{"id":11503,"date":"2025-05-21T13:41:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T13:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/?p=11503"},"modified":"2025-05-21T13:42:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T13:42:00","slug":"a-ribbon-cutting-celebration-for-the-toledo-pre-medical-health-science-academy-of-toledo-public-schools-tps-mercy-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/21\/a-ribbon-cutting-celebration-for-the-toledo-pre-medical-health-science-academy-of-toledo-public-schools-tps-mercy-college\/","title":{"rendered":"A Ribbon Cutting Celebration for the Toledo Pre-Medical &#038; Health Science Academy of Toledo Public Schools @ Mercy College"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tps-Mercy-2-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11504 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tps-Mercy-2-copy-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tps-Mercy-2-copy-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tps-Mercy-2-copy.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>By Dr. Linda Alvarado-Arce<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, May 14, 2025, Toledo Public Schools (TPS) held a ribbon cutting event to celebrate their 25,000 square foot expansion of the Toledo Pre-Medical &amp; Health Science Academy at Mercy College in downtown Toledo on Madison Avenue, and their partnership with St. Vincents Hospital where students that attend this academy for 2 years will also get 2 years of hands-on experience at the hospital. Dr. Durant shared at this event how important this was for the students and himself, coming from a mother how was in the healthcare field and once worked at St. Vincent. For the students, according to Dr. Durant, this means that \u201cAll 10<sup>th<\/sup>-12<sup>th<\/sup> graders will spend their entire educational learning experiences between Mercy College and the hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The academy, according to Dr. Durant \u201cwill save families over $100K in medical school experiences while getting real time exposure and learning in the working medical environments.\u201d The Mercy College property, on the corner of Madison Avenue and 23<sup>rd<\/sup> Street, was purchased on April 18, 1916, and enrolled its first class of ten students from June-December of 1918. This new space will house nine classrooms, two science labs, multiple study spaces and offices. According to TPS, \u201cthe plan is to have sophomore students attend classes at the Mercy campus full-time beginning in August, with juniors and seniors attending classes at the Mercy campus part-time. All other grades will continue to attend classes at the Upton Ave. location.\u201d The Pre-Medical &amp; Health Science Academy will focus on Biomedical Science, Pre-Medicine, Pre-Nursing, and Health Science. Upon graduation each student will have the opportunity to begin an entry-level career in the medical field or choose to attend college and further their education. Students that choose to attend this school will be able to work towards and obtain the following certifications: Medical Assisting, Pharmacy Technician, STNA, Athletic Training, Surgical Sterilization Specialist, ECG Technician, and X-Ray Technician.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tps-Mercy-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11505 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tps-Mercy-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tps-Mercy-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tps-Mercy-1-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tps-Mercy-1.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Celebraci\u00f3n de Inauguraci\u00f3n de la Academia de Ciencias Prem\u00e9dicas y de la Salud de Toledo de las Escuelas P\u00fablicas de Toledo (TPS) en Mercy College<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Por la Dra. Linda Alvarado-Arce<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>El mi\u00e9rcoles 14 de mayo de 2025, las Escuelas P\u00fablicas de Toledo (TPS) celebraron la inauguraci\u00f3n de la ampliaci\u00f3n de 25,000 pies cuadrados de la Academia de Ciencias Prem\u00e9dicas y de la Salud de Toledo en Mercy College, en el centro de Toledo, sobre la Avenida Madison, y en colaboraci\u00f3n con el Hospital St. Vincents. Los estudiantes que asistan a esta academia durante dos a\u00f1os tambi\u00e9n obtendr\u00e1n dos a\u00f1os de experiencia pr\u00e1ctica en el hospital. Dr. Durant comparti\u00f3 en este evento la importancia de esto para los estudiantes y para \u00e9l mismo, ya que su madre trabaj\u00f3 en el sector salud y anteriormente en St. Vincent. Para los estudiantes, seg\u00fan Dr. Durant, esto significa que \u201ctodos los estudiantes de grados 10 a 12 pasar\u00e1n toda su experiencia educativa entre Mercy College y el hospital.