CTE Students Tour Naval Hospital

Forty of our top Health Occupations students from five Wake County high schools had a unique experience touring the Naval Hospital at Camp Lejeune. These students got to walk through many of the specialized rooms and even toured their impressive lab area.

The students saw medical personnel working their regular jobs, which is so essential for our students to see. Students had the opportunity to talk to the health professionals about their job and what lead them to their career choice.

Many of these students have already decided on their career direction based on experiences in their Health Occupations classes. This trip behind the scenes at a hospital gave them the sense of actual working conditions that they can't get in a classroom.

Picture of our students in the hospital lab.

We are fortunate to have Health Occupations courses as part of our Career and Technical Education (CTE) program in Wake County. The aging baby-boomer generation is demanding more health professionals, and we are doing our part to prepare them.

These students are designing their postsecondary education/career pathway, and this hospital trip may have helped narrow that focus for some.

This is just one of many special activities that are occurring in February as part of CTE (Career and Technical Education) Month.

More information about CTE Month in Wake County.

Chris Droessler

School-to-Career of Wake County is preparing every student to make knowledgeable career choices.

Posted by Chris Droessler at 11:55 AM on February 08, 2008 | Leave Feedback

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