Discovering the Medical Field

This past June, Kirby Medical Center hosted its first Healthcare Discovery Summer Camp. This was a four-day camp for high school students who are interested in pursuing a career in the medical field. They were introduced to many career paths, including more apparent choices like nursing and surgery, but also paths like marketing, financial services, and others!

Students enjoyed hands-on experiences and simulations with many departments including nursing, human resources, EMS, therapy, marketing, medical records, financial services, surgery, and more! In addition, each student had 1 on 1 staff observations and was able to get all of their questions answered through various Q & A panels as well as small group discussions. 

It was exciting to share all of these possibilities with these young students. We look forward to watching them explore these career opportunities more and hope to see some of them join the Kirby Medical Center team in the future! 

We want to extend a huge thank you to all of the staff at Kirby Medical Center who helped make this camp possible. Our staff was able to provide education and demonstrations to help the campers understand all of the potential health care career options and what they entail. We also would like to extend a thank you to Mid-Piatt Fire Department for their assistance with the emergency simulation.