Students
explore, investigate, analyze, and understand through their experiences
in school. AHEC's goal is to extend that learning. AHEC's after school
and summer programs, mentorships, health career clubs, and other resources
and programs help children learn, grow, and look to the future - when
they could be a nurse, dentist, physical therapist, physician, or any
other health care professional. For AHEC, developing positive educational
experiences that expand a child's future career goals is important. Many
rural and urban communities in Virginia need health care providers and
evidence suggests that health care professionals are likely to practice
in similar settings to where they grew up. Building on this idea of "grow
your own," AHEC partners with local school systems, colleges, and
universities to introduce students to health careers and encourage them
to excel in school. In AHEC-sponsored activities, sudents can be found
building models of the human body, dissecting a cow's heart, observing
in a hospital laboratory, or shadowing a family physician at the office.
These are the engaging activities that excite and motivate students to
achieve their dreams. AHEC builds the partnerships that bring their dreams
to reality.
Bioquest
Program - [Southside AHEC]
For several
years, the Southside AHEC has implemented the Bioquest program for middle
school students, a one-week intensive laboratory summer program designed
to stimulate and nurture students' interest in health careers. The students
were divided into teams and selected to study the following: Bio-Chemical
Screening of Bacteria, Blood Typing, Disease Simulation, and Blood Pressure
Investigation. The program ended with a presentation of the week's activities
to their parents, school administrators, and the public. Thirty-six
(36) rising seventh, eighth, and ninth graders attended the one-week
residential program from thirteen counties in southside.
Madison
Area Summer Health Care Insitutute - [Blue
Ridge AHEC]
Choosing
a career is one of the most important decisions a person makes. Each
person must investigate personal interests, future job market trends
and existing opportunities for jobs and career growth in the field.
These questions are difficult to answer without a chance to review a
profession up close. The Institute wants to make this decision easier
by offering rising high school Sophomore, Juniors and Seniors an opportunity
to attend a special summer program.
The Summer Health Care Institutes give high school students the opportunity
to view a variety of health and human service professions. The programs
offer a comprehensive, realistic view of day to day experiences of health
and human service professionals. The program combines a mix of traditional
classroom instruction and "shadowing" experience in health
and human service agencies.
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