St. Charles Hospital hosts school-to-career internships
St. Charles Parish Hospital, in collaboration with the St. Charles Parish Public School System, recently hosted three teacher interns from the School-to-Career program.
The participants for this years program were Julie Bexford, a science teacher from Harry Hurst Middle School, Karen Russo, a counselor from Hahnville High School and Candice Schmidt, an English/journalism teacher from Destrehan High School.
The two-day program provides educators with an opportunity to get a better understanding of the healthcare environment.
They learn about the careers their students may be interested in pursuing, as well as the schooling required, areas of academic strength need for particular fields of study, salary ranges and the daily demands of various jobs.
The first-hand experience they gain enables them better educate students about particular fields in health care, as well as enhance the material being taught in their classes with application to healthcare professions.
Following a brief orientation, the teachers were given a basic tour of the hospital.
On the second day of the internship, the teachers were given a more in-depth tour of the hospital and were able to interact closely with the different departments.
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