Nearly 500 junior and senior high school students will attend a daylong healthcare career awareness event, "High Demand Healthcare Careers in Your Community: A Crash Course," on Nov. 20 at the Anoka-Ramsey Community College – Cambridge campus. The event will provide information on job outlooks, salaries and necessary training regarding 12 key healthcare careers in high demand in Minnesota’s east central region.
"This is the first event the Healthcare Alliance is hosting, and the goal is to offer high school students an exciting look at healthcare careers," said Stefanie Schroeder, Healthcare Alliance Program Coordinator. "There are significant workforce shortages in the healthcare industry across East Central Minnesota, and it's part of the Alliance’s mission to improve the quality and quantity of healthcare workers in the region. It will definitely spark interest in healthcare careers," Schroeder added.
High school students from Braham, Cambridge-Isanti, Mora, North Branch and Princeton school districts are scheduled to attend the event, which is designed to generate interest in pursuing medical careers requiring certificates, diplomas or associate or bachelor degrees. Students will receive information about each key career, post-secondary education options and local scholarship information.
“The day’s activities will be a hands-on, engaging and theatrical experience for students,” Schroeder said.
The event is spearheaded by the Healthcare Alliance, a consortium of area school districts, higher education institutions, healthcare providers and the workforce center system determined to strengthen and ensure a strong, qualified healthcare workforce is available now and into the future for East Central Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Partners in the Healthcare Alliance and event sponsors include Pine Technical College, Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Allina Medical Transportation, Braham Area High School, Cambridge Medical Center, Cambridge-Isanti High School, Fairview Lakes Medical Center, HealthForce Minnesota, Kanabec Hospital and North Branch Area High School.
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