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Promoting Healthcare Careers

Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital | Promoting Healthcare Careers

Fostering healthcare careers

Community Health Needs Assessment indicated an opportunity to improve awareness for the broad variety of healthcare careers . Improving awareness and exposure to these careers , specifically with at-risk youth , may lead to improved socioeconomic futures for families .

Title 1 school program

Throughout the school year , Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital – Dallas hosted students enrolled in health , science and technology programs at Title 1 schools . Title 1 funding is available to schools with at least 40 % of their students meeting lowincome criteria established by the federal poverty census . The funding is designed to assist schools in meeting the educational goals of low-income students .

Many of the students who have participated in this eight-week program have gone on to pursue healthcare careers . In fact , some of these students are now a member of our Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital team . Of those who have participated , Garland Independent School District reported that more than 250 students who completed post-high school education are in the process to pursue healthcare careers .

STEM Goes Red

As a part of the STEM Goes Red project of the American Heart Association , students from all over the Metroplex joined various organizations for presentations on science , technology , engineering , and math ( STEM ) careers . STEM Goes Red gives students access to local STEM employers and experts . Program attendees gain first-hand experience , knowledge and a platform to ask questions of professionals in a STEM career .

For several years , Dallas County students participated in either in-person or virtual presentations where students were able to hear from hospital staff about career opportunities and have an interactive discussion with experts in their respective specialties . This is another program where the hospital team is strongly engaged in developing interest in young minds for healthcare careers .

Clinical rotations and proctoring

In addition to area high schools , area junior colleges and universities were represented in the total number of proctored hours on the Dallas and Fort Worth campuses .

Clinical rotation and proctoring occurred for students in nursing programs from the following universities and colleges :

• Baylor University School of Nursing

• Tarrant County Community College

• Texas Wesleyan University

• Texas Woman ’ s University

• University of Texas – Arlington

The high school advanced programs , universities and colleges who sent students to Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital – Dallas and Fort Worth for allied health professions training included :

• Dallas College

• College of Healthcare Professionals

• Dallas Baptist University

• Weatherford College

• Hill College

• Parker University

• Texas Tech University Health Science Center

• Texas Woman ’ s University