Healthcare Blog | The Allen School

Breakthrough in Curing AIDS? What it means to you.

Posted: December 26, 2008 by Allen School

Gero Huetter, a German hematologist at Berlin’s Charité Hospital, has reported that a 42-year-old leukemia patient, upon whom he performed a bone marrow transplant, appears to also have been cured of HIV. The patient suffered from HIV (the human immunodeficiency virus) for more than a decade. Twenty months after the bone marrow transplant, the doctor […] Read More

Ask the Editor

Posted: October 26, 2008 by Allen School

Got a question? Have ideas for a story for the newsletter? Wish to share information about something other students might find interesting? Have you recently obtained your first job? Did you receive a promotion? Feel free to email the editor at: newsletter@allenschool.edu. Some of your questions may be answered in the newsletter. Dear Editor: I […] Read More

In presidential elections, every single vote counts. With blood donations, every single pint counts.

Posted: October 26, 2008 by Allen School

ALLEN SCHOOL STUDENTS ROCK THE BLOOD DRIVE Volunteer donors provide blood to over 4.5 million people a year in the United States, a total of 14,600,000 pints, enough to fill 25 enormous swimming pools! There is, however, an ongoing major shortage as blood banks across the nation attempt to maintain a minimum of a three […] Read More

In Her Own Words

Posted: August 26, 2008 by Allen School

“There I was – in a circle with all of the doctors…” 3rd Module MEDICAL ASSISTANT STUDENT SAVES PATIENT Dear Editor: My name is Althenia Morris and I am presently attending Allen School in Brooklyn. [One recent] Saturday, I went to my weekend job where I have been taking care of an 83 year old […] Read More

A Fish Story: Allen School Trip to the New York Aquarium

Posted: August 26, 2008 by Allen School

“For most of the group members, it was the shark tank that caused the most oohing and aahing as the ‘dentally-challenged’ creatures swam back and forth looking for their next meal which, thankfully, was not a newly-minted Allen School Medical Assistant…” FACTS: 1. Did you know that the Greeks and Romans used electrical eels as […] Read More

“Ms. Good Deeds” Goes to Washington

Posted: August 8, 2008 by Allen School

Allen School Controller Advocates for Breast Cancer Awareness on Capitol Hill This spring, Arlene Palmer, who has been Allen School’s financial controller for almost twenty-five years, performed yet another one of her ongoing good deeds, this time on behalf of Breast Cancer Awareness. Along with a large advocacy group, Arlene traveled to Washington, DC, directly […] Read More

Graduating in 2008, A Year of “Firsts!”

Posted: June 26, 2008 by Allen School

Two Allen School top performers, Tamara Pinder from the Brooklyn campus, and Leonilla Jewell from the Queens campus, both with 4.0 GPAs and exceptional attendance, gave inspirational speeches to the large audience at Allen School’s Graduation 2008 on Friday, June 6th at the Queens College Colden Auditorium in Flushing, NY. Ms. Pinder referred to 2008 […] Read More

CNA Grad Receives Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Patient Care…

Posted: April 26, 2008 by Allen School

Louisa Morrison provides exceptional care at Mt. Sinai Hospital to New York congressman though unaware of his position of importance When he was discharged, the patient returned to personally thank Louisa Morrison, Certified Nursing Assistant/Nurse Technician, and to express how very much her kindness had meant to him during his stay at Mt. Sinai Hospital. […] Read More

Michael’s Legacy – Brooklyn Placement Director Transforms the Tragic Loss of Her Young Son into Blessings for Graduates

Posted: April 1, 2008 by Allen School

Transfused at birth in 1983 with HIV-contaminated blood, Michael, the newborn preemie, would have his life cut short at the age of fifteen by actions taken within hours of being born. The transfusions were provided to the infant without parental authorization for a condition called Necrotizing Enterocolitis, a gastrointestinal disease that mostly affects premature infants […] Read More

A Real Family Affair: Mom & Daughter Meet Up in the Same Medical Assistant Class

Posted: March 1, 2008 by Allen School

Batman and Robin. Romeo and Juliet. Vicki and Erika. Huh? Vicki and whoooooo? You mean you don’t know? The famous Allen School mother and daughter pair, Vicki and Erika Speller of Queens, who both, within a single week, had the identical idea to become a Medical Assistant and, unbeknownst to each other, applied at Allen […] Read More