of health careers by providing career snapshots, career models, salary ranges, basic educational and training requirements, schools and training sites, and much more. The information presented on My Health Career® is personalized to the central region of New York State.
To explore My Health Career® for yourself, visit http://www.cnyahec.myhealthcareer.org/.
Nurse Essay Contest Winner Announced! 
CNYAHEC is happy to congratulate Rose H. Stiles, RN in Cortland County, for winning the
New York State Area Health Education Center System's Nurse Essay Contest in celebration
of Nurses Week, May 5-9. Rose is a home care nurse with the Cortland County Health Department. Rose was awarded $200 from NYS AHEC as the New York State regional
winner, and $100 from CNYAHEC as the local winner.
(Photo by Bob Ellis, Cortland Standard)
Congratulations are also extended to Catherine Thompson, MS, RN, a Geriatric Nurse Practitioner at Mount Sinai Medical Center in the Manhattan-Staten Island AHEC region, and Phyl McKinney, RN at Good Samaritan Hospital in the Northern New York AHEC region, whose submissions were selected as honorable mentions. They were each awarded $100 for sharing their nursing experiences.
Click here to read the winning entries!
MedQuest Receives Workforce Preparation Award
Partners for Education & Business, Inc. of Syracuse, NY recently awarded their Workforce Preparation Award to MedQuest, a week-long residential camp offered each summer by CNYAHEC and SUNY Upstate Medical University. MedQuest was one of three winners of this year's award. The awards presentation took place at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo at
Burnet Park on May 22, 2008.
"We're honored that MedQuest has been recognized," states Leslie Kannus, program manager at CNYAHEC. "It highlights the dedication and commitment of the many people who work together to create such an outstanding program."
This is the sixth year that MedQuest has been offered to high school students entering 11th and 12th grade in the Central New York region. The program has been growing steadily each year, from 16 applicants the first year to 76 applicants this year, of which only 24 applicants were selected to participate.
Partners for Education & Business, Inc. focuses on providing experiences that prepare students for their college and career future. For more information, please visit http://www.pebcny.com/.
Enrollment for Summer Camps Currently Underway!
Students entering 8th or 9th grade in the fall shouldn't miss this amazing opportunity to get hands-on experience working with real health care professionals in real health care settings! Click here for info on the M.A.S.H. (Medical Academy of Science and Health) camp near you! M.A.S.H. Camps are co-sponsored by Excellus.
MedQuest and HealthQuest Camps
Application deadline dates for MedQuest and HealthQuest have passed, and participants for this year's camps have been selected. However, students entering 11th or 12th grade can contact our office at (607) 756-1090 about the possibility of being placed on a waiting list for these week-long camps held in July. For details, visit our Calendar of Events.
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