{"id":823,"date":"2020-08-29T13:45:42","date_gmt":"2020-08-29T17:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tsc.edu\/news-and-events\/?p=823"},"modified":"2020-10-19T13:50:37","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T17:50:37","slug":"tsc-names-new-dean-of-health-professions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tsc.edu\/news-and-events\/2020\/08\/29\/tsc-names-new-dean-of-health-professions\/","title":{"rendered":"TSC names new Dean of Health Professions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right;margin-left: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tsc.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/David-Pearse-300x200-1.jpg\" alt=\"TSC names new Dean of Health Professions.\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" \/><\/div>\n<p>He\u2019s a paramedic, college administrator, teacher, biker, guitarist and singer. But, if you ask Dr. David Pearse what his favorite role is, he\u2019ll probably tell you it\u2019s a toss-up between being a grandfather and health care worker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been a paramedic for 35 years, in health education for 27 years and in administration for 10,\u201d said Pearse. \u201cIt was time to put those two roles together and this new job does that for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That new job, which starts on Sept. 1, has Pearse taking over as dean of the Texas Southmost College\u2019s Division of Health Professions, which includes the EMS, nursing, respiratory care, radiologic technology, diagnostic medical sonography and medical laboratory technology programs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to make sure our programs not only continue to meet, but exceed, accrediting guidelines,\u201d said Pearse. \u201cI want to make sure we instill in our students the importance of professionalism and treating patients as humans rather than just numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pearse is excited about taking on the new job and returning to life in a border city. He has spent a good part of his career in El Paso where he met and married his wife, Petra, and picked up the Spanish language.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are usually surprised to find out I\u2019m bilingual. They are in awe that this gringo speaks Spanish,\u201d quips Pearse. \u201cBeing bilingual has come in handy. It\u2019s allowed me to communicate with the parents of first-generation, college-going students, and it has been my honor to help them learn to navigate within higher education.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pearse said he became a paramedic for altruistic reasons. He wanted to help people and knows he\u2019ll be working with like-minded individuals at TSC. Pearse, a football fan, said he\u2019s counting on his team of TSC professionals to help him \u201cget the ball down the field.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to coach, be the quarterback, so to speak, but I am counting on my faculty. The only way to score is for everyone to work together,\u201d said Pearse. \u201cMy job is to help my staff do their jobs and give them the resources they need. Together, we\u2019ll work to make sure our students, all of them, succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the current health care crisis, Pearse points out that it\u2019s more important than ever to make sure TSC health profession graduates are well prepared for their careers.<br \/>\n\u201cThese are high-demand professions and our grads need to be ready to serve \u2013 to be positive contributors on day one in their jobs,\u201d said Pearse.<\/p>\n<p>Pearse said he\u2019ll also continue the emphasis on safety training and self-protection, issues that have made headlines during the recent pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFront-line health care workers need to know how to keep themselves safe,\u201d said Pearse. \u201cIt\u2019s the first thing our students learn on week one. 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