October 17, 2024 | Grace Fontanarosa - School of Nursing, and Ashley O'Connell - UConn School of Nursing

Healthcare Partners Visit the School of Nursing

Dr. Marianne Snyder’s students met with Hartford Healthcare’s leadership team to hear about career opportunities

Dr. Snyder's closing remarks to first-year students hearing from Hartford Healthcare partners

First-year students in Dr. Marianne (Mimi) Snyder’s class were visited on Thursday, Oct. 10 by UConn’s partners at Hartford Healthcare (HHC) to explore and discuss potential employment and career opportunities. 

Over 100 first-year and a few undergraduate students participated in two career exploration sessions spearheaded by the Hartford Healthcare Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Leadership Team.

Norma, Meghan, Roxanne, and Clara from Hartford Healthcare posing in Widmer Wing Lobby
Norma, Meaghan, Roxanne, and Clara from Hartford Healthcare posing in Widmer Wing Lobby

Roxanne, Clara, and Meaghan showcased the HHC Center for Nursing Excellence, highlighting their areas of focus and transition to practice, including pathways for professional development. Thereafter, Norma covered benefits, the RN student debt assistance program, and how to sign up for roles such as patient care assistant, student nurse technician, and health science roles. Getting into these careers can really set students up for success in the health care field. 

The NPDs gave students a preview of their own personal work experience while they, themselves, were attending school full-time. According to the team, “The faculty and students were particularly interested in hearing about our entry-level careers as patient care technician/patient care assistant, student nurse technician, and a variety of health science roles from phlebotomy/laboratory assistant to rehab aid.” 

They go on to say, “Students were amazing – attentive, engaged, and eager to learn while posing questions. We appreciate Dr. Snyder’s commitment to student professional career development and can’t thank her enough for hosting these sessions with HHC!” 

UConn Nursing is committed to fostering partnerships with local institutions like Hartford Healthcare who share the same core values and offer educational and work opportunities to nursing students throughout their time at UConn and beyond. 

“It was a pleasure having the Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Leadership Team from Hartford Healthcare meet with our first-year nursing students and share with them the many clinical opportunities available at Hartford Healthcare while they are still in school and after they graduate,” says Dr. Snyder.