March 29, 2017
Health and science this week鈥檚 topics On Infinite Opportunities
Contact: Kevin Hensil, khensil@passhe.edu
Harrisburg 鈥� The chair of Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania鈥檚 Department of Physician Assistant
Studies will be joined by a recent program graduate to talk about both the growth
in the utilization of advanced practice clinicians and the continuing shortage of
healthcare providers across the U.S. in this week鈥檚 episode of Infinite Opportunities.
The coordinator of California University of Pennsylvania鈥檚 Mechatronics Engineering
Technology Program also will appear on the program.
This week鈥檚 episode also will include video visits to the campuses of Cheyney, East
Stroudsburg and Slippery Rock Universities of Pennsylvania, as the program explores
health and science opportunities available at the universities that comprise Pennsylvania鈥檚
State System of Higher Education.
Infinite Opportunities airs at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday on the Pennsylvania Cable Network.
The half-hour, public affairs program features roundtable discussions with faculty,
staff, students and alumni from the 14 State System universities talking about a range
of higher education issues. State System Chancellor Frank T. Brogan moderates the
weekly discussions. Each program also offers viewers the opportunity to 鈥渢ravel鈥� back
to the universities to learn more about how they address the various topics on campus.
Walt Eisenhauer, a professor in Lock Haven鈥檚 physician assistant program, and Jeremy
Lazorka, a 2012 program graduate, will discuss the growth in the number of both nurse
practitioners and physician assistants working in medical practices. Even with the
higher numbers of such advanced practice clinicians, however, there remains a 鈥渃ritical
shortage and maldistribution of healthcare providers across the United States,鈥� Eisenhauer
says.
Dr. Jennifer Wilburn from Cal U. will talk about robotic assisted surgery and automated
pharmacy and mobile floor-to-floor delivery systems.
Each episode of Infinite Opportunities airs twice on PCN. This week鈥檚 program will
be rebroadcast at 6 p.m., April 8. Prior episodes, including those from the first
two seasons, also can be viewed at www.passhe.edu/InfiniteOpportunities.
Pennsylvania鈥檚 State System of Higher Education is the largest provider of higher
education in the Commonwealth, enrolling more than 100,000 degree-seeking students
and thousands more in certificate and other career-development programs. Collectively,
the 14 universities that comprise the State System offer more than 2,300 degree and
certificate programs in more than 530 academic areas. Nearly 520,000 State System
university alumni live in Pennsylvania.
The State System universities are Bloomsburg, California, Cheyney, Clarion, East Stroudsburg,
Edinboro, Indiana, Kutztown, Lock Haven, Mansfield, Millersville, Shippensburg, Slippery
Rock and West Chester Universities of Pennsylvania. The universities also operate
branch campuses in Oil City (Clarion), Freeport and Punxsutawney (IUP), and Clearfield
(Lock Haven), and offer classes and programs at several regional centers, including
the Dixon University Center in Harrisburg and in Center City in Philadelphia.