Hospital to Host Summer Health Careers Exploration Camp

The camp is open to all students who will be entering grades 7-12

 

Farmington, Maine¾

Registrations are now being accepted for Summer Scrub Club Camp taking place June 23–26 from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. at Franklin Memorial Hospital. The camp is designed to introduce participants to a wide variety of careers available in health care and is open to all students who will be entering grades 8-12.

A sampling of careers explored include: physical therapy and sports medicine, nursing, pharmacy, orthopedics, medical lab science, mental health counseling, and emergency medical services.

Campers will have the opportunity to participate in unique hands-on activities and demonstrations such as casting, suturing, lab analysis, and emergency response to a mock accident. All campers will receive certification in American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR.

Online registration is now available at http://www.fchn.org/registration/summer-scrub-club

For more information, please contact Devon Frechette in the Education Department at 779 - 2451 or e-mail, dfrechette@fchn.org

This program is sponsored by Franklin Memorial Hospital and the Western Maine Area Health Education Center (AHEC), a member of the Maine AHEC Network, which is supported by a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration.