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If you are considering a healthcare career, developing hands-on clinical skills is one of the best ways to get started. Two important technical skills that many healthcare professionals begin with are electrocardiogram (EKG) monitoring and blood sample collection (phlebotomy). Because …
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EKG and Phlebotomy Training Guide
Healthcare touches the lives of nearly every individual in the United States, as there is a constant need for medical, emotional, and physical care. Every day, babies are being born in hospitals, children are getting sick or breaking bones, adults …
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Online Healthcare Degree Guide
Your education is about more than earning a degree — it’s about preparing for your future career. That’s why Goodwin is excited to offer a new career tool for students and alumni: VMock. VMock is an online resumé and cover …
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Build a Strong Resumé — Anytime, Anywhere — with VMock
Radiologic technology, also known as radiography, plays a critical role in healthcare. It is foundational to the discovery and diagnosis of many conditions, including broken bones, internal injuries, blockages, infections, and chronic conditions like cancer. Surprisingly, though, many people don’t …
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Is Radiology Tech a Good Career (and Why)?
By Rafael Osés, Assistant Professor of English My parents emigrated from Cuba in the mid-1950s and early 1960s, respectively. When they arrived in the United States, they had to learn a new language and adapt to a new culture, and …
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Goodwin’s First-Generation Stories — Rafael Osés
Patient care technicians, also known as patient care assistants or associates (PCAs), are essential members of the broader healthcare team. As their title implies, these professionals spend their workdays tending to patients in need. They provide fundamental and functional care …
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Patient Care Technician Classes to Prepare for Your Career
Mortuary science. While the subject might sound dark and drab at first read, it is actually a deeply hands-on and compassionate profession. And because of the intimate nature of the work, it’s natural to wonder: Can I really learn this …
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Choosing the Best Online Mortuary Science School: A Guide
Nurses are hard-working, compassionate professionals who are committed to making a difference. In this profession, every working hour is pledged to helping the sick, the injured, the weak, and the recovering as they heal and get back on their feet. …
Continue reading
Guide to Entry-Level Nursing Programs
There is no denying the value of higher education. Research consistently shows that college leads to lower unemployment rates and greater lifetime earnings than a high school education alone. However, standards have shifted over the years. Taking the traditional college …
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The Benefits of College Certificate Programs
From aerospace components to medical devices, even the smallest miscalculation can have serious consequences. That is why trained and certified metrology specialists are in such high demand. Metrology technicians are masters of measurement. They are responsible for ensuring that manufactured …
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A Guide to Metrology Technician Certification
On Tuesday, March 24, 2026, Goodwin University will host an Advanced Manufacturing Summit on its East Hartford campus in collaboration with the CT NAACP Million Jobs Campaign for the Formerly Incarcerated, part of a national workforce initiative connecting employers with …
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Goodwin University to Host Advanced Manufacturing Summit in Partnership with NAACP Million Jobs Campaign
If you stumbled onto this page, you’re likely a nursing student working hard to balance it all: You want to ace your courses, stand out in your clinicals, and still manage to pay your bills at the end of the …
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What are Good Jobs for Nursing Students?
The search for purpose, stability, and an opportunity to make a difference has many people wondering, “Is a career in healthcare right for me?” Whether you are just beginning your education or looking to advance your career, healthcare degree programs …
Continue reading
Healthcare Degree Program Guide
Diana LaRocco’s path to a career in higher education did not begin with a love of school. Instead, it began with an early understanding that everyone experiences the world differently — and that those differences can be immeasurable sources of …
Continue reading
Inclusion by Design: Meet Diana LaRocco, Ed.D., Associate Provost for Learning and Teaching
Goodwin University has been named the #1 college for women in the state of Connecticut and #32 in the nation on Newsweek’s America’s Best Colleges for Women 2026 ranking — a national recognition that honors institutions supporting women’s academic success, …
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Goodwin University Named #1 College for Women in Connecticut by Newsweek
Radiology tech. Rad tech. Radiographer. Radiologic technologist. No matter which title you prefer, one thing is for certain: Radiography is an incredible career path that allows you to make a big difference in medicine — in a short amount of …
Continue reading
How Long Does it Take to Become a Radiology Tech?
The healthcare field is chock-full of rewarding career options, ranging from direct patient care roles to behind-the-scenes research and laboratory positions. For those who know they want to work in health and medicine, but are exploring all their options, a …
Continue reading
Can You Become a Nurse with a Health Science Degree?
