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The president of ECPI University joins us to explain what continuing education can do for you!

Bridget sits down with ECPI University’s campus president to learn about the school’s benefits and why it’s not too late for you to start your education.

ROANOKE, Va. – The pandemic has sparked the launch of a new virtual learning program for future nurses. It’s called eHospital, a health care simulation platform for ECPI University students that includes many areas you would find in a hospital-like operation, patient and emergency rooms, a medical lab and more. Now, ECPI University students in Roanoke are using eHospital to prepare for the frontlines. Think of eHospital almost like a video game for nursing and health science ECPI students. Ward said students started using the software last semester around late spring, now months later she explained she is seeing it benefit her students.

ROANOKE, Va. We are checking with local colleges and universities about their plans to re-open this summer or in the fall. ECPI University: The school plans on reopening now with enhanced cleaning and other protocols. Ferrum College: Plans to re-open in the fall with in person classes and students living in residential halls. So were going to keep our options open.Radford University: University officials say the reopening process will start on Aug. 3 and will include full operations, including on-campus housing, dining services and in-person instruction. Sweet Briar College: plans to have in-person instruction in the fall and offer students individual residence hall rooms at no additional cost.

A local university found a way to increase pass rates in one of the hardest classes. "I always wanted to do something in the medical field," said Mohammad Salmon, an ECPI University student studying to become a registered nurse. New technology at ECPI University in Roanoke is making it easier. Students use an Anatomage Table, a lifesize, touch-screen experience where students can see how the body works layer by layer. Anatomy and physiology is one of the hardest classes to pass at ECPI but the new technology implemented within the last year means pass rates have gone up by about 25%.