HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The third annual Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System Academy will launch June 8, and if the first two years of the program’s existence is any indication, the next generation of healthcare professionals is getting an early start in what may be a lifelong profession.
During the past two years, ten Reno County high school students spent the summer working 24 hours per week at HRHS rotating through multiple departments including Nursing, Imaging Services, Heart and Vascular, Outpatient Rehab, Surgery, and Hospice and Homecare of Reno County.
Membership in the 2015 Academy Class is open to Reno County high school students who are entering their 11th or 12th grade years in the Fall of 2015.
Applicants are required to have a 3.25 overall grade point average and the same in science related courses on a 4.0 grading system. Applicants are also required to complete a lengthy application followed by an interview with a selection committee comprised of Healthcare System staff members.
A series of Lunch N’Learn sessions provide time for the Academy members to interact with healthcare professionals in Administration, Finance and Human Resources.
The deadline for submitting an application for the Class of 2015 is March 20.Winning entrants will be announced soon thereafter.
The Class of 2015 will report to work on June 8.
The program concludes in early August, with a graduation banquet for class members whose family will be invited to attend as special guests, along with members of the Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System Board of Directors, department heads and physicians involved with the program.
Each student will be required to prepare a power point presentation for the graduation banquet highlighting their summer long experience. Two class members are awarded $500 scholarships at the conclusion of the evening program.
Kevin J. Miller, F.A.C.H.E., President and CEO of Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System, said if the first two classes are any indication, all participants are destined for a successful professional life, regardless of where their career path may take them.
“The two graduating classes were great representatives of Reno County schools and we feel certain the Class of 2015 will be equally impressive,” Miller said. “Working with these high achieving area high school students is an invaluable experience for the Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System team as we learned as much from the class members as they did from us.”
Interested students can obtain an application by visiting with their school counselor or they may contact Kate Huggins, Talent Acquisition Coordinator at 620-665-2063 or online at hugginsk@hutchregonal.com.