HEALTH CAREERS PROGRAM - Teach-the-Teacher Academy
The Teach-the-Teacher Academy is an instructional program for middle and high school educators designed to promote health career advocacy. This Academy provides instructional tools and information educators can utilize when working with students who are interested in healthcare careers. By providing current information and activities designed to increase support for health career guidance and advice to students, the Teach-the-Teacher Academy empowers teachers, counselors, and the career development facilitators to guide students' decision making and career planning. Activities include:
- Shadowing a variety of healthcare providers in area health care settings.
- Receiving basic information regarding requirements for healthcare careers; including prerequisites for college, personality traits needed, employment areas, level of education and training needed, duties of specialty areas and job outloook.
- Interacting with other subject teachers.