Future Healthcare Professionals Program Offers High School Students Firsthand Glimpse At Medical Careers

Barrington, Ill. – Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital’s prestigious Future Healthcare Professionals Program is offered to high school juniors interested in pursuing careers in medicine and allied health fields including nursing, physical, occupational and speech therapies, radiology, pharmacy, dietary, laboratory and  more.

The program provides students a unique opportunity.  “Normally high school students cannot come in to a hospital and observe the different health care roles in action,” said Renee Norberg, Manager of Clinical Education.  “There is so much within the hospital. The students are exposed to different roles, causing them to possibly pursue different career paths.” 

Eight students have been selected to take part in the 10th anniversary 2012 Future Healthcare Professionals Program.  The students completed a written application, submitted transcripts and letters of reference.  They also interviewed with a panel of hospital associates and demonstrated extraordinary individual merit to earn a spot in the program.  The students include:

Kaley Dean –Mundelein Consolidated High School

Kristie Ford- Wauconda High School

Kathryn Hampel-Cary Grove High School

Lexi Kacena-Marian Central Catholic

Samantha Parquette-Barrington High School

Emily Pistorius-Cary Grove High School

Mercedes Shouldice-Marian Central High School

Connor Sundberg-Marian Central High School

The student’s interest in a particular field will guide his or her observations during the program.  Experts within the various fields will provide guidance and mentoring to students throughout the three-week program. Additional information

includes future job outlook, education required for specific healthcare professions, and projected annual salaries.

About Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital

Advocate Good Shepherd in Barrington, Illinois is a 169-bed acute care hospital with more than 700 physicians representing 50 medical specialties. It is part of Advocate Health Care, named one of the Top Ten hospital systems in the U.S. by Thomson-Reuters. Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital is ranked highest in Illinois for quality and patient safety according to Blue Cross Blue Shield’s 2011 Blue Star Report™.  Advocate is a faith-based organization that exists to serve its communities.  In 2010, Advocate provided more than $474,000,000 in charity care and services to its communities.  For more about Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital: www.advocatehealth.com/goodshep

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