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Help save lives, make a difference in the community and enjoy a financially stable career. Train to become an emergency medical technician through Western Nevada College’s Emergency Medical Services program. In the upcoming spring semester, WNC is offering basic and advanced courses.
Earlier this year, Nevada lawmakers unanimously passed SB375, which allocates $20 million over the next two fiscal years to increase the number of nursing faculty and graduates at seven state nursing programs — an effort to address the state’s troubling nursing shortage.
Western Nevada College nursing student Taylor O’Daye envisions making a difference in the health and safety for her people on the Walker River Indian Reservation. As a member of the Walker River Paiute Tribe, O’Daye aspires to improve health care on the reservation and serve as a role model for Native American children.
As the Sam Lieberman Regents’ Scholarship Award recipient, O’Daye will receive $5,000 in funding from Nevada System of Higher Education.