{"id":2244,"date":"2015-08-14T19:16:10","date_gmt":"2015-08-14T19:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accentcom.com\/stmary\/newsite82815\/haldeman\/"},"modified":"2015-10-26T21:14:51","modified_gmt":"2015-10-26T21:14:51","slug":"k_haldeman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.accentcom.com\/stmary\/k_haldeman\/","title":{"rendered":"Keith Haldeman"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Keith<\/a>

Keith Haldeman<\/p><\/div>\n

The art of good intentions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Art and science have always been considered two sides of the same coin. \u00a0Keith Haldeman is an \u00a0example of using both aptitudes for professional and personal enrichment. \u00a0His profession is in science but his passion is in the arts, and he has managed to combine the two in a way that benefits SMMC. \u00a0As a Physician\u2019s Assistant in the Operating Room for the past 32 years, Keith uses his critical thinking skills to assist numerous surgeons in cardiac, orthopedic, general and Robotic procedures. \u00a0At home in his studio he uses his creative skills to create beautiful glass bowls, ornaments, and vases.<\/p>\n

In college Keith wanted to pursue his interest in fine arts but was unable to take the classes he wanted without declaring that as a major. \u00a0So he double majored in biology and fine arts at Rutgers, where he received his Bachelor of Science. Keith realized supporting himself would be challenging in the art field so after graduation he followed his other interest, medicine and went to school to get his Physician Assistant degree.<\/p>\n

In 1983 Keith became the first Physician Assistant at St. Mary Medical Center, but his passion for art never wavered. \u00a0He experimented with pottery but wanted more, so he decided 10 years ago to enroll in the Bucks County Community College Fine Arts program. \u00a0There, he learned the technique of glass blowing and fell in love with the art form. For the past decade Keith has used the school\u2019s facilities to mold and manipulate molten glass to create works of art and function. \u00a0He works with other students and acts as a mentor.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I enjoy about the program is the students come from all different backgrounds and professions. \u00a0We all are artists at heart and at the college we are able to express our creative side in a supportive environment.\u201d Keith and the other adult students act as mentors to the younger students who will matriculate to a four year art school. \u00a0Some come back to lecture & demo their expertise to new students each semester.<\/p>\n

Soon friends started to ask Keith for the bowls, vases and ornaments he made so he began to sell his creations in the Bucks County Coffee House during the month of December as the Artist in Residence.<\/p>\n

Then he got a great idea \u2013 start selling to colleagues at St. Mary and donated the proceeds back to the hospital. It was a win-win for Keith. \u00a0He gets to support St. Mary and he enjoys sharing his art. \u00a0Plus he is able to engage the doctors, nurses and support staff in a good old fashioned bidding war for his wares. \u00a0This is the 7th year Keith has auctioned off his items. It has turned into a two day event full of chaotic fun, as colleagues jockey for position to secure the item of their choice. \u00a0Most important to Keith is the result of the sale \u2014supporting the Community Ministries in Bensalem. \u00a0\u201cI feel so blessed and I wanted to help families in our area who are not so lucky. \u00a0The proceeds from this sale go towards a family\u2019s pursuit of self sufficiency. \u00a0I also wanted to enlist the help of my colleagues in supporting a family in our community.\u201d \u00a0So keep a look out for Keith\u2019s next sale in December, it promises to be bigger and better each year with new creative twists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Art and science have always been considered two sides of the same coin. Keith Haldeman is an example of using both aptitudes for professional and personal enrichment. His profession is in science but his passion is in the arts, and he has managed to combine the two in a way that benefits SMMC. As a Physician\u2019s Assistant in the Operating Room for the past 32 years, Keith uses his critical thinking skills to assist numerous surgeons<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3404,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[29],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accentcom.com\/stmary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2244"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accentcom.com\/stmary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accentcom.com\/stmary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accentcom.com\/stmary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accentcom.com\/stmary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2244"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.accentcom.com\/stmary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3567,"href":"https:\/\/www.accentcom.com\/stmary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2244\/revisions\/3567"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accentcom.com\/stmary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accentcom.com\/stmary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accentcom.com\/stmary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accentcom.com\/stmary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}