84. Mortuary School Curriculum with Jzyk Ennis

About this episode

Jzyk Ennis discusses the complexities and misconceptions surrounding mortuary school curriculums.

There are lots of strong opinions about mortuary school curriculums, many of which are based on misunderstanding or misinterpetations of what actually goes on in the creation of curriculums. Jzyk Ennis has served as the President of the American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE) and is the current Chair of the ABFSE Curriculum Committee. Want to comment on curriculum! Go here to learn more! Looking for employment? Service Corporation International is hiring Advance Planning Funeral Directors for their Far Cape, Boston, and North Shore locations in Massachusetts. Send your resume to Mark.Stiner@diginitymemorial.com ! Please rate and review this show! Email Ben ⁠bschmidt@frigidfluid.com⁠ Follow Ben @thefuneralcast Follow Frigid Fluid @frigidfluid ⁠Check out our wide variety of fluids and prep room supplies!

People in this episode

Host: Ben Schmidt

Guest: Jzyk Ennis

Topics covered

• mortuary school curriculum
• funeral service education
• career opportunities
• curriculum development
• industry opinions

Keywords

• mortuary school
• curriculum
• funeral service
• education
• career
• Jzyk Ennis
• ABFSE
• employment
• Massachusetts

Sponsors

Service Corporation International

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Board of Funeral Service Education

Places: Far Cape, Boston, and North Shore, Massachusetts

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