Hidden Careers in Healthcare- Teacher Externship

Real World Learning & KCMHC

Please join us for a day of learning & development for teachers to understand the vast variety of hidden careers in healthcare.

University Health 1

<p>Healthcare is experiencing an increase in needs from an aging population at the same time interest in many of the careers that support doctors and nurses are seeing enrollment declines and lack of interest.  The Kansas City Metropolitan Healthcare Council is partnering with Real World Learning to provide a day of learning and development for teachers to understand the vast variety of careers available for students today in healthcare – way beyond nurses and doctors.</p>

Agenda

8:30 – 11:30 – Breakfast and Overview of challenges in healthcare today and enrollment trends in much needed careers. 11:30 – 12:30 – Lunch and Networking, brainstorming on how to increase interest in careers with students. 12:30 – 1:00 – Travel time to shadow experience. 1:00 – 3:00 – Meet their assigned professional in one of the careers they selected to understand the career better and create a contact for future classroom activities. 3:00 – End of day

Overview of what to expect:

The day will start at University Health for an overview of healthcare’s challenges and the careers we would like to highlight. Teachers will park in the overflow lot on 21st and Campbell. The event will be in UH1 in an auditorium on the 2nd floor. We will have greeters and signs to assist with directions at the front entrance. UH1 is at the corner of 21st and Charlotte (2101 Charlotte St, Kansas City, MO 64108) In the afternoon teachers will be assigned to shadow a professional doing one of these jobs across the healthcare organizations in Kansas City. Shadow opportunities will include Children’s Mercy, St. Lukes, University Health, Kansas University Medical Center and many others.

Hidden Careers in Healthcare- Teacher Externship

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