2005 Perfusion Student Guide

TO THE STUDENT

Here at Perfusion.com, we are committed to serving you, the perfusion student. We were all once in your position, and we are well aware of the challenges that you face. That is exactly the reason we have put together our Annual Student Guide. Please take a few minutes and look through it. We hope you will find that we have something to offer every perfusion student.

PERFUSION.COM MEMBERSHIP
http://www.perfusion.com

Perfusionists and perfusion students throughout the world are now connected though the Perfusion.com member network.  Perfusion.com membership guarantees you access to all of the content and services we provide on our website.  Currently, we have over 5500 perfusionist and perfusion student members world-wide.  The value of this service to all perfusionists who participate is fantastic.  We also offer premium membership services, which provides access to special content, services and pricing for our members.  A premium membership will allow you to access our “real time” job listings and a Perfusion.NET email account, both of which are valuable tools for student job seekers.

BYPASS BOOKSTORE
https://perfusion.com/perfusion/bookstore.html

For the most extensive selection of cardiopulmonary bypass books in the world, look no further than our Bypass Bookstore.  The Bypass Bookstore has partnered with Amazon.com and offers a comprehensive selection of perfusion-related books.  In addition, our prices are significantly less than most bookstores that carry medical books. This is the ONLY place you can order the Manual of Clinical Perfusion, which is the one book you should order if you are a perfusion student.

PERFUSION SCHOLARSHIPS
https://perfusion.com/perfusion/scholarships.asp

Perfusion.com is proud to announce that we will be offering a new scholarship program for students, the “Future of Perfusion” scholarship!  All perfusion students are encouraged to apply. For more information, please contact our education department. We have some useful links to financial aid sources listed.

HEARTBOARD
https://perfusion.com/perfusion/forum/

Anyone in the perfusion community is now able to hold on-line discussion forums about anything related to their field. Whether you would like to introduce a technical question, comment on equipment, or simply read about current issues, HeartBoard is your resource.

SCIENTIFIC FORUM
https://perfusion.com/perfusion/science.html

PERFUSION EDUCATION
https://perfusion.com/perfusion/education.html

Questions pertaining to the ABCP certification procedure, perfusion career outlook, continuing education, and program specifics can all be answered here. Where HeartBoard is you source for hot topics and technical resolve, and the Scientific Forum is your source for publication and presentation assistance, our Perfusion Education section is your source for anything pertaining the perfusion education and training process.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
https://perfusion.com/perfusion/hidden/calendar_results.asp

Our event calendar is designed specifically to keep every perfusionist world-wide updated on their specific local and national meetings. Meeting dates, locations, agendas, and organizations are provided. This is a fast and simple way to stay updated on upcoming events.

PERFUSION JOB CENTER
https://perfusion.com/perfusion/jobs/

Because we were once in your position, we know it can be very difficult to find your first job. Our newly renovated Job Center can make this task a little easier. Quite simply, we have the most complete and extensive perfusion employment services in the world. Among the many services we offer, most are FREE to graduating students.

• Check our daily updated database for new job openings throughout the world.
  
• Assistance in building a perfect resume and free resume posting on our site.
  
• Personalized job placement service from our employment advisor, Rick Raley.

EMPLOYMENT TIMELINE

When is it too early to start looking for a job? When is it too late? Our experience with students has shown that they have more questions than answers in this area. The following is an example of a complete and successful perfusion employment search:

15 months prior to graduation; Start making decisions about where you would like to relocate. Try to come up with two options, a first and second choice. At least one should be in a heavily populated area.

12 months prior to graduation: Contact Rick Raley, (your employment advisor) to get the ball rolling on our end. Plan to spend a couple of days in your selected area knocking on doors. Be prepared to sell yourself and interview on the spot. Start your resume at this time.

9 months prior to graduation: Follow up on the new contacts you made on your 12 month visit. Finish your resume and absolutely saturate your geographic area with it.

6 months prior to graduation: Visit your area again. Knock on every door to which you sent a resume, and hand deliver them an updated copy. Again, Be prepared to sell yourself and interview on the spot. Follow up with Rick!

3-0 months prior to graduation: Time is getting critical! Continue to follow up everything and make yourself known.

Note: A person using a thorough employment search service, such as this one, should get employment prior to graduation. The people who wait and have no help formulating their search may have many more difficulties. Let our team help to have employment waiting for you upon graduation!

PERFMAIL
https://perfusion.com/perfusion/perfmail

Perfmail is an Internet mailing list on the topic of perfusion, for perfusionists, perfusion students and perfusion assistants. All active perfusionists, current perfusion students and perfusion assistants who can send and receive Internet E-mail are welcome to participate. How does it work? A mailing list is set up so any piece of Email which one member sends to the list is distributed to all the members. Recipients can then reply individually (to the sender), or collectively (to everybody on the list). Why use Perfmail? We all seek a greater understanding of the physiology and practice of perfusion technology. This network provides the opportunity for electronic communications to many others interested in this goal. Often it is seeking assistance on some problem or making an announcement of some new technique or an upcoming event. In short, electronic networking is a collaboration which revolutionizes problem solving.  Join the Perfmail mailing list today, and we will keep you informed of sales, services, jobs and new additions to our website. You can join Perfmail by registering as a Perfusion.com member or by following the link above.

HOW TO FIND US

Although most people are able to browse our website without problems, we have found that some issues always arise that need our support and attention. Follow these simple instructions, and you should be able to navigate to our website with ease. If you should run into problems, please do not hesitate to contact our customer service department.

1. Locate a computer with Internet access. If you do not have one at home, your university library will.

2. Access the Internet. If you are unsure about your particular institutions protocol for logging on to the internet, contact a librarian or Computer Services. They should be glad to help.

3. Type “https://perfusion.com” into the Address Box on the top of the web browser screen. Press Enter.

4. This should take you to our page. Please take a few seconds to register with us.

5. If you can’t find what your looking for on our site, remember to try our Search Page!