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Highlights of Student Programs available at West Tennessee Healthcare. Our Vision. To provide exposure of the healthcare industry to students ages 14 and up, who have expressed a desire to pursue careers in healthcare and/or related fields.
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Highlights of Student Programs available atWest Tennessee Healthcare
Our Vision • To provide exposure of the healthcare industry to students ages 14 and up, who have expressed a desire to pursue careers in healthcare and/or related fields. • Potential employment opportunities for those that have reached their career goals in healthcare related fields.
Departmental Tours Medical Explorers Junior Volunteers Clinical Interns Work Study Students Job Shadowing Individual Small Groups Nurse Camp Speakers Bureau Promotion of Nursing - Career Day GEM Learning PossibilitiesStudents are exposed to numerous unique healthcare experiences
Learning for Life Does Not Stop Here • At West Tennessee Healthcare opportunities don’t stop upon high school graduation. • Exposure to career disciplines required by college and universities to meet entrance requirements. • Nursing and Allied Health Scholarships • Pre-Med Internship program • Clinical Studies
Employee Testimonies Buddy McKnight, PT, SCS, ATC Director, Sports Plus/ORC “I volunteered here and now have been a PT here for 20 years.”
Employee Testimonies April Downing, RN Director, Radiology nursing “I was a junior volunteer. Yes, this hospital influenced me to choose a career in healthcare.”
Employee Testimonies Tina Parker, RN Cardiac Catherization Lab Education Coordinator “I was in HOSA for 2 years. I actually got a job while in this program. I’ve always wanted to be a nurse and this class helped me learn a lot that actually helped me in nursing school. These types of programs are very beneficial to the students who want a profession in medicine. Thanks.
Employee Testimonies Cheryl Trimpler Patient Account Specialist “I was a volunteer many, many and many years ago. I do have a daughter, a senior at Madison (Academic) that did volunteer work this past summer with Sports Plus Central and is in the Medical Explorers now. She has been influenced, she’s going to be taking the Physical Therapy assistant courses at Jackson State starting this fall.”
Employee Testimonies Charleyn Reviere Assistant General Counsel “I was in Medical Explorers in high school for one week- they took us to the hospital to watch part of a surgical procedure, and I was so sick that I quit Explorers immediately and vowed not to ever consider a health care career.”