Pasco-Hernando State College Volume XIII, Issue II Fall 2019 | Page 10

FOUNDATION
NEWS
Florida Medical Clinic Foundation of Caring
Supports Future Health Care Professionals
F
lorida Medical Clinic, incorporating several east Pasco
locations, provides comprehensive health care services
to our communities. In addition to helping to meet the
health care demands of Pasco County, the organization provides
essential local employment, including over 30 PHSC alumni.
Florida Medical Clinic created their Foundation of Caring in 2005
to support local individuals, children and families in need. Their
generosity has assisted over 90 nonprofit organizations including
the PHSC Foundation through volunteerism and grants.
The Foundation of Caring’s most recent donation to the PHSC
Foundation provided a grant of more than $10,000 to purchase
state of the art equipment for nursing and health program
simulation laboratories. The equipment utilizes innovative
technology to elevate student training including opportunities to
learn in a simulated medical environment.
“We want students to make mistakes here in our simulation labs.
They learn more when they make mistakes, and it is better to
Angela Pottinger, Florida Medical Clinic, with patient “Henry”
and Julie Monsegur in simulation laboratory.
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PHSC Perspective
make mistakes on our manikins than on live patients. That is
why it is so important for us to have the same equipment that
is used in hospitals for our students to practice on,” explained
Billie Gabbard, Ed.D, BSN, RN, Dean of Nursing and Health
Occupations. PHSC looks forward to deepening its partnership
with Florida Medical Clinic to serve the growing health care
needs of our community.