Program gives students an inside look at health care professions
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - Elmbrook Memorial
Students sometimes think they would never be interested in a certain field until they find out more about it. That’s the idea behind Medical Explorers, a partnership between Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - Elmbrook Memorial, located in Brookfield, Wisconsin and the Exploring Learning for Life Division of the Potawatomi Area Council Boy Scouts of America in Waukesha County. The goal is to attract as many promising young people as possible to medical professions as well as give them an idea of what jobs are available as they move toward college.
During the school year, high school students are invited to hear doctors and nurses speak about their profession. Students have the opportunity to ask candid questions about the health care professional’s specific interest and concerns, which provides them with information to make educated and experienced decisions about a health career. Students are offered a behind-the-scenes look at hospital departments, hands-on experience with equipment and tools of the trade, shadowing opportunities, and a chance to learn about the many jobs available in health care.
Discovering what really goes on behind closed doors can help students know that they would love working in health care, or just as important, that it is not the path for them.