INDIANAPOLIS – A select group of high-school students at Center Grove High School will get a front-row seat to the many career opportunities in health care through a St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers program.
About 100 students will visit the hospital for a daylong slate of activities and presentations at St. Francis Hospital-Beech Grove, Friday, April 18.
“What makes the program unique is students get to see first-hand that health care encompasses more than physicians and nurses,” said coordinator James W. Dix III, manager of organizational development and training. “Even though these two professions are integral parts of a hospital’s operation, this introduction to the world of health care demonstrates there are myriad other opportunities in the industry.”
Students will visit specialists in various areas, including respiratory therapy, radiology, surgery, physical therapy and the emergency department’s ambulance and clinical sections.
A St. Francis physician and nurse will brief students on their work and job trends and top administrators will explain their role in hospital operations
This marks the 10th year St. Francis has offered the program to Indianapolis-area schools.
“The field trip acquaints my anatomy and physiology students to the health occupations field in a typical hospital setting,” said CGHS teacher Judy Lines. “Often they make valuable contacts while visiting there, and then they are able to go back on week-ends or in the summer to shadow a professional for a period of time.”
About 100 students will visit the hospital for a daylong slate of activities and presentations at St. Francis Hospital-Beech Grove, Friday, April 18.
“What makes the program unique is students get to see first-hand that health care encompasses more than physicians and nurses,” said coordinator James W. Dix III, manager of organizational development and training. “Even though these two professions are integral parts of a hospital’s operation, this introduction to the world of health care demonstrates there are myriad other opportunities in the industry.”
Students will visit specialists in various areas, including respiratory therapy, radiology, surgery, physical therapy and the emergency department’s ambulance and clinical sections.
A St. Francis physician and nurse will brief students on their work and job trends and top administrators will explain their role in hospital operations
This marks the 10th year St. Francis has offered the program to Indianapolis-area schools.
“The field trip acquaints my anatomy and physiology students to the health occupations field in a typical hospital setting,” said CGHS teacher Judy Lines. “Often they make valuable contacts while visiting there, and then they are able to go back on week-ends or in the summer to shadow a professional for a period of time.”
