Free Ultrasound Exams to Help WKCTC Food Pantry
By West Kentucky Star Staff
PADUCAH - The Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS)
student club at West Kentucky Community and Technical wants to help
students at the college who need help for the Thanksgiving holiday.
On Nov. 25, the club is offering a variety of free non-diagnostic
ultrasound exams to those who bring a needed food item to WKCTC's
food pantry - The Campus Cupboard.
Pantry items can be delivered and exams
will performed from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Allied Health Building,
Room W105. No appointment is necessary. Walk-ins welcome.
"This is a food drive to help
stock our food pantry and provide our students who have food
insecurity with items they need not only for the Thanksgiving
holiday, but whenever items are needed," said Kim Savage, DMS
clinical coordinator. "The day is also another educational
opportunity for our students. Under the supervision of our DMS
faculty, the students will scan the anatomy of our volunteers who
come for the exams and educate them on the body's organs and their
functions," she added.
Needed pantry Items include canned
foods, toiletries, laundry and dish detergent, paper products, and
pantry staples such as peanut butter, jelly and Saltine crackers.
Exams and schedule are:
8 - 11 a.m. - abdominal and
obstetric scans
Noon - 3 p.m. - vascular,
abdominal, and obstetric scans
Those who volunteer for the exams will
be asked to sign a consent form upon arrival. For an obstetric scan,
the volunteer must already have had a normal ultrasound performed and
a note from a doctor's office stating permission to be scanned.
"Last year was our first time
hosting the event and it was very successful. Our students volunteer
for organizations in our community year round, but this event is a
way that we can bring people into our environment," said Nichole
Toon, DMS program coordinator. "We want to both showcase our
skills and help the community."
For more information, contact Kimberly
Savage at kimberly.savage@kctcs.edu, (270) 534-3487 or
Nichole Toon at nichole.toon@kctcs.edu, (270) 534-3450.