Healthcare Blog | The Allen School

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

Posted: April 1, 2008 by arsenal

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 arsenal

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

Attennnnnnnnnn-shun!

Posted: March 1, 2008 by arsenal

Meet Former Marine Corps Drill Sergeant, Eddy Whitten, Director of Admissions, Queens Campus, Sir! Drill instructor duty is considered one of the most honored and valuable positions a Marine can hold. A veteran of twenty years in the Marine Corps, rank E-7 Gunnery Sergeant, selected for E-8 First Sergeant, Eddy Whitten was stationed in North […] Read More

Blue, White, and Red as Allen School Students Open Their Hearts–and Their Veins–to Serve Their Community

Posted: January 26, 2008 by arsenal

Giant blood drive at Borough Hall draws television cameras What do you get when over 100 Medical Assistant and Certified Nursing Assistant students participate in a massive blood drive? You get 63 pints of blood! And, as student Medical Assistant Sherman McMullen knowledgeably told the reporter from Brooklyn’s News12 television cable network, on Wednesday, October […] Read More