JHS Student Joins Camp Focused on Healthcare Careers

JHS student joins camp focused on healthcare careers

Several area high school students recently participated in a Healthcare Careers Camp through Memorial Health and Central Illinois Area Health Education Center.

Area students explore healthcare through Camp Med

Northern Regional Hospital recently wrapped up another year of Camp Med, a week-long summer program designed to introduce local high school students to careers in healthcare.

Kaiser Program inspires future healers

Dominic Chan of Vacaville listens intently as Kaiser Permanente radiology technologist Euric Ramirez walks him through the proper way to line up a patient about to have a chest X-ray done. At each step, Ramierez explains how the patient’s shoulders should be aligned to get the best image and why. Chan is mesmerized, asking questions as the process continues. It’s all part of a paid internship program that has more than 300 high school and colleg…