We held our second Behavioral Health Careers Exploration Day on November 9, 2017 in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Students from across the SRAHEC region participated in the event to learn more about behavioral health careers and the educational path to get there. Staff from Viterbo University's psychology, biopsychology, mental health counseling, and nursing programs, as well as, UW-L's clinical and school psychology programs, provided students with first hand experiences of the work

During our exploratory surgery event, students were able to view a surgery via live stream video and interacted with the surgical staff. Afterwards, the students participate in surgery simulation rotations including anesthesiology, laparoscopic surgery, pre & post op, and suturing. Students from Bangor, DeSoto, GET, Holmen, Melrose-Mindoro, Onalaska, Sparta and West Salem High Schools participated in this event. Check out past Hands on Health Day events

Yesterday, we hosted an "open house" style event at Gundersen’s Integrated Center for Education (ICE House), that allowed students to directly interact with current healthcare professionals and participate in hands-on simulations and activities. Over 125 students from 30 area school districts in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa participated in the event. The event provided students the opportunity to speak to a variety of healthcare professionals and learn more about their respe