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This is my career-change story: my name is Lindsay Heier, and I live in the beautiful Okanagan region in British Columbia. I am a wife and a proud mother to the sweetest 2-year-old little girl.

Five weeks, one community pharmacy, and a whole lot of learning. 💊

Community pharmacy is an excellent way to serve the community, care for people in need, and help them.

Hi there, folks! I hope you had a great holiday break. For this blog, I will reflect on Student Life – a term that can evoke many thoughts and feelings and yet so recognizably encapsulates the exper...

Joy Marsh is a Cardiology Technologist instructor at Stenberg College. Marsh wrote her CSCT exam and began working as a Cardiology Technologist in 1986, and has loved the field ever since. Her first j...

After graduating from Stenberg College’s CCAPP accredited program, I began the process of becoming a Registered Pharmacy Technician (RPhT) through the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia (CPBC)...

Yalena Bradford's eyes light up when she talks about Electrocardiograms (ECG) and Holter monitors. Someone unfamiliar with the work of a Cardiology Technologist might find it unusual, but for Yalena,...

From putting a career on the back burner to giving up precious “me-time”, being a mom demands selflessness and extraordinary multi-tasking skills. It is a constant juggling act, and Ericka Brown has m...

Our first observational experience day at our chosen Cardiology Technologist practicum placement was such a great opportunity. We got to check out the place where we will be spending three months of p...

Since I started the Cardiology Technologist Diploma Program earlier this year, it has been one of the most challenging experiences of my life, but I wouldn't change it for anything! Working towards so...

What’s standard alignment? It means to make sure the frame is straight and even, the nosepieces secure, properly angled, and screws are tight. This allows for a uniform set of glasses for customers to try.

Electronic devices are a source of the ‘blue light’. Specially coated lenses can help you block it out!

After finishing my first month of Cardio Tech clinical all I can say is, “Wow! I'm so happy I picked this career.” So far, I've had two weeks of day shifts doing stress testing, appointment electrocar...

Why would anyone want to become a Licensed Optician? If you have been thinking about this, let me help you find an answer. As I mentioned in my first blog, my cohort has students f...

Do you agree that the harder the challenge you face in achieving a goal, the greater the satisfaction and appreciation in attaining it?

“I was kind of lost after high school…but Stenberg College gave me the confidence and showed me the path to success,” Jonathan recalled. He graduated from the program as the Student of the Year nominee with 98 per cent grade point average (GPA)!

I recently finished the largest course of Cardiology Technologist program, ‘Rhythms, Arrhythmias, & Pacemaker Studies’. In the beginning, I knew little to nothing about what to look for on an electroc...

I like to make daily schedules so that I make sure my time is spent wisely. I allow time to learn the new coursework for each day, time for homework, assignments, and then of course, break time.