Description of Request

Submitted By: Stephanie Gray, Dean of Gallatin College & Desiree Dalke, Gallatin College Allied Health Programs

Gallatin College Allied Health department is requesting to relocate to the Swingle building on MSU
Campus to conduct all healthcare courses and programs once Student Health Partners has vacated. The
Allied Health department currently consists of three programs: Phlebotomy (CTS), Medical Assistant
(CAS), and Healthcare Administrative Professional (CAS) and serves approximately 40 students. The use of the Swingle Health Center facilities would allow Allied Health to expand programming, thus fulfilling outcomes of the ARPA grant with Gallatin County and supporting MSU’s Strategic Plan Goals 1.1 and 3.2. Currently, all Allied Health course labs and lectures are held at the Gallatin College East campus in room GGE 4, which is a biohazard level II classroom. With the planned growth and expansion of the Allied Health programs (as outlined in ARPAgrant through Gallatin County), the Gallatin College East campus cannot continue to provide adequatespace to support the department, equipment, and student needs while maintaining safety and accreditation requirements. The Swingle building would be the ideal space for the Allied Health department as it is built in coordination with the department’s biohazard, safety, and healthcare program needs and is essentially move-in ready. In addition to an estimated savings in lease costs, the overall savings to the College and MSU will be significant if Gallatin College Allied Health gained access to the Swingle Health spaces as no new facilities and likely very little equipment will be needed. A significant portion of the medical and dental equipment that remains in the Swingle building will be absorbed by the Allied Health programs and used in lectures and labs to provide realistic workforce settings for the instructors and students.
The Swingle first floor offers a true medical and dental workspace experience that does not exist in any
other MSU facility. The Allied Health program plans to utilize the first floor as is with minor to no facility
changes. This proposal would consolidate Allied Health programs into the majority of the first floor. This would focus Gallatin College programs to the minimum footprint to be efficient with space and could allow for expansion if program execution and actual utilization warrant additional space.

Resolution

Date: November 3, 2023

Space Management Committee has approved the allocation of the medical portion of the first floor of Swingle Health Center for use by Gallatin College Allied Health Programs.