Showing posts with label AHEC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label AHEC. Show all posts

Thursday, November 14, 2013

7th -12th Graders Attend Career & College Fair

On November 1, 2013 North Platte students in grades 7-12 had the opportunity to attend North Platte's career and college fair. This event takes place every other year.  Students had a variety of careers to explore as over 50 different businesses attended the event.   Businesses attending were: AHEC, Altec, Brightergy, Cerner, Citigroup, Congressman Sam Graves' Office, Cook's Corner Cafe, Coram Pharmaceuticals, Family Dental Care, Foley Equipment, Fox 26 KNPN, Heartland Clinic of Platte City, Helzberg Diamonds, Hillyard Industries, Kansas City Police Department, KC Coyote/Isotech, KCP&L, Kiewit Power Engineers, Lincoln Public Schools/Noyes Art Gallery, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory, Men's Wearhouse, Mid-Continent Public Library, Missouri Department of Conservation, Missouri Mavericks Hockey, Misouri State Highway Patrol, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Missouri Western State University Health Informatics/Information Management Program, North Kansas City Fire Department, North Platte Schools (Speech/Language Pathology), Northland Regional Ambulance District, Northwest Implement, Platte City Flowers, Platte County Citizen, Platte County Health Department, Platte County Juvenile Department, Platte County Prosecutors Office, Platte County Sheriff's Department, Platte Valley Bank, Remington Nature Center, Select Physical Therapy, St. Luke's Hospital, Sur-Gro Plant Food Company, Swiss Re, Synergy, The Home Depot, MOST-Missouri's 529 Savings Plan, The Journey Home, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Unites States Secret Service, and the YMCA.

Post-secondary institutions and military recruiters that attended were: Emporia State University, Missouri Western State University, Northwest Missouri State University, Pittsburg State University,  Greater Kansas City Laborers Training Center, Missouri Air National Guard, Missouri National Guard, United States Air Force, United States Army, Hillyard Technical Center, Northland Career Center, Linn State Technical College, Highland Community College, Maple Woods Community College and Southeast Community College (Milford, NE).

I would like to thank each and every individual/business who attended our career fair.  We had an awesome outpouring of support from local and surrounding businesses.  Thank you for making this an awesome event for our students.  They gained a lot of valuable information that will help them in planning their futures. 




































Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Students Interested in Medical Related Careers...

My daughter wants to be a doctor
St. Joseph Newspress Photo



 If you are a student interested in pursuing a career in the medical field please keep reading.  The Northwest Missouri Area Health Education Center has many resources and programs available to you. 

ACES Program- This program is a comprehensive career planning and assistance program for student who wish to prepare to join the Missouri healthcare workforce.  The ideal ACES candidate is interested in providing healthcare in rural or under served areas of Missouri, is committed to actively preparing for that career and is also interested attending college in Missouri. 2012 graduate Jordan Snook pictured above) was involved with this program.  For more on that go HERE

Northwest Missouri AHEC Pipeline- High school students, college students and adults may register to join the Northwest Missouri AHEC Pipeline.  Through the pipeline, students are invited to attend career exploration workshops and prepare for shadowing opportunities with healthcare professionals.  Those who join can explore careers in nursing, therapy, pharmacy, technologies, surgical careers and many others. Students receive newsletters, invitations and emails about opportunities to explore healthcare careers and education.  Additional one-on-one career planning is available at student request. Register for the pipeline by going HERE

Pipeline Workshops- The Northwest Missouri AHEC offers healthcare career exploration workshops to interested high school, undergraduate and adult students at a variety of locations within the nineteen county region.  Workshop sessions may include presentations by health professionals, representatives from educational institutions and training programs, hands on activities, and basic information on healthcare careers. To access a calendar of programs go HERE.

Shadowing Opportunities
Another way for students to really know about a healthcare career is to spend time observing healthcare professionals on the job. NWMO AHEC staff provides training and assistance for students who want to shadow in a healthcare setting. Students may contact a NWMO AHEC Recruitment Coordinator to learn more about shadowing opportunities in the region.

Building a Portfolio
We designed the Portfolio for Building an Application to Medical School to help students create an impressive health professions school application. This four-year workbook allows students to fill in and save records of progress in course work and the other activities expected of students at these levels.  In addition, we provide information regarding medical school selection, the application process, and financing a medical education.  If you have any questions about using this document or your application to medical school, please contact NWMO AHEC Recruitment Coordinator.

*Info taken from NWMO AHEC website