Schuyler Hospital Teaches Middle Schoolers About Medical Careers in July M.A.S.H. Camp

Last week, four  students going into 8th-10th grades spent two days at Schuyler Hospital in Montour Falls, gaining hands-on experience in a variety of potential healthcare careers.

Schuyler Hospital co-sponsored M.A.S.H. Camp July 14-15, 2010, with the Central New York Area Health Education Center (CNYAHEC) and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield.

The students learned CPR, injected saline water into an orange, viewed their own cough-generated germs in the lab, toured the birthing suite, tried on surgical scrubs, tested their lung capacity, flexed their muscles with electrical assistance in Physical Therapy, and gave each other ultrasounds, as well as wrist and ankle casts.

Two of the students were considering being doctors, one confirmed her interest in being an Obstetrics nurse, and a fourth strengthened his commitment to firefighting and/or Emergency Medical Technician work.

M.A.S.H. Camp at Schuyler Hospital takes place annually each July, and is coordinated by CNYAHEC.

For more information contact Schuyler Hospital at (607) 210-1950 or go to www.schuylerhospital.org

To download a PDF of this release, click here.