Welcome to the Summer 2006 edition of the AHEC Connection! The purpose of this quarterly electronic newsletter is to inform stakeholders of Northeastern Wisconsin Area Health Education Center (NEWAHEC) about items of interest in our region related to healthcare workforce issues. NEWAHEC serves 11 counties: Brown, Door, Calumet, Fond du Lac, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington and Winnebago. To learn more about NEWAHEC, visit our web site at: www.newahec.org.

Connecting Students to Careers
Summer Health Careers Camp

One of the more visible programs sponsored by Northeastern Wisconsin Area Health Education Center newahec.org is its summer health careers camp. This camp is produced in partnership with the Lakeshore Healthcare Alliance lshca.org. It offers high school students in-depth and varied exposure to numerous health careers over a five-day period. Students are housed at Lakeland College’s dormitory in rural Sheboygan County, and they visit numerous academic and health care provider organizations in Manitowoc and Sheboygan County. This year’s camp was held July 9-13. It was attended by 20 high school students from throughout the region.

Below is a sampling of student activities. Students learned about over 25 health professions through a variety of activities:
  • Tour of hospitals in Manitowoc and Sheboygan
  • Interactive discussions with 16 health professionals representing:
    • Nursing
    • Surgical Technologist
    • Dental Hygienist & Assistant
    • Laboratory Science
    • Human Resources
    • Art Therapy
    • Cardiac Catheterization
    • Respiratory Therapy
    • Athletic Training
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Medical Lab Technician
    • Medical Technologist
    • Physician Assistant
    • Pharmacy
    • Massage Therapy
  • Interest inventory and follow-up counseling
  • Job shadow on a career of their choice
  • Hands-on activities at Lakeshore Technical College’s nursing skills and dental training facilities
  • Team building activities
Some comments from this year’s campers:
“It was an amazing experience and I had a fantastic time! Great people, fun professions, and intelligent mentors.”
“I truly had fun after we all “clicked” at the building team games!”
“I loved this camp. I feel very fortunate to have had this opportunity. I learned a lot and have a much better idea of health careers that interest me. Thank you so much for this chance.”




Recommended Web Sites

Wisconsin AHEC Home Page
www.ahec.wisc.edu

Health Careers Information
www.wihealthcareers.org

Health Information
www.healthywisconsin.org

Hmong Health
www.hmonghealth.org

Medical Interpreters
www.wclah.org


    

For more information about this project contact:
    Jill Niemczyk
    Program Manager
    Northeastern WI AHEC
    Phone: (920) 652-0238
    Email: jilln@newahec.org
Visit our web site at www.newahec.org