Paramedic Certification Awarded to 15 SUNY Rockland Community College Students

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: August 15, 2007

CONTACT: Lisa Saunders

(845) 574-4244

Paramedic Certification Awarded to 15 SUNY Rockland Community College Students

Suffern, NY - The 2007 Paramedic Achievement Ceremony held on August 14 honored 15 SUNY Rockland Community College students who earned their Emergency Medical Services Paramedic Certificate.

Paramedic Certificate holders earned 56 credits and completed 600 hours of clinical internships which included observing and assessing patients in hospital emergency rooms, Intensive Care Units, Critical Care Units, OB/GYN services, and operating rooms. Legislators Edwin J. Day and Gerold M. Bierker presented special awards to the following:

Anthony Esposito, Old Tappan, NJ, distinguished himself as the outstanding student by achieving didactic clinical field internship and professional excellence.

Stephen R. Neabore, Nyack, distinguished himself for academic excellence by achieving and maintaining the highest grade point average.

The following received certificates of Paramedic Program completion:

Lawrencia Ayisibea, West Haverstraw

Andrew M. Blumenfeld, Monsey

Brian P. Cancellieri, Warwick

Anthony Esposito, Old Tappan, NJ

John Ferrante, Middletown

Justin Gelband, Mahwah, NJ

Matthew Gullo, Briarcliff Manor

Connor A. Harding, Monroe

Amanda A. Kuchta, Nanuet

Amanda L. McCormack, Monroe

Patrick J. McKiernan, West Nyack

Stephen R. Neabore, Nyack

Christie M. Ohlendorf, Paramus, NJ

Andrew Tarasoff, Highland Mills

Brenda Vazquez, Harriman

Once the graduates pass the New York State Certifying Exam, they will be in a prime position to seek jobs with professional fire departments, police departments and emergency service organizations, as well as in private industry in the Hudson Valley and in the metropolitan area. Some students will continue their education to earn an associate’s degree in Emergency Medical Services (EMS).

For more information about the Paramedic Program, contact Peter Andryuk, Instructor/Coordinator, Paramedic Program/Emergency Medical Services, 845-574-4584.

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Rockland Community College, a unit of the State University of New York, is located 25 miles northwest of NYC. The majority of its students transfer to four-year colleges, and many find immediate employment upon earning their associate's degree or certificate. The College also offers others, from preschoolers to senior citizens, the opportunity to simply learn something new. Quality education...at a price you can afford.