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Show Thursday, June 19, 2008 The Gunnison Valley Gazette Local student attends Health Career Camp at SUU CEDAR CITY: “What should I do for the rest of my life? What kind of career would I enjoy? What kind of education will I need to get?” These are questions that many high school students think about. To help make that decision Chris Jensen of Gunnison, along with 95 other high school students in Utah, recently traveled to Cedar City, to attend the Southern Utah University Center for Rural Health’s 10th annual Health Career Exploration Camp on June 9 – 11. The camp, designed to help high school students explore the health care industry, provided three-days of hands-on experiences and learning opportunities for all who attended. At the camp, participants were divided into six groups and rotated among 16 different workshops. Some of the workshops featured health career skills where participants learned to how to suture, cast arms, check blood sugar levels, take a blood pressure, intubate and maintain an airway, give an injection, provide first-aid, use and read an EKG machine, take an x-ray and more. In science labs students looked at blood smears through microscopes, learned how diseases are spread, extracted their own DNA, made their own teeth impressions, dissected sheep eyes and cow hearts, learned how to investigate a crime scene and learned about pharmacy by making their own chapstick. Careers that were featured included, Respiratory Therapy, Nursing, Page 5 Do Your Best Do Your Best is sponsored by: Peterson Refrigeration and Mechanical 550 South Main, Gunnison • 528-3365 Courtesy Photo Chris Jensen (right) of Gunnison and Isaac Sadler of Mt. Pleasant learn how to suture on a pigs foot. Suturing was just one of many skills Chris learned while attending the Health Career Exploration Camp at SUU. Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Medical Technologist, Physician, Veterinarian, Forensic Science, EMT, Radiologist, Pharmacist, Geneticist, and Dentist. At the camp students also participated in the SUU Challenge Course where they learned team-work and leadership skills. A dance and catered dinner at a local park were also highlights of the camp. Participants were housed at The Eccles Living Learning Center at SUU and were able to experience what college life would be like as they lived and learned together while at Southern Utah University. Because there is such a need for more health care workers in rural Utah, the goal for this camp is simple. “This camp is specifically designed to give students from rural areas opportunities to learn about health care careers in a hands-on way that is not always available to them. Our hope is that by introducing students to health care from rural areas, they will ultimately choose to pursue a health care career and return to a rural area to work after their education is finished,” stated Carrie Torgersen coordinator of the camp. “Each year our camp continues to grow, and this year we had our largest group ever. Students from Montezuma Creek to Vernal and Nephi to St. George and everywhere in between attended camp this year and had a great time!” The Health Career Exploration Camp will be held again next year at Southern Utah University in June. For more information about future camps, or to learn more about the Utah Center for Rural Health visit their website at www.suu.edu/ruralhealth. Or you can call 1-888-89RURAL. Congratulations to John Hammond of Fayette! He is the GIC Do It Best $1000 Shopping Giveaway Winner! Gunnison Implement Co. 51 W 200 N, Gunnison 528-7271 (Ethan Hammond standing in for his father, John.) Your Farm, Home, Everything Store! BODY BARN Mon - Sat 5 am - 10 pm Closed Sundays 62 South Main Gunnison 435-528-5955 MEMBERSHIP PRICES Single Adult 19 & Older 16 - 18 year old 13 - 15 year old Couples Family (4) 62 & older Monthly $20 $15 $10 $35 $50 $15 Yearly $200 $150 $100 $350 $500 $150 The Gunnison Valley Swimming Pool New Summer Hours! Mon - Fri 12:30 - 8:30 p.m. Saturday’s 12 Noon to 8 p.m. A Homerun Derby Fundraiser for the Lillywhite Orphanage will be held at the Gunnison ball fields on July 4th at 3 p.m. There will be four divisions: • Youth Softball - ages 12-16 • Women’s Softball • Adult Softball • Baseball A $10 entrance fee will get you 10 outs. Sign ups will be held at Gunnison City Park on July 3rd and 4th during the 4th of July activities. Come out and support this worthwhile cause! Montana Tractors. The quality tractor you deserve at the price you want. Jump into June. Take a ride and bring home a Montana today. • Customer rebates of up to $1,500 Official Sponsor of the PBR • Additional customer rebates of $500 for a total of $2,000 on select models 51 W 200 N • Gunnison 528-7271 The new U-Series in open station and cab versions. Rated at 43, 49 and 57 hp, with European styling and advanced ergonomic design. |
