RECRUIT: Health Career Exploration

RECRUIT / TRAIN / RETAIN / ENGAGE

Our recruitment programs and services include classroom presentations, exposure to healthcare mentors, interactive career activities, and an empowering series of career readiness workshops.

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.

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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.

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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.

Pathway to College Panel Discussion

This is a panel discussion in which high school scholars engage the panelists who are professionals at different colleges/universities and address the process of applying for and succeeding in collegiate work. Some topics include admissions, financial aid, scholarships, and health career clubs/organizations.

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Roadmap to Health Careers and Healthcare Facility Tour

Scholars learn about careers within different disciplines including (but not limited to) medicine, dentistry, nursing, public health, pharmacy, and chiropractic medicine. They also engage with local health care professionals and learn of the beginning spark of their career interests, educational pathways, etc. Scholars increase their personal motivation and self-awareness of the process of developing into premier health care professionals. They are provided a comprehensive tour of a healthcare facility.

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