By Heather Jimenez, Assistant Professor of Public Health and Health Science My family’s story is one of survival and perseverance. My grandmother was dropped off at an orphanage, left to navigate childhood without the anchor of family. My grandfather forged …
Continue reading
Goodwin’s First-Generation Stories — Heather Jimenez
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If you are considering a healthcare career, developing hands-on clinical skills is one of the best ways to get started. Two important technical skills that many healthcare professionals begin with are electrocardiogram (EKG) monitoring and blood sample collection (phlebotomy). Because …
Continue reading
EKG and Phlebotomy Training Guide
Healthcare touches the lives of nearly every individual in the United States, as there is a constant need for medical, emotional, and physical care. Every day, babies are being born in hospitals, children are getting sick or breaking bones, adults …
Continue reading
Online Healthcare Degree Guide
Your education is about more than earning a degree — it’s about preparing for your future career. That’s why Goodwin is excited to offer a new career tool for students and alumni: VMock. VMock is an online resumé and cover …
Continue reading
Build a Strong Resumé — Anytime, Anywhere — with VMock
Radiologic technology, also known as radiography, plays a critical role in healthcare. It is foundational to the discovery and diagnosis of many conditions, including broken bones, internal injuries, blockages, infections, and chronic conditions like cancer. Surprisingly, though, many people don’t …
Continue reading
Is Radiology Tech a Good Career (and Why)?
By Rafael Osés, Assistant Professor of English My parents emigrated from Cuba in the mid-1950s and early 1960s, respectively. When they arrived in the United States, they had to learn a new language and adapt to a new culture, and …
Continue reading
Goodwin’s First-Generation Stories — Rafael Osés
Patient care technicians, also known as patient care assistants or associates (PCAs), are essential members of the broader healthcare team. As their title implies, these professionals spend their workdays tending to patients in need. They provide fundamental and functional care …
Continue reading
Patient Care Technician Classes to Prepare for Your Career
Mortuary science. While the subject might sound dark and drab at first read, it is actually a deeply hands-on and compassionate profession. And because of the intimate nature of the work, it’s natural to wonder: Can I really learn this …
Continue reading
Choosing the Best Online Mortuary Science School: A Guide
Nurses are hard-working, compassionate professionals who are committed to making a difference. In this profession, every working hour is pledged to helping the sick, the injured, the weak, and the recovering as they heal and get back on their feet. …
Continue reading
Guide to Entry-Level Nursing Programs
There is no denying the value of higher education. Research consistently shows that college leads to lower unemployment rates and greater lifetime earnings than a high school education alone. However, standards have shifted over the years. Taking the traditional college …
Continue reading
The Benefits of College Certificate Programs
From aerospace components to medical devices, even the smallest miscalculation can have serious consequences. That is why trained and certified metrology specialists are in such high demand. Metrology technicians are masters of measurement. They are responsible for ensuring that manufactured …
Continue reading
A Guide to Metrology Technician Certification
On Tuesday, March 24, 2026, Goodwin University will host an Advanced Manufacturing Summit on its East Hartford campus in collaboration with the CT NAACP Million Jobs Campaign for the Formerly Incarcerated, part of a national workforce initiative connecting employers with …
Continue reading
Goodwin University to Host Advanced Manufacturing Summit in Partnership with NAACP Million Jobs Campaign
If you stumbled onto this page, you’re likely a nursing student working hard to balance it all: You want to ace your courses, stand out in your clinicals, and still manage to pay your bills at the end of the …
Continue reading
What are Good Jobs for Nursing Students?
The search for purpose, stability, and an opportunity to make a difference has many people wondering, “Is a career in healthcare right for me?” Whether you are just beginning your education or looking to advance your career, healthcare degree programs …
Continue reading
Healthcare Degree Program Guide
Diana LaRocco’s path to a career in higher education did not begin with a love of school. Instead, it began with an early understanding that everyone experiences the world differently — and that those differences can be immeasurable sources of …
Continue reading
Inclusion by Design: Meet Diana LaRocco, Ed.D., Associate Provost for Learning and Teaching
Goodwin University has been named the #1 college for women in the state of Connecticut and #32 in the nation on Newsweek’s America’s Best Colleges for Women 2026 ranking — a national recognition that honors institutions supporting women’s academic success, …
Continue reading
Goodwin University Named #1 College for Women in Connecticut by Newsweek
Radiology tech. Rad tech. Radiographer. Radiologic technologist. No matter which title you prefer, one thing is for certain: Radiography is an incredible career path that allows you to make a big difference in medicine — in a short amount of …
Continue reading
How Long Does it Take to Become a Radiology Tech?
The healthcare field is chock-full of rewarding career options, ranging from direct patient care roles to behind-the-scenes research and laboratory positions. For those who know they want to work in health and medicine, but are exploring all their options, a …
Continue reading
Can You Become a Nurse with a Health Science Degree?
By Heather Jimenez, Assistant Professor of Public Health and Health Science My family’s story is one of survival and perseverance. My grandmother was dropped off at an orphanage, left to navigate childhood without the anchor of family. My grandfather forged …
Continue reading
Goodwin’s First-Generation Stories — Heather Jimenez
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