Sue Doud and Gretchen Dennis spoke recently with health pathway students at Westerville Central High School about career opportunities at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. They introduced pupils to a number of careers in health care; Sterile Technician, Genetic Counselor, Child Life Specialist, Security, and Environmental Services. They then focused their presentation on the career of Medical Laboratory Scientists, who are in high demand with 11,000 anticipated job openings in 2018 and only 6,000 graduates coming out of school. These workers are considered the unsung heroes of medical care, who provide the information that makes up more than 94 percent of medical records. With a variety of specialties and opportunities for career advancement and tuition assistance, many students found themselves interested in exploring potential careers as Medical Laboratory Scientists.
This is the second year Nationwide Children’s has visited Central to encourage students to explore potential health care career paths. Doud and Dennis also provided pupils with opportunities they could explore now if they are interested in health care:
Nationwide Children’s Summer Scientist Series
Nationwide Children’s Sports Medicine Athletic Training Workshop for High School Students
Nationwide Children’s Summer Volunteering
Nationwide Children’s Mechanisms of Human Health and Disease 2018
Simon Kenton Council Explorers Program--HealthCare