Type: Educational opportunity
Sponsor: Rutgers Center for State Health Policy
Deadline: February 13, 2012

Description: The Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research offers Project L/EARN, an exciting program designed to increase graduate school enrollment among students from groups that are traditionally under-represented in health-related graduate programs, such as students from economically disadvantaged families; first-generation college-attendees; African-American, Latino, Native American, and Pacific Islanders.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide

Last updated: November 28, 2011

Web site: http://www.smdep.org/

Type: Educational opportunity
Sponsors: American Dental Education Association,
Association of American Medical Colleges,
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Deadline: March 1, 2012
Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Dentists, Education and Training, National, Physicians, Workforce Pipeline
Description: A free six-week summer academic enrichment program that offers freshman and sophomore college students
intensive and personalized medical and dental school preparation. Geographic Coverage Nationwide.
Last updated: November 2, 2011

Web site: http://www.ache.org/Faculty_Students/dent_scholarship.cfm
Type: Scholarship
Sponsor: American College of Healthcare Executives
Deadline: March 30, 2012
Tagged keywords: Diversity, Financial Aid, Health Administrators,
National Description: The Albert W. Dent Graduate Student Scholarship is
designated for minority students enrolled in their final
year of a healthcare management graduate program.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Last updated: November 15, 2011

Richard Berthelot
Workforce Development Manager
Community Health Centers of Arkansas
Arkansas Primary Care Association
420 West 4th St
North Little Rock, AR 72114
501-374-8225
Fax 501-374-9734
rberthelot@chc-ar.org
ARPCAjobs@twitter.com
rberthelot@linkedin.com

Check out the pictures below to see what a great time they had. If you’d like to participate in a similar activity, click on the following link to contact your area health careers recruiter today.

They learned about the different levels of nursing, the areas where they can work, and salaries that come along with those careers. Individual speakers included an OB Nurse, a Hospice nurse from the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House a CRNA, representatives from the UAMS College of Nursing and ASU College of Nursing. Students toured the hospital making stops in Radiology, ER, Labor and Delivery, and the Lab. At each stop a health care professional spoke about who they are and what they do. During our clinical sessions, students learned about Blood Pressure, Pulse Rate, and Respirations and chronic disease throughout the area. They also received a hands-on CPR and AED training session.

Ranking 4.95 out of 5, the tour of the hospital was one of the students’ favorite activities according to their evaluations. The OB Nurse and CRNA came in second with an average score of 4.89, with the Hospice Nurse ranking third at 4.61.

All students say they are more inclined to pursue a career in nursing after this program. One student described the program as “Awesome and very helpful!” She writes, “I am more inclined to pursue a health career because now I have a better view on what to expect in nursing.” Another said, “This program was very helpful and very informative. I am more inclined to pursue a career in nursing because I was very inspired by this program and today’s speakers.” And another writes, “I am more inclined because I came here today undecided about whether or not I wanted to be in the medical profession. And after today I am 100% positive that I will be in the medical field!”

Overall, this program proved to be a great chance for these high school seniors to learn more about what health careers are out there and how they can better prepare themselves for the career of their future.