Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine has partnered with Monongalia County (W.Va.) Schools to fast track healthcare careers for high schoolers.
The MedEd program mixes classroom-based learning at high schools with on-site learning at a WVU Medicine or clinic, according to a May 26 news release.
The program’s upcoming fall class consists of 40 juniors and approximately 40 seniors from Morgantown and University high schools. The students will train in specialized clinical pathways like ambulatory care, phlebotomy and sterile processing.
MedEd also removes financial restrictions for students through providing free scrubs, school bus transportation to the hospital sites and fully funded certifications.
“It’s a wonderful program, and it really opens the door for these kids to find out what they want to be,” Jillian Piercy, MedEd program coordinator, said in the release. “They get clinical time starting off right away in October of that first year, so they are able to have hands-on experience, walk around with somebody who’s to perform in that setting, and really get that first look at the healthcare field to see if that’s what they want to do with their future career.”
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