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Health Careers Camp

06.19.2012 Dental Hygiene, Emergency Medical Services/Paramedic, Events, Exercise Science, Nursing, Nursing & Health Sciences, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Physician Assistant, Radiography, Surgical Technology

Three-dozen high school students got a close-up look at potential professions during a June 13-14 visit to Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Health Careers Camp. The ninth- through 12th-graders took part in a variety of activities in campus laboratories, experiencing School of Health Sciences majors, and toured nearby Susquehanna Health facilities.

— Photos by Nathan D. Smyth, assistant dean of health sciences

Two campers test their balancing skills on the platform swing.
Two campers test their balancing skills on the platform swing.

Campers show off their newly applied casts.
Campers show off their newly applied casts.

Marie G. Smith, assistant professor of dental hygiene, helps a camper prepare to take a radiograph.
Marie G. Smith, assistant professor of dental hygiene, helps a camper prepare to take a radiograph.

Campers receive some initial guidance before performing surgery on a mock patient.
Campers receive some initial guidance before performing surgery on a mock patient.

Colleen E. Bowen, radiography student, reviews a camper’s radiograph.
Colleen E. Bowen, radiography student, reviews a camper’s radiograph.

Tina M. Kline, assistant professor of nursing, assists campers listen to the “sounds of life.”
Tina M. Kline, assistant professor of nursing, assists campers listen to the “sounds of life.”

Campers mix the “ingredients” needed for a dental mouth model.
Campers mix the “ingredients” needed for a dental mouth model.

A flexibility test before a fitness workout
A flexibility test before a fitness workout

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