Encouraging students to envision themselves working in the medical field

by Carlo Mandras

Our junior and senior high school students visited the YKHC on March 13 to learn about various careers in the healthcare industry. Student participating in the Medical Terminology and Human Biology program are committed to assisting younger students in identifying potential career paths for themselves. The students who attended the field trip are: Chenille Ashepak, Kathryn Black, Payton Boney, Kendall Herron, Adilyn Jung, Caitlyn Laraux, Dylan Noes, Rory Peters, Caitlin Temple, Kiera Watson, and Adil Zulbeari.

Students were greeted warmly upon our arrival by Nancy Moffett, RN, the clinical nurse educator at YKHC. She was the one who led the tour and present an overview of the various career paths available in the medical field. In addition, after attending the presentations, students conducted interviews with several of the hospital’s department heads, and then they were given tours of various departments around the facility.

Rory Peters said, “We learned all about how things are run at the hospital. We got to see the pharmacy which I thought was super interesting.”

It was such a privilege to illuminate for the students the variety of professions available within the healthcare sector. It is never too soon to start looking for inspiration. According to Debra, the chief nurse at YKHC, “If you have a career plan in mind, you are more motivated through school, and you might avoid any roadblocks that other teenagers go into.”

It was remarkable to see how involved the student were and how much magic they saw in the working of the health care system.

This was originally published in the Friday, March 17th, 2023 edition of the WarriorWeekly.