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Piedmont AHEC Teen Health Virtual/Hybrid Club
Career Development Facilitators, Parents & Students
The Piedmont AHEC now accepts applications for the 2023-2024 Piedmont AHEC Teen Health Careers Club. The Teen Health Careers Club will meet virtually on the second Monday of each month from 6:00 p.m. - to 7:30 p.m. The club comprises students in grades 9-12 who are strongly interested in pursuing a career in healthcare.
We are planning to meet virtually/hybrid and have found this model to be effective and allow more students interested in healthcare to attend. We plan to use the Zoom platform, which can be downloaded for free. There will be opportunities for hybrid sessions.
Our curriculum will include the following:
• Health Career Exploration, Leadership, and Service Learning.
• Involvement and engagement in community service, Addressing community health issues.
• Meet other health career-interested students, Participate in an array of science workshops designed to prepare them for service learning to include: Vulnerable populations, Cultural competency, Ethical & Legal issues
• Health Care skills CPR & AED Certifications, and Passport completer.
• Leadership, Branding, ACT/SAT Prep, and more!
Eligible priority students must: Reside in the following counties: Guilford, Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Rockingham, Randolph, Montgomery, and Orange.
• Have at least a 2.8/4.0 GPA
• Be in grades 9th- 12th
• Have an interest in learning more about careers in healthcare and are willing to commit to meeting on the second Monday of each month from October 2023 – to May 2024.
Students can register by visiting www.gahec.org/courses-and-events and searching for "teen health club." If you have unique circumstances, please contact gabrielle.steele at gabrielle.steele@conehealth.com or patricia.parrish@conehealth.com.
Sincerely,
Patricia Parrish
2023 - 2024 HEALTH CAREER VIRTUAL CLUB APPLICATION
Thank you for your interest! Please submit the following information.
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Are you involved in any other health clubs or school activities/sports that will propose a problem with you attending the Teen Health Club 2nd Monday meetings?
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Where do you attend school?
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Will you be taking a medical career or CNA course this semester or Pharmacy Tech?
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Health Career Interest:
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Health Career Club Recommendation Form
Note: We will need a copy of your transcript attached to this application. For rising ninth-grade students we will accept your final report card. Please have your math or science, teacher complete the recommendation form. Please have forms email to patricia.parrish@conehealth.com
Math, Medical Careers or Science or Teacher Recommendation:
Students, please have one of these teachers complete this section.
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Medical Careers
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How long have you known this student and in what context?
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Why do you feel that this student would be a good candidate for the Health Career Club Program?
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Please describe how this student has been committed to participating in school club activities?
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Thank you for your interest.
Someone will be in contact soon!
