The Southern Oregon Science Professionals Guest Lecture Series continued this year with a strong first event featuring local family nurse practitioner and former RCC student Joann Reed, MSN, FNP. Reed visited Rogue Community College to speak with students about her career in nursing and her day-to-day work serving patients of the Rogue Valley. The lecture series is organized by biology faculty Anthony (Tony) Cremo and the Rogue Community College Science Department.
The presentation was held on Friday, Nov. 21 in the Higher Education Center at the Riverside Campus and drew 105+ attendees in one hour. The students in attendance represented a wide range of majors, including pre-nursing, nursing/practical nursing, dental hygiene, biology, AGS, AAOT, health and exercise science, fire science and more. Along with the students in attendance, the speaker also reached seven faculty and staff members. This turnout represented a notable increase from last year’s three guest lectures, which averaged approximately 75 students per Friday event.
Joann Reed shared practical insight from her experience working directly in the community and offered guidance for students pursuing healthcare careers, followed by a well-attended question-and-answer session.
With such a strong start, the RCC Science Department looks forward to continuing the series through winter and spring terms with additional collaboration alongside our exciting local healthcare professional partners.
The next scheduled seminar will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 25 from 10-11 a.m. at the Riverside Campus. Our distinguished presenter for this seminar will be Dr. Sam Lewis, DVM, founder of Rogue Valley Veterinary Emergency. We look forward to seeing you all there. Thank you.
For more information, please contact Anthony Cremo by email or on Teams.