Similar to our northern region health career camp, we also hold a southern regional camp in Platteville, Wisconsin. During last week, from June 24th to the 27th, students joined us for the week-long program to gain hands-on experiences. Each year, we work with Grant Regional and Southwest Healthcare systems, as well as, UW-Platteville and Southwest Technical College to give students a realistic look at the careers and educational options to reach those future healthcare caree

Our regional health career camps are designed to for high school students, ages 16 and older, residing in the SRAHEC region, and who are interested in pursuing a health career. The northern region camp in La Crosse was held June 17-20, and included exploration of facilities like: Mayo Clinic Health Systems, Vernon Memorial Healthcare in Viroqua and Gundersen Healthcare System. Students interacted and job shadowed with a variety of health care professionals, including: nursing

For this month's student spotlight, we are featuring a student who recently participated in Wisconsin Express. Learn more about Abbey's involvement with Scenic Rivers AHEC and her plans for the future. Where are you originally from? New Berlin, WI Where did you attend/or currently are attending school? University of Wisconsin-Madison What are your future career/school goals? I am still exploring options, but I am interested in possibly becoming either a psychiatrist or neurol