Allied Health and Wellness

Allied Health & Wellness Department

Welcome to the Department of Allied Health and Wellness at Frederick Community College. We offer a wide variety of allied health programs that lead to degrees, certificates, or non-credit course offerings to meet your personal and professional goals. Within the Allied Health Department, there are programs that prepare students to enter the workforce upon their completion and transfer programs designed for students to articulate with various colleges and universities. Currently, allied health graduates enter the job market with numerous employment opportunities.

Expect classroom environments that foster problem solving development, use state-of-the-art technology and equipment, and provide hands-on application. The programs link below offers greater descriptions of the majors offered at FCC. Come explore the many opportunities that FCC has to offer.

Programs of Study

Faculty Listing 


Full-time Allied Health Faculty

Dankanich, Nancy

Program Manager, Surgical Technology

Garvin, Jane

Director Nursing Education

Little, Dennis Assistant Professor, Clinical Director, Respiratory Care
Lohmeyer, Rebecca

Assistant Professor, Coordinator, Practical Nursing Program

Lovato, Vanessa

Assistant Professor Nursing,Coordinator, NU 212 & NU 213; Assistant Director, Nursing Education

Martin, Kathleen

Associate Professor Nursing

McGaughran, Barbara Assistant Professor Nursing
Menker, Jane Assistant Professor Nursing
Miller, Carol

Assistant Professor Nursing

Patterson, Rhonda Assistant Professor, Program Manager Respiratory Care
Sholes, Jan Associate Professor Physical Education; Coordinator,  Wellness
Tertel, Michelle Assistant Professor, Nuclear Medicine Technology
Vasquenza, Janis Assistant Professor Nursing

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For more information contact:

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Jan Sholes
Department Chair of Allied Health
Program Manager for Health and Physical Education
301-846-2503

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Ann Geyer
Academic Office Manager
301.846.2605