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Education > High School Students > Health Care Career Discovery

Health Care Career Discovery

Join us for our 2008-2009 program sessions!

An endeavor that combines interactive classroom learning and observation in a health care setting, this program is designed to give students the opportunity to explore careers in health care first-hand. Sessions are offered once a month during the school year. Each session offers interactive presentations about a specific department/unit within the hospital, an in-depth glimpse into the various careers within that department/unit, and a question-and-answer period. Students will have the opportunity to sign-up to shadow within these areas of the hospital. Health Care Career Discovery is an excellent way to introduce students to the variety of career opportunities available in the health care field and to allow them to explore in detail particular areas of interest. Health Care Career Discovery is Lehigh Valley Hospital’s Explorer Post #2916.

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Programs will be offered at each of Lehigh Valley Hospital's three sites: Cedar Crest, 17th & Chew, and Muhlenberg.

Program:	Department:	Date :
Beyond Stop Drop and Roll	Burn Unit	9/15
Get Your CSI On	Health Network Labs	10/6
Beyond the Glamour of Gray's Anatomy	Realities of Residency	11/3
ER, General Hospital, House, or Hopkins?	Emergency Medicine	12/1
Just Breathe	Respiratory Care	1/12
Patients Are a Virtue	Nursing: Professional Council	2/2
Healing for Body and Soul	Social Work, Case Management, Pastoral Care	3/2
The Body - Inside and Out	Radiation Oncology and Plastic Surgery	4/6
It Takes a Village!	Administrative: Contracting, Finance, Development, Professionalism	5/4
Food For Thought	Nutrition and Catering	TBA

*All programs at Cedar Crest will be in the Kasych Pavilion, ECC Rooms 6, 7 & 8 from 6-8 pm.

Program:	Department:	Date:
Come Meet the OR Team	OR: pre- and post-op	9/22
Not Just Your Grandparents' Medicine	Geriatrics/TSU/Aging Workshop	10/20
What Health Care Options Are Available in My Community?	Ambulatory Services	3/16

*All programs at 17th & Chew will be in the main auditorium on the 2nd floor from 6-8 pm.

Program:	Department:	Date:
What 5.7 Million People Don't Know	Diabetes/Endocrinology	11/17
Instrumental to Patient Care	Sterile Processing and Open Heart/ICU	1/19
Your PRxscription for Success	Pharmacy	3/30
The Thigh Bone's Connected to the...	Rehabiltation Services	4/20

*All programs at Muhlenberg will be in ECC Rooms B-D, 6-8 pm.

Program Requirements:

Participant must be at least 14 years of age and have completed 8th grade.
Submit a complete application which will include:
- Application with Student Information, Consent to Participate, Emergency Information, Photography Consent Form, and Acknowledgment of Confidentiality Form(signed by applicant and parent/guardian)
- Register for each presentation no later than one week prior. Attendance at relevant presentation prior to shadowing is a requirement.

Registration:

Calendar of presentations
Students may register for presentation sessions by completing and returning registration form (see above for application)

Additional Requirements Necessary to Shadow (at all sites):

Submit complete application forms, including Health Certification (signed by a health care professional) with TB questionnaire (if under 18) or proof of two current, negative TB tests (if over 18)
Provide one completed Confidential Reference Form (for high school students only)
Provide photocopy of picture identification (school ID, driver’s license, etc.)

For more information please contact:

Kirsten Ryan, Medical Education Coordinator
Kirsten.Ryan@lvh.com

Lehigh Valley Hospital
Division of Education
1247 S. Cedar Crest, Suite 202
Allentown, PA 18103
Phone Number: (610) 402-2316
Fax Number: (610) 402-2203

This page last updated 8/29/08 03:32 PM

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Lehigh Valley Hospital has campuses in Allentown and Bethlehem, Pa. and serves the Pennsylvania communities of Easton, Doylestown, Quakertown, Hazelton, Lehighton, Perkasie, Pottstown, Pottsville, Reading, Scranton, Wilkes Barre, Stroudsburg, and the Poconos and also Phillipsburg and Flemington, N.J., and western New Jersey. You don't have to travel to Philadelphia or New York for quality health care.