Student returns to
health fair as nurse
By Josselyn Castellanos
Associate Editor
Jaime Coleman, a North Lake College student in
the early ‘90s, graduated from Texas Woman’s
University with a bachelor’s degree in biology.
But on March 10, she was back on campus participating
in the college’s Health Fair.
“Being at North Lake College was great,”
she said. “ The whole experience was wonderful.
“I would have stayed at North Lake College
if they would have had a nursing program.”
Since graduating from TWU, she has been working
as a clinical research coordinator at Baylor.
She is part of a team with other coordinators
who conduct clinical research trials for pharmaceutical
companies.
Coleman said that this effort takes place to
assist in the passage of new drugs and clinical
trials to find uses for existing drugs for the
FDA.
Clinical trials are a way to research and study
drugs, new therapies, medical devices and new
ways of using known treatments.
“Our job is to make sure the drugs are
effective and safe,” said Fran Collins,
a research coordinator like Coleman.
They conduct about 20 studies at one time. Some
studies may take months and even years before
they are approved.
Since Coleman’s departure, North Lake has
instituted a nursing program. For more information
about the program, call the Admissions office
at 972-273-3112.
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