Begin career-awareness outreach in middle school to build the pipeline for high-demand fields¶

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Description¶

NVCC's CCTI health science project reaches students before high school because, in Johnson's words, "awareness must begin while students are in middle school." The college partners with Virginia Hospital Center to offer Camp Med summer camps for pupils in grades six through eight, where students shadow professionals, get certified in CPR, and do role-playing such as a mock crime scene. The article argues high school is too late to attract the numbers needed to fill the health care employee pipeline.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Partnership with employers such as a hospital to host shadowing and applied experiences

Constraints¶

• The article states that at the high school level it is often too late to attract the large number of students necessary to fill the pipeline

Target Learners¶

• middle school students in grades six through eight

Target Learning Goals¶

• awareness of medical careers and the possibilities opened by postsecondary education

Related Strategies¶

• Use dual enrollment and a shared pathway template so students complete prerequisites while still in high school

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Hyslop, A. (2008). Develop, Link, Foster, and Encourage. Techniques. https://www.acteonline.org