On Wednesday, March 9, St. David’s Georgetown Hospital gave over dozen high school students from Junior Leadership Georgetown a special look inside the healthcare industry.
As part of their visit, the hospital said, students suited up in the OR, and received hands-on practice with one of the hospital’s Da Vinci surgical robots. The students also learned CPR from the Georgetown Fire Department and spoke with the hospital’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jim Donovan.
“After two years of on and off distance learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was great to see students get hands-on experience,” Mark Gorham, chief operating officer of St. David’s Georgetown Hospital, told Hello Georgetown. “These types of experiences enhance learning and allow students to form relationships with current and future leaders in the community. The students seemed to really enjoy the overall experience, especially learning about our robotic surgical program.”
The visit was part of the Junior Leadership Georgetown program which allows high school juniors and seniors to, “strengthen…leadership skills, community awareness and involvement,” according to the program’s Facebook page. “Junior Leadership Georgetown [provides] participants with quality, relevant leadership training along with knowledge of community, needs and opportunities. It allows participants to form effective relationships with current, past, and future leaders in the community.”
In preparing Georgetown’s next generation of community leaders and participants, Gorham said these types of experiences aid in that development.
“For our future leaders to be effective, it’s important they have an awareness of our community’s needs and infrastructure,” Gorham said. “The annual Healthcare Day with Junior Leadership Georgetown helps high school students understand the current healthcare services available and the needs they address. It also gives young minds an opportunity to explore potential career opportunities in the healthcare field.”
Applications for the next program that starts in September will be available by June, the program’s organizers wrote on Facebook. Learn more by clicking here.
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