RECRUIT: Health Career Exploration

RECRUIT / TRAIN / RETAIN / ENGAGE

General Health Career Education Promotion

SPCC Atlanta AHEC provides comprehensive information about health career exploration programs, Health Careers Manual, and additional resources designed to support students pursuing careers in healthcare. These interactions allow students and families to learn about pathways into health professions and the steps needed to prepare for academic and career success. 

If you would like our Health Careers Coordinator to attend your College Fair, Career Fair, Health Fair, or other community engagement event, send an email with your request to info@spcc-atlantaahec.org or complete our “Career & Community Fair Participation Request Form“

For classroom presentations, reserve a full day through our Outlook booking system. This presentation introduces students to the Health Careers Manual and emphasizes the importance of professional development throughout their academic journey. Students will also learn how to apply for professional development opportunities and how to engage with healthcare professionals.

Partnering Health Career Program

We proudly collaborate with scholastic institutions and professional development programs to provide supplemental health career education that enhances existing career pathway initiatives. Through these partnerships, we support students strengthening their academic preparation, increasing college competitiveness, and gaining meaningful exposure to health professions. SPCC Atlanta AHEC serves as a bridge between students seeking opportunities in healthcare and organizations working to recruit and mentor the next generation of health professionals.

Get Involved:

• Organizations/Schools can share professional development or academic programs using our Professional/Student Development Request Form. 
• Health professionals and healthcare institutions interested in engaging with students can complete our Health Professional/Institution Contact Form.

From Mock-tales to Career Health Career Admissions Mock Interviews

Scholars and program staff engage in conversations with “mock” participants, who are actually health career admissions program representatives desiring to learn more about these students’ career interests.  The “mock” participants interview and evaluate the students’ readiness for a real health career admissions interview.  Toward the conclusion of this activity, the “mock” participants provide valuable feedback to the scholars.

Get Involved!:

• Emory HCOP Ambassadors Program

Health Career Professionals Mock Emergency Preparedness

Scholars and program staff experience inter-professional education via a mock emergency preparedness activity. Scholars gain exposure to different disciplines including (but not limited to) medicine, public health, radiologic/imaging science, and therapy/rehabilitation. Scholars interact with health care professionals in this experience and learn the necessary steps to take when faced with a real-life emergency. Scholars gain professional development by learning what it takes to balance the demands of these various health careers and their individual approaches to meeting the needs of underserved populations in emergency situations.

Read Program Highlights:

• The Mock-Emergency Learning Café

Get Involved!:

• Emory HCOP Ambassadors Program
• Atlanta Metropolitan State College HCOP Ambassadors Program

Introduction to the 2022-2024 Health Careers in Georgia Manual

This is a presentation designed to disseminate information about health care careers while offering a heuristic approach to researching health careers highlighted in our health careers manual.