#LifeAtGeisinger

Appointments at Geisinger for COVID-19 vaccines for ages 5 to 11 years old are now available and can be made through MyGeisinger (https://www.geisinger.org/mygeisinger) or by calling 570-284-3657.

Geisinger is providing COVID-19 vaccines to those ages 5 to 11 years old. Stacey Cummings, M.D., vice chair of Geisinger’s outpatient pediatric services, encourages parents to connect with their pediatrician or primary care doctor to ask any vaccine questions.

In part 3 of a 3-part series, we sit down with associate dean of nursing student education, training & development specialist and Geisinger RN to discuss how Geisinger can support you going back to school to become an RN.

In part 2 of a 3-part series, we sit down with chief nursing officers and the associate dean of nursing student education to discuss Geisinger’s Nursing Scholars Program and how Geisinger can help you on your path to RN.

In part 1 of a 3-part series, we sit down with four Geisinger employees as they share their unique paths to nursing and how they leveraged Geisinger’s programs to navigate their way back to school to become an RN.

In this episode of #LifeAtGeisinger we sit down with Kathy Heilman, Library Specialist and Geisinger Historian, to celebrate and learn about Abigail Geisinger – our benefactor and founder. We also get to hear about other trailblazing women at Geisinger throughout the years. Enjoy!Want more Geisinger History? Visit https://geisinger.libguides.com/history/home (https://geisinger.libguides.com/history/home). If you are in need of Geisinger historical pictures or information not found in the site, feel free to reach out to Kathy directly.

In our newest episode we sit down with our Director of Diversity, Arthur Breese, to reflect on Geisinger's DE&I journey (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion), the happenings around Black History Month here at Geisinger, and how we can all contribute to planting the Seeds of Hope.

You can find more information on attending an Everyday Bias course through our online GOALS Learning system. Go to GOALS from our Geisinger homepage and search for Everyday Bias. Find out more information on joining Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) on Yammer. Other sources mentioned in this podcast: New York Times Podcast: 1619; Dolly Chugh: “The Person You Mean to Be” ; also Check out the : Black Men in White Coats” documentary!

Geisinger infectious diseases specialists, Dr. Stanley Martin and Dr. Alison Brodginski, answer your questions about the status of the COVID-19 vaccines.

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Geisinger infectious diseases specialists, Dr. Stanley Martin and Dr. Alison Brodginski, discuss the safety and effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines.

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This Veterans Day, we sit down for a discussion with Kathy Lloyd, a Navy Veteran and Geisinger’s Associate Vice President for Institute Operations and Community Medicine and Chris Grill, our Program Manager for Military and Veteran Affairs. Kathy shares her experience as a Gunners Mate, her transition from the military and what brought her to Geisinger, while Chris shares more about our veteran programs and ways that all veterans and transitioning service members can join the Geisinger family.

This episode of the "#LifeAtGeisinger" podcast is hosted by HR colleagues and podcast enthusiasts Grace Lowry, talent manager, and Bobbi Hicks, senior recruiter.