\u201d La academia, seg\u00fan el Dr. Durant, &#8220;ahorrar\u00e1 a las familias m\u00e1s de $100,000 en experiencias en la escuela de medicina, a la vez obtendr\u00e1n exposici\u00f3n y aprendizaje en tiempo real en entornos m\u00e9dicos laborales.&#8221; El inmueble de Mercy College, ubicado en la esquina de Madison Avenue y 23rd Street, fue adquirido el 18 de abril de 1916 y matricul\u00f3 a su primera generaci\u00f3n de diez estudiantes entre junio y diciembre de 1918. Este nuevo espacio albergar\u00e1 nueve aulas, dos laboratorios de ciencias, m\u00faltiples espacios de estudio y oficinas. Seg\u00fan TPS, &#8220;el plan es que los estudiantes de segundo a\u00f1o asistan a clases en el campus de Mercy a tiempo completo a partir de agosto, y los estudiantes de pen\u00faltimo y \u00faltimo a\u00f1o asistan a clases en el campus de Mercy a tiempo parcial. Todos los dem\u00e1s grados continuar\u00e1n asistiendo a clases en el Upton Ave.&#8221; La Academia de Ciencias Prem\u00e9dicas y de la Salud se centrar\u00e1 en Ciencias Biom\u00e9dicas, Pre-Medicina, Pre-Enfermer\u00eda y Ciencias de la Salud. Al graduarse, cada estudiante tendr\u00e1 la oportunidad de comenzar una carrera de nivel inicial en el \u00e1rea de la medicina o elegir asistir a la universidad y continuar su educaci\u00f3n. Los estudiantes que elijan asistir a esta escuela podr\u00e1n trabajar y obtener las siguientes certificaciones: Asistencia M\u00e9dica, T\u00e9cnico de Farmacia, STNA, Entrenamiento Atl\u00e9tico, Especialista en Esterilizaci\u00f3n Quir\u00fargica, T\u00e9cnico en ECG y T\u00e9cnico en Rayos X.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Dr. Linda Alvarado-Arce On Wednesday, May 14, 2025, Toledo Public Schools (TPS) held a ribbon cutting event to celebrate their 25,000 square foot expansion of the Toledo Pre-Medical &amp; Health Science Academy at Mercy College in downtown Toledo on Madison Avenue, and their partnership with St. Vincents Hospital where students that attend this academy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11504,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_rtcl_gb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"wf_post_folders":[258],"class_list":["post-11503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles"],"aioseo_notices":[],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tps-Mercy-2-copy.jpg",700,439,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tps-Mercy-2-copy.jpg",700,439,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tps-Mercy-2-copy.jpg",700,439,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tps-Mercy-2-copy-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tps-Mercy-2-copy-300x188.jpg",300,188,true],"large":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tps-Mercy-2-copy.jpg",640,401,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tps-Mercy-2-copy.jpg",700,439,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tps-Mercy-2-copy.jpg",700,439,false],"rtcl-gallery":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tps-Mercy-2-copy.jpg",700,439,false],"rtcl-thumbnail":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tps-Mercy-2-copy-320x240.jpg",320,240,true],"rtcl-gallery-thumbnail":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tps-Mercy-2-copy-150x105.jpg",150,105,true],"psacp-medium":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tps-Mercy-2-copy-500x439.jpg",500,439,true],"rpwe-thumbnail":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tps-Mercy-2-copy-45x45.jpg",45,45,true]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"LaPrensa Newspaper","author_link":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/author\/laprensa\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/category\/articles\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Articles<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"By Dr. Linda Alvarado-Arce On Wednesday, May 14, 2025, Toledo Public Schools (TPS) held a ribbon cutting event to celebrate their 25,000 square foot expansion of the Toledo Pre-Medical &amp; 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