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- Medical services coming to Del Mar College’s three campuses (Video)Article by Melinda Eddleman It’s a roll out of sorts … South Texas Family Planning & Health Corporation (STFPHC) revealed their new “Medical Support Squad” mobile clinic and the partnership between the non-profit organization and Del Mar College (DMC) was announced that will give access to quality health care services “on campus” to students as well as employees. On Monday, April 14, DMC and STFPHC representatives announced a “joint health venture” and provided tours of the health care clinic on wheels, which is a 40-foot trailer featuring equipment and services that you can find in a regular doctor’s office. The partnership brings health care services to students on all three of the college’s campuses––Heritage, Windward and Oso Creek. The Medical Support Squad includes two examination rooms and a lab. Students will have access to a wide range of free and affordable services, lab work and prescriptions. Services include women’s health, breast and cervical cancer screenings and a full range of birth control options. Both students and employees can also access health screenings and treatments for diabetes, cholesterol, high blood pressure, respiratory infections and sexually transmitted infections. “We will be able to help everybody on this journey and that includes students, staff––everybody here at Del Mar College,” said Dr. Sally Perales, STFPHC’s Chief Clinical Officer while addressing DMC students and employees attending the announcement. “We have a full lab, so we can give you your results within five to ten minutes and then you’ll go see one of our providers. So, you’re getting care right there and then. We’re here to serve; we’re providing instant service, and we’re here to give you everything you need.” “This partnership marks an exciting opportunity to provide students and staff with direct access to medical care,” added Sanders. Individuals who use the clinic can either make appointments or just “walk-in.” Services are free for students, and DMC employees just need to provide their insurance card. The Medical Support Squad clinic will rotate among the college’s campuses with services provided on Fridays from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., but STFPHC representatives hope to extend operational hours to evenings to accommodate students’ course and work scheduling.
- DMC Transportation Training Services Drove The Wall That Heals from Corpus Christi to its next stop in LaredoArticle by: Richard Guerrero, Jr. For those who have visited the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., the emotional experience is simply unforgettable. But that experience requires a journey that not all Americans are willing or able to make. To help share the healing influence of the memorial, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund commissioned in 1996 the creation of a three-quarter scale replica that is designed to travel to communities all over the country. The 2025 tour kicked off on March 6 in Sebring, Florida, and moved on to Kissimmee, Florida, where it opened on March 13. Corpus Christi was the fourth destination on the memorial’s tour itinerary; it was hosted locally at Veterans Memorial High School from March 27 to March 30. In total, the memorial replica will visit 30 communities this year. The traveling exhibit honors the more than three million Americans who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during the Vietnam War, and it bears the names of the 58,281 men and women who were killed in action or went missing in Vietnam. The exhibit consists of The Wall replica and the mobile Education Center. Del Mar College’s Transportation Training Services transported the memorial replica exhibit to its next destination – Laredo – on April 1. The entire DMC Public Service Department, including Police Academy and Fire Academy students, along with student veterans and other campus community members lined up the route leading off the Windward Campus to pay tribute to the memorial and see it off as it moved on to its next stop. DMC’s truck was also joined by dozens of law enforcement, motorcyclists, and other vehicles in a parade route that ran through the streets of Laredo. The driver of the DMC truck was Mark Vela, DMC Transportation Training Services Instructor. He is a veteran of the US Marines Corps who served from 2009 to 2013. Fellow DMC trucking instructor Alvin Amador provided logistical support on the way to Laredo and drove the rig back to Windward Campus at the end of the day. For more information about The Wall That Heals, visit www.vvmf.org/The-Wall-That-Heals/.
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- Del Mar College April Showers DonationsThe annual April Showers donation event benefiting Valdar’s Market, a market for all students that provides necessities and food, has begun. Valdar’s Market is seeking donations of hygiene products to support Del Mar College students and their families. While the market is able to purchase food and some household goods through their partnership with the Coastal Bend Food Bank, hygiene products are more difficult to come by. Because of this, the market hosts hygiene drives throughout the academic year to meet student needs. The April Showers donation event focuses on collecting hygiene items. Now in its second year, the drive…
- Screen TimeIn a world where our screens are always within reach, it’s easy to lose hours scrolling, streaming, and tapping away. I know this all too well with TikTok being one of the biggest perpetrators, raising my screen time average while dragging down my productivity. My phone was the first thing I checked in the morning and the last thing I looked at before bed. The constant blur of social media posts, YouTube videos, and endless rabbit holes of mindless browsing. When life jumbles into one long stream of content instead of real, genuine experience and progress, something has got to…