Announcing the 2021 Brown-Brukardt Perfusion Scholarship Program! SpecialtyCare...
As the largest provider of perfusion services in the country, SpecialtyCare values the critical team- role perfusionists play in the 350,000 cardiovascular procedures that take place annually in the U.S. We like to refer to perfusionists as the "heart of...
How to Assess Perfusionists for Your OR
Heart surgeries are more complex than ever. To ensure the best patient outcomes, perfusionists should meet and exceed minimum training and credentialing qualifications to be part of your OR team. What are those requirements? How do you know if your…
SpecialtyCare Extends Perfusion Scholarship Deadline
New Application Deadline, April 22, 2020 This has been a challenging time for everyone and our priority has been the safety of our staff, patients, and the communities we serve. We also understand the ability for some to submit their…
How We Train & Support Perfusionists to Provide High-Quality Services to...
Perfusion services are in high demand as the number of cardiac surgeries increases and the uses of ECMO expand. But as a conscientious healthcare provider, you don’t want just any perfusionists in your OR. You want highly trained clinicians who…
Past Perfusion Scholarship Winner Grateful for Life in the OR
Like many Biomedical Chemistry majors, Cassie Lopez had intentions of going to medical school after graduation. She took a year off to study for the entrance exam and build experience working in the ICU at a local hospital, where she…
From Soldier to Perfusionist – Erin Friesenborg’s Life in the OR
If at first you don’t succeed…. This proverb is one Erin Friesenborg knows all too well. As an Army Combat Medic, her dream was to enroll in the Army Physician Assistant program. For seven consecutive years, she applied with…
Reasons to be a Perfusionist in Terre Haute
Terre Haute, Indiana. When you take a look at downtown Terre Haute, you can’t help but be taken away by its small-town charm. A town with a population of only 60,000, small is definitely a part of its attraction. If…
SPECIALTYCARE ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF BROWN-BRUKARDT PERFUSION SCHOLARSHIP
Three perfusion school students and one clinical technician will receive a one-time, $20,000 award April 29, 2019 (Brentwood, TN)—SpecialtyCare—the nation’s leading provider of outsourced perfusion services—announced today the winners of the 2019 Brown-Brukardt Perfusion Scholarship. This capped, one-time award of…
Some Careers Aren’t Planned: Sylvana McIntyre’s Path to Perfusion
Happy Perfusion Week! I am Sylvana McIntyre, one of five perfusionists that have recently joined a blended program at Houston Methodist Hospital in the Texas Medical Center. I have been a perfusionist for almost four years, and have been with…