Health Career Programming

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Milwaukee Area Health Education Center, Northeast Wisconsin Area Health Education Center, South Central Area Health Education Center, Scenic Rivers Area Health Education Center, Northern Wisconsin Area Health Education Center

Statewide Programs, Other Wisconsin Resources

Milwaukee Area Health Education Center

Milwaukee Area Health Education Center, Inc.
Community Health Internship Program
June 11 - July 20, 2007
The Community Health Internship Program (CHIP) 2007 is available for college students during Summer 2007. Each student will work closely with a participating mentor on a community health project related to one of the following: medicine, laboratory, nursing, social welfare, oral health, environmental health, mental/behavioral health, and health information and/or research. In addition, all of the trainees will participate in scientific seminars and workshops.

Flyer with more information

Contact Name: Virginia Thomas
Contact Email: vthomas@milahec.org
Contact Title: Coordinator - Community Health Internship Program (CHIP)
Contact Phone: (414) 344-0675 ext. 225

Northeast Wisconsin Area Health Education Center

Health Careers Summer Camp - Lakeshore Area Camp
July 11 - July 15, 2010
The Lakeshore Area - Health Careers Summer Camp is a 5 day program held in Sheboygan and Manitowoc Counties. This camp allows highschool students to experience first hand the challenges, opportunities and rewards of health professions. The hands-on activities are facilitated by health profession students, instructors and health care professionals. Diversity awareness and leadership skill training are also a part of the camp experience. This unique camp is a collaboration of Northeastern Wisconsin AHEC, LakeShore Health Care Alliance, and Lakeland College. This summer camp is open to any student in high school within the NEWAHEC region. Meals, lodging expenses and other program costs are provided by AHEC funding and sponsoring organizations. Chaperones will be on site at all times. A nonrefundable reservation fee is required upon acceptance to the camp. There are scholarships available.

Counties eligible: Brown, Calumet, Door, Fond du Lac, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington, Winnebago

Location: Lakeland College Campus

Please go to Northeastern AHEC - Lakeshore camp for the online application and the two teacher recommendations forms.

Registration FAQs

Contact Name: Jill Niemczyk
Contact Email: jilln@newahec.org
Contact Title: Camp Director
Contact Phone: 920-652-0238

Health Careers Summer Camp - Fox Valley Area Camp
June 27 - July 1, 2010
The Fox Cities Area - Health Careers Summer Camp is a 5 day program held in the Fox Valley area. This camp allows highschool students to experience first hand the challenges, opportunities and rewards of health professions. The hands-on activities are facilitated by health profession students, instructors and health care professionals. Diversity awareness and leadership skill training are also a part of the camp experience. This unique camp is a collaboration of Northeastern Wisconsin AHEC and Fox Valley Health Care Alliance. This summer camp is open to any student in high school within the NEWAHEC region. Meals, lodging expenses and other program costs are provided through funding from Affinity Health Systems, Aurora Health Care, and Northeastern Wisconsin AHEC. Chaperones will be on site at all times. A nonrefundable reservation fee is required upon acceptance to the camp. There are scholarships available.

Counties eligible: Brown, Calumet, Door, Fond du Lac, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington, Winnebago, Green Lake, Waupaca, Waushara

Location: UW-Oshkosh College Campus

Please go to Northeastern AHEC – Fox Valley area camp for the online application and the two teacher recommendations forms.

Registration FAQs

Contact Name: Jill Niemczyk
Contact Email: jilln@newahec.org
Contact Title: Camp Director
Contact Phone: 920-652-0238

South Central Area Health Education Center

Health Careers Summer Camp - Madison Camp
June 13 - June 17, 2010
The Madison - Health Careers Summer Camp is a 5 day program held in the Madison area. This camp allows high school students to experience first hand the challenges, opportunities and rewards of health professions. The hands-on activities are facilitated by health profession students, instructors and health care professionals. Diversity awareness and leadership skill training are also a part of the camp experience. This unique camp is a collaboration of South Central Wisconsin AHEC, local colleges, technical schools, and area healthcare practitioners. This summer camp is open to any student in high school within the South Central AHEC region. Meals, lodging expenses and other program costs are provided by AHEC funding and sponsoring organizations. Counselors will be on site at all times. A non-refundable reservation fee is required upon acceptance to a camp. Financial assistance is available upon request.

Counties eligible: Adams, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Lafayette, Marquette, Rock, Sauk, and Waushara.

Please go to South Central AHEC - Madison camp for the online application and the two teacher reference forms.

Registration FAQs

Location: Edgewood College Campus

Contact Name: Judi Quirt
Contact Email: jquirtswahec@onecommail.com
Contact Title: Camp Director
Contact Phone: 608-663-1688

Scenic Rivers Area Health Education Center

Health Careers Summer Camp - LaCrosse Area Camp
June 13 - June 17, 2010
The LaCrosse Area - Health Careers Summer Camp is a 5 day program held in the LaCrosse area. This camp allows highschool students to experience first hand the challenges, opportunities and rewards of health professions. The hands-on activities are facilitated by health profession students, instructors and health care professionals. Diversity awareness and leadership skill training are also a part of the camp experience. This unique camp is a collaboration of Wisconsin Scenic Rivers AHEC, local colleges, technical schools, and area healthcare practitioners. This summer camp is open to any student in high school within the Scenic Rivers AHEC region. Meals, lodging expenses and other program costs are provided by AHEC funding and sponsoring organizations. Counselors will be on site at all times. A nonrefundable reservation fee is required upon acceptance to a camp. Financial assitance is available upon request.

Counties eligible: Buffalo, Crawford, Grant, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Richland, Trempealeau