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Student Opportunities
Project H.O.P.E.
Application Deadline March 9, 2012
Project H.O.P.E. students are placed in internships at health care facilities within the student’s local community. The internship will last between 4 and 6 weeks and is approximately four hours per day or twenty hours a week. The student will rotate through several health care departments (within one facility) or through more than one facility to experience the broad range of available health care careers. Students are encouraged to ask questions, observe procedures, find out about education requirements, and explore health careers.
Project H.O.P.E. interns will be provided a stipend for participating in the program. The stipend is paid at the end of the internship program and u upon receipt of a provided invoice and completion of a student journal documenting their activities. The stipend is paid at the minimum per hour wage level or $173.00 weekly.
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We serve students in Eastern Washington which include the following counties: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman, and Yakima.
Sleep Over for Science
April 6-7, 2012
Sleep Over for Science is an overnight health careers education camp for fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students.
It aims to excite and educate students interested in healthcare as a career. Students learn about the specific choices they need to make regarding their education in order to be ready for the high demands of both high school and college.
Each health occupations department on campus explains its specific program and creates a hands-on activity for the students.
Such activities include obstacle courses, wheel chair races, puzzles, chemistry projects, and laboratory experiments.
Register for Sleep Over for Science!
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In Central and Eastern Washington, contact the Area Health Education Center of Eastern Washington:
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The Clinical Job Directory provides job descriptions with their associated salaries and education requirements. Educational requirements range from no more than a GED or high school diploma together with on-the-job training, to bachelors, Masters, and finally a medical doctor.
Open the Clinical Job Directory (pdf) and click on a health career in the table of contents to learn more! |
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