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McDowell Camp to offer kids insight on careers in health-care industry

April 10, 2008

The health-care industry offers several options for potential careers, and many of those will be explored at a summer camp sponsored by the Ephraim McDowell Health Care Foundation, Southern Kentucky Area Health Education Center and Campbellsville University.

This year's camp is planned for the week of July 21-25. Activities will be offered from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center and McDowell Wellness Center in Danville and James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital in Harrodsburg, with an optional one-night stay at Campbellsville University.

The camp, now in its sixth year, is geared for boys and girls entering the eighth and ninth grades who may be considering a career in health care. Transportation is available from Campbellsville, Liberty, Stanford, Lancaster, Harrodsburg and Perryville.

"Our camp offers a lot of fun, hands-on activities to participants that expose campers to the many rewarding careers they can go into in health care," said Harry Nickens, spokesperson for Ephraim McDowell Health. "By attending the camp, students will get a better idea of the classes they need to take in school to be better prepared in their pursuit of their chosen career."

The camp is open to future doctors, nurses, dieticians, paramedics, radiology technicians, rehabilitation therapists, lab personnel, pharmacists and other health-care professionals. The camp will offer hands-on experiences in nursing (including obstetrics and the emergency department), diagnostic imaging, rehabilitation services, pharmacy, dietary, community emergency services, laboratory and pathology and computer lab.

Camp participants will have the opportunity to be a crime scene forensic investigator, check their blood sugar, look at hair and nail samples under a microscope, learn how a prescription gets to a patient and learn how the heart works, including learning how to take blood pressure. The camp schedule also includes fun activities such as skating, swimming and going for ice cream.

The cost for the week-long camp is $150, which includes all meals, snacks, activities and a T-shirt. An additional $25 fee is required for campers who opt to stay overnight for one night during the camp. A $75 deposit will secure a child's reservation. Need-based financial assistance for the camp is available for qualifying participants.

To receive an application form or for more information, call the community relations department at (859) 239-2419.

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