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Hundreds of students learn about health care jobs at inaugural event
Hundreds of students learn about health care jobs at inaugural event
The inaugural GLOW With Your Hands: Healthcare event recently took place at Genesee Community College, drawing more than 600 students from 28 school districts from Genesee, Livingston, Orleans and Wyoming counties.
The event included dozens of healthcare organizations from various sectors of the industry, including hospitals and health systems and career opportunities in nursing, mental health, social services and first responders as well as educational pathways into healthcare through BOCES, local colleges and universities.
Students received hands-on instruction and experience in first aid/CPR, nursing, caretaking and other healthcare-related activities. The students were also provided information about secondary career paths such as physical therapy, complementary and alternative medicine, Doctor of Medicine and more.
GLOW With Your Hands: Healthcare was manifested from the annual GLOW With Your Hands: Manufacturing event that educates students through simulations and other hands-on experiences in the advanced manufacturing, agriculture and skilled trades sectors on career opportunities available in students’ own backyards.
“Based on our success of engaging the future workforce with employers across the GLOW region in the manufacturing, agriculture and skilled trades sectors, we were optimistic that this same type of format would benefit healthcare providers and more importantly students who have an interest in a career in healthcare,” said Angela Grouse, Education to Employment director at the Livingston County Area Chamber of Commerce and co-chair of GLOW With Your Hands: Healthcare. “With the current staffing challenges in the healthcare system especially in rural areas, vendors recognized the benefit of participating and engaged enthusiastically.”
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