NC AHEC 2012 Summer Programs for Youth

Future Leaders Conference (Statewide)
High school students
June 1-3, 2012
The North Carolina AHEC in conjunction with its Health Careers and Workforce Diversity Council will host its 13th annual Future Leaders in Healthcare Conference at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in Charlotte, NC. This conference is for 9th-12th grade students who are interested in a career in healthcare. The conference will introduce students to healthcare professionals, college and university representatives, an array of workshops and speakers and extra-curricular activities designed with students in mind. Contact your local AHEC for more information on Future Leaders.

Area L AHEC

Contact: Alice J. Schenall, MPH, MCHES, RHEd
PO Drawer 7368
Rocky Mount NC 27804-0368
252-972-6958
alice.schenall@arealahec.org

Health Careers Awareness for Educator & Students
Middle & high school students
June 18-21, 2012
A program for middle & high school students interested pursuing a career in health and/or science & educators who provide career counseling services.

Camp PUSH I
Middle School Students
July 15-19, 2012
A residential math & science camp for middle school students.

Camp PUSH II
High School Students
July 15-19, 2012
A residential math & science camp for high school students.

Charlotte

Contact : Michelle Boyd, Assistant Director Health Careers and Diversity
Jorge Rudko, Education Specialist, Health Careers and Diversity
PO Box 32861
Charlotte, NC 28232
704-512-6530
Michelle.boyd@carolinashealthcare.org
Jorge.rudko@carolinashealthcare.org

Charlotte AHEC Health Career Summer Program at UNC Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Middle and High School Students
June 24–29, 2012 (Middle School)
July 8–13, 2012 (High School)
This one week residential program is for students in grades 7 - 12 (2012 - 2013 school year) who have an interest in pursuing a career in health care. Students will interact with healthcare professionals and participate in an array of medical science workshops designed to expose them to various careers in healthcare.

Cabarrus County Camp Med
Concord, NC
Middle and High School Students
July 10-12, 2012
For students interested in a career in healthcare.
For more information contact: Chuck White, Career Development Coordinator at NW Cabarrus High School, 704-788-4111 ext 191

HEROES Camp at Gaston College, Dallas, NC
High School
July 16-19, 2012
For more information contact: Betty Jones, Department Chair at Gaston College, 704-922-6465

Code Teen Career Camp
Shelby, NC
High School
June 18-22 and July 9-13
For more information contact: Ginger Norman, Volunteer Services Manager at Cleveland County healthcare System, 980-487-3889

Eastern

Contact: Jillian Robinson
2000 Venture Tower Drive
Greenville, NC 27835
252-413-8363
robinsonji@ecu.edu

Camp FOCUS
Rising 7th and 8th Graders
Dates TBD
Camp FOCUS will be an opportunity for students to observe, question, hypothesize, test, and defend their ideas about science and the world around them. Rising seventh graders will focus on topics from the 7th grade NCSCOS including; science safety, force and motion, heredity, flight, water quality, and various health science topics. A Health Fair will be held in the media center and these students will also go on a field trip to the Washington Esturaium. The rising eighth graders will focus on topics from the 8th grade NCSCOS including; science safety, forensics, microbiology, cell theory, chemistry, and DNA extraction. A trip to DSM with access to the micro and chem labs is planned.

Destination Health Careers
Rising 11th and 12th Graders
Date TBD
Destination Health Careers will expose students to a variety of associate degree health care careers available to them at Pitt Community College. These careers include respiratory therapy, medical sonography, radiologic technology, occupational therapy assisting, polysomnography, and medical assisting. The students will be engaged in two days of hands-on education in a high tech laboratory setting at Pitt Community College, one and one-half days of job shadowing experiences with experienced health care professionals at Vidant Medical Center, and the final afternoon in the simulation laboratory at ECU Brody School of Medicine.

Greensboro

Contact : Patricia Parrish
1200 North Elm Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
336.832-8266
Patricia.parrish@conehealth.com

SHOTS Students Hot on the Sciences
Co-sponsored by the North Carolina A&T State University Department of Biology is a six-week enrichment program for high school juniors and seniors. This program provides quality science instruction with hands-on, discovery-based research training and career enrichment that will give students a competitive edge for successfully matriculating through college. Students are engaged in rigorous academic courses and exposed to genetic research.
June 17–27, 2012

Project Scam
Co-sponsored by New Light Baptist Church this is a 20 per week summer program designed to empower, middle school students with math, science, reading, health education, and leadership skills.
June 18–August 10th - Dates subject to change.

