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Health
professions cater to high schools Staff Writer
Area
high school students will be given the opportunity to explore Missouri
Southern s Heath Care Professions Friday, Nov. 1. The
Health Care Professions Day will include videos and presentations by
faculty members involved in nursing, dental and other health professions
provided by Southern. Current students who are enrolled in the programs
will also give their views and experiences during the day. The event
will be the second time the College has had a health professions day. The
day gives students and parents a chance to see the profession they
like, said Dr. Barbara Box, director of the department of nursing. Box
said there is a shortage of health care professionals. She said many
people ask the current students why they have gone through the courses
after the students describe what is involved in the health care majors.
She said 41 freshmen were nursing majors at Fresh Start. The
event is designed for any high school student interested in Southern or
health care. It s
giving those students a chance to showcase the campus, said Mark
Lloyd, coordinator of the event. Lloyd
said the event will give high school students a chance they might not
otherwise have to see and experience campus life. One
of the great things about it is that the faculty does it, Lloyd said. He
said the deans and heads of departments will do presentations and a few
alumni of the health programs will come and speak as well. The
day will begin around 12:30 p.m. College President Julio Le n will talk
to the students at the beginning of the presentations. The students will
break into groups and be taken to different sessions about the different
health departments. At the end of the day the students, will take a tour
of the campus. Last
year, around 100 students attended. This year around 50 are expected. We d
like, of course, to have more students come, Lloyd said. He
also said even if the students are only slightly interested in health
care, the day will let them see if Southern fits them. |