Hospital to Host Summer Health Careers Exploration Camp

The camp is open to all students who will be entering grades 8 - 12

 

Farmington, Maine¾

 

Franklin Community Health Network will once again host a Summer Scrub Club Camp taking place June 22–25 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 may include: physical therapy and sports medicine, nursing, pharmacy, radiology, anesthesiology, 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, prostheses, lab analysis, and emergency response to a mock accident. All campers will receive certification in Heartsaver CPR.

 

Online registration is available at: http://www.franklinahec.org/programs-and-events 

 

For more information, please contact the Education Department at 778-2381 or e-mail, ncaron@fchn.org

This program is primarily sponsored by the Franklin Memorial Hospital 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.