Re: Marketing Perfusion

Hi Everyone!

As a recent graduate of the perfusion program, I had the pleasure of attending the CCS meeting this past October.
I enjoyed the presentations, the discussions, and the company all very much. I recently recalled a question brought
up at that time regarding marketing of the profession and whether something more active should be done about
creating awareness about perfusion. It came to mind that there may be one small group to whom perfusion would be
a very interesting, if not perfect career option. These are the students of the life sciences program at Queen's University,
whose subject of specialization is Cardiovascular-Respiratory Science. Here is a link if any are interested in learning
about the program: http://meds.queensu.ca/lifesciences/home.

I am sure there are other university programs across the country that may be similar, this is just an example I am aware of.
I know first hand as my sister graduated from the program. She told me about cardiovascular pharmacology courses,
collaborative courses with respiratory therapy at Kingston General Hospital, and just as a bonus the students are allowed
to go on cardiology and some surgical rounds. All of these rounds have also been taped and are shown in class, and
discussions follow re: drug therapy choice, pathophysiology of disease etc..

The whole idea excited me, and I thought that maybe someone would find it interesting too. Can we or should the school not
be able to attend the university career fairs that are held and perhaps gain some of these people's interest? Is there something
that perhaps may be gained from their program for our CVP program as well?

Just thoughts.I hope you all enjoyed a much deserved holiday season!

Take care,

Maggie