UNCG Middle College Summer Camp
This program is for rising ninth grade students who is interested in attending the Guilford County Middle College Health & Sciences at UNCG. This program will help students transition from middle school to high school, improve math and science skills, and prepare for the next grade level. Students will be introduced to health careers and complete health related site visits.
The program will conduct two sessions tentatively scheduled for the week July 9–13 and July 16-20

Science and Technology Enrichment Program (STEP)
STEP is co-sponsored by the North Carolina A&T State University Department of Chemistry. The primary goal for S.T.E.P. is to give students in grades 10-12 an introductory "minds-on" and "hands-on" experience in a variety of science based subjects that include analytical, organic, biochemistry, biotechnology and nanotechnology with an emphasis on their application to the pharmaceutical sciences. The program will also include activities such as tutorials, mentoring, field trips opportunities to participate in science related research seminars.
The dates had not been confirmed for this program.

Mountain

Contact: Jacquelyn Hallum
121 Hendersonville Road
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 257-4479
jacquelyn.hallum@mahec.net

MAHEC/WCU Health Careers Summer Camp
Middle school minority & economically disadvantaged students
June 17-23, 2012
Students will live on the campus of Western Carolina University (WCU) and will begin their camp experience with team building and group dynamics exercises at the Moonshadow Ropes Course in the beautiful mountains of Whittier, NC. Camp sessions cover a variety of topics including nutrition, diversity, pharmacotherapy, healthy life styles and peer influence, nursing, and emergency medical services. Campers will receive information about academic preparation required in middle and high school to enter a health career. Students also leave camp CPR or First Aid certified. Other activities include swimming, bowling, self-awareness activities, and white water rafting. The week ends with a Friday night talent show, drumming class and a family style breakfast and certificate ceremony on Saturday morning. The camp creates an environment that fosters optimism about the value, rewards, and accessibility of careers in healthcare.

Northwest

Contact: Bernard Roper
Medical Center Blvd
Winston-Salem, NC 27157
(336) 713-7714
broper@wakehealth.edu

Project SEARCH
Rising 9th & 11th Graders
June 17-23, 2012 & July 22-28, 2012
This program is designed to recruit, educate, prepare and enhance the academic qualifications of rising eighth grade students for careers in the health professions. Students will spend one week in residence on the campus of Wake Forest University and will have daily exposure to the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Activities include health career presentations, tours, and observations.

Camp MED
9th-12th Graders
June 1-July 31, 2012
The program is designed to recruit, educate, and prepare high school students in the NW AHEC 17 county region for careers in the health professions. Activities include presentations, tours/observations and clinical experiences.

South East

Contact: Jonathan Servoss, MEd
Associate Director of Health Careers & Workforce Diversity
2511 Delaney Ave.
Wilmington, NC 28403
910-343-0161
Jonathan.servoss@seahec.net

Club Med-Isaac Bear Early College
9-12 Grade
June 11-15, 2012
Club Med is a week long program that offers an in depth look at health careers, college preparedness, and hot topics in health care. Students have an opportunity to travel to Duke University Medical Center and the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University to speak with health care professionals and become familiar with health-science programs of study. Students also shadow a professional in their career field of interest and must create a presentation on their experience.

Brunswick County MASH (Medical Academy of Science and Health) Camp
6-8 Grade
May 29-30, 2012
Middle School students from Brunswick County will receive instruction on health careers, health care delivery, and college preparedness during this unique program at Brunswick Novant Medical Center. Students will travel the hospital with a teddy bear given a particular ailment. The students must take the teddy bear to the appropriate department of the hospital to get treatment for the teddy bear and have series of questions about the profession answered. Departments visited by the students include the emergency room, radiology, clinical lab, physical therapy, and pharmacy.

Pender County Health Careers Exploration Camp
6-8 Grade
June 18-22, 2012
Students will have an opportunity to discover a variety of health care careers by following the approved “Exploring the Health Professions curriculum.” Students will engage in exciting activities including blood typing, urine analysis, fetal pig dissections, and more. Students will also get a chance to travel to the Biotechnology Training Center at NC State and the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University.

Camp Disaster-Southeastern Community College
6-9 Grade
June 25-29, 2012
Students become CPR/AED and First AID certified, participate in educational health-science activities, and receive health careers instruction throughout the week.

Charity’s HOPE Summer Camp
6-8 Grade
June 18-22, 2012
A health careers exploration camp intended for the Charity’s HOPE (Health Occupations and Professions Exploration) club from Charity Middle School. Students will receive a guided tour of Duplin General Hospital and receive college preparedness lessons from James-Sprunt Community College. In addition, they will travel to the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University to compare educational opportunities.

Jr. Seahawks Summer Academy
6-8 Grade
June 18-22, 2012
The Jr. Seahawk Summer Academy is an educational day program at UNCW designed for students interested in participating in a unique and creative look at math, science, and technology. Activities include exciting math, science, reading and technology explorations, as well as seminars and creative projects to be designed and presented by the students.

Youth Health Service Corps-Exploration Camp
9-12 Grade
June 18-22, 2012
Students of the Youth Health Service Corps will explore health careers by touring the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, the Biotechnology Training Center at NC State, Brunswick Novant Medical Center, and other local health clinics. Students will also engage in exciting health-science lesson taken from the “Exploring the Health Professions Curriculum.”

New Hanover County Health Careers Exploration Camp
6-8 Grade
June 18-22, 2012
Students will have an opportunity to discover a variety of health care careers by following the approved “Exploring the Health Professions curriculum.” Students will engage in exciting activities including blood typing, urine analysis, fetal pig dissections, and more. Students will also get a chance to travel to the Biotechnology Training Center at NC State and the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University.

Southern Regional

Contact: Tonya Burney, Director Health Careers & Workforce Diversity
1601 Owen Drive
Fayetteville NC 28304
910-678-7201
tonya.burney@sr-ahec.org

Project Reach Math & Science Camp
Rising 7th & 8th grade students
June 24-29, 2012
A one-week summer camp designed to introduce 7th & 8th grade students to careers in health in relation to math and science. Students are introduced to environmental health, adolescent health, biotechnology, team building and leadership.

Health Academy Summer Experience
High School Students
June 17-22, 2012
A one-week summer for health science academy students. During the week students conduct scientific research, participate in health and leadership workshops, visit medical schools and shadow health professionals at local hospitals.

Wake

Contact: Sherrod L. Basnight
3261 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 212
Raleigh, NC 27604
919-350-0459
shbasnight@wakemed.org

Exploration Station: On Track to a Heath Career
Grades 5-8
June 18-22, 2012
Wake AHEC offers a five-day health career exploration camp on the campus of WakeMed Health and Hospitals. Students will follow the story of Alex Healer and his exciting adventure as a patient at the hospital. Activities include meeting with various health professionals and learning about health careers as they tour hospital departments and participate in hands on stations. Topics covered will include: Emergency Services, Laboratory, Radiology, Rehabilitation, Surgery, Nursing, Respiratory Therapy, and others. *Parents please note that activities may include examples of suturing, various types of medical equipment and anatomy including sight and smell. Please be aware if your child is sensitive to this environment.

Central Carolina Community College Education in Health Careers Camp
Basic Adult Education Students
High School Students
Date TBD
Students discover health careers as they embark on a hospital journey and participate in educational activities. Career topics covered will include: Emergency Services, Laboratory, Radiology, Rehabilitation, Surgery, Nursing, Respiratory Therapy, and others. This four-day health exploration event takes place at Central Carolina Hospital.

High School Camp
High School students
Date TBD
This week-long summer camp will introduce students to a broad range of health careers and focus on the team approach to health care. Students will learn about a wide variety of healthcare fields and career opportunities and discuss special skills and education needed to achieve these careers.

Duke

Contact: Debbie Carter
4019 N. Roxboro Road
Durham, NC 27704
919-477-2644; 919-477-2960 (Fax)
debra.carter@duke.edu

Health Careers Exploration Camp
Duke Medicine Campus
8th or 9th graders
July 9-13, 2012
8:30am-2:30pm
This one-week day camp is for rising 8th or 9th graders from Durham County. Students are introduced to the exciting world of health careers through hands-on activities, field trips, tours, and testimonials from practicing health care providers!
Contact Person:
Linda Chambers
DUMC Box 2722
919-684-8059
linda.chambers@duke.edu

Duke Camp Med
Rising 10th, 11th and 12th Grade students
June 10–15, 2012
Residential camp for students interested in the health care field.

City of Medicine Internship Program
Rising Seniors, City of Medicine Academy
Negotiable June/July, 2012
Job shadowing