NIC: Region benefits from college, faculty and students

The ongoing governance battles at NIC overshadow what great work the institution does. I am a surgeon in the community and the NIC Surgical Tech/Scrub Tech program is awesome. I work in the OR with students from the program and can immediately tell when the student is from NIC. They are well prepared. If they have done the case with me before they are even better the second time around. There is no daydreaming. They know the scope of their role in the OR. They are open to critique, and carry themselves in a professional manner. Many people in the region have probably had surgery assisted by a graduate from this program. I think its safe to say NIC touches many of our lives, to our benefit, and we don’t even realize it.

The NIC faculty should be recognized for developing such a strong program. Thank you very much. The students should be commended for their hard work as well. They seem a cut above the rest (pun intended). While my exposure to NIC is limited, I suspect this is just one example of how NIC is a positive influence to the community at large. I also will be looking at ways to support their good work moving forward.

Let us not lose sight of all the benefits the region reaps from NIC and its great faculty and student body.

BRAD McGOWAN

Coeur d’Alene