PEORIA, Ill. — Students at Woodruff Career and Technical Center were able to have first-hand experience in the healthcare field Wednesday at OSF’s Jump Trading Simulation and Education Center.
Students who have expressed interest in the healthcare industry learned from area experts in four different fields: respiratory therapy, phlebotomy, emergency medical technicians (EMT), and surgical technologist.
Students were also able to learn from EMTs by following all the steps to load a patient on a stretcher and into an ambulance.
Students then went through a simulation of a Cesarean delivery (C-section) in the shoes of a surgical technician.
According to nurse practitioner Denise Cornell, the organizers wanted to expose students to different careers.
“We’re trying to enhance what they see in the medical field and give them an opportunity to explore more careers they may not even know about,” said Cornell.
This is the first year of the program, but all parties involved are hopeful it can expand in future years to industries beyond healthcare into areas like engineering and construction trades.
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