Wanda Tirado, PTA, leads Claire MacDonald of Waterbury through a physical therapy exercise utilizing weights while Diego Zuniga, PTA student, observes.
In 2007, Saint Mary’s provided $3.5 million for health professions education programs, including residency programs, student internships and job shadowing. Nursing scholarships are awarded annually and the hospital is the clinical site for students from four area high schools and 14 colleges who are pursuing degrees as nurses, PAs, occupational, speech and physical therapists, dental hygienists, radiology technologists and more.
