For this month's student spotlight, we are featuring a student who has attended one of our Health Careers Camps. Learn more about Emma's involvement with Scenic Rivers AHEC and her plans for the future. Where are you originally from? West Salem Where did you attend/or currently are attending school? West Salem High School What are your future career/school goals? I plan to go into nursing. What was your first experience with AHEC and what did you learn from it? I went to an A

Pre-health professions students from UW-La Crosse visited Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare-Sparta to learn more about healthcare careers and working in a rural environment. Presentations about physical therapy, occupational therapy, therapeutic recreation, pharmacy, and cardiac pehabilitation provided great information for the students. Finally, students toured a hospital, clinical lab, and emergency department, which gave participants first hand perspective of

We look to give students as much real-life exposure as we can for each on of our programs. By teaming up with local health organization such as Gundersen for Hands on Health Days, students get to meet with healthcare professionals for individual job shadows. Students from Seneca High School, Wauzeka-Steuben High School, Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School participated in job shadows with the Gundersen Health System staff, then headed to the Integrated Center for Educat

For this month's student spotlight, we are featuring a student who has attended one of our Health Careers Camps. Learn more about Emma's involvement with Scenic Rivers AHEC and her plans for the future. Where are you originally from? Platteville, WI Where did you attend/or currently are attending school? Platteville High School What are your future career/school goals? I have been accepted into the Southwest Wisconsin Technical College nursing program and will start in the fa