Gannon, UPMC Hamot and the Erie School District Provide a Fast Track to Health Care Careers
Posted: May 30, 2013Careers in health care are among the fastest-growing in the
economy, both nationally and locally. Gannon University and UPMC
Hamot's Center for Inclusion are teaming up with the Erie School
District to promote career exploration at the 2013 Fast Track to
Health Care Careers event on Thursday, May 30, from 11:30 a.m. to
12:45 p.m. and from 1 pm. to 2:15 p.m., at Heart Institute at UPMC
Hamot, 120 East 2nd St.
This activity involves Gannon instructors from the Morosky
College of Health Professions and Sciences and UPMC employees from
various clinical and nonclinical professions discussing their
careers with approximately 75 high school juniors from the Gaining
Options for College Collaborative (GO College) program. The
professionals will also answer a set of prepared questions
submitted to them by the students with students rotating in small
groups to each table interviewing professionals for approximately
five to 10 minutes each.
The reverse interview setting provides a unique opportunity for
students to explore health care careers, to understand the
importance of education and the planning it requires, and to
improve communication skills. Fast Track to Health Care Careers is
designed not only help to increase students' awareness of various
health care roles, but also to introduce them to non-traditional
professions in health care.
"This event offers a unique opportunity for students to learn
about health care careers from local professionals. The variety of
professions represented will provide students with insight into the
range of careers available in a health care setting - a much wider
range than students typically know. We are excited to share this
experience with our GO College juniors, and we look forward to
further events to promote career exploration," said Amy James, High
School Coordinator for GO College
GO College, a collaboration between the City of Erie School
District, Gannon University's Erie-GAINS (Erie-Gannon Alliances to
Improve Neighborhood Sustainability) initiative and General
Electric, is a multi-dimensional educational program aimed at
academic enrichment, college exposure and service-learning at
Erie's Strong Vincent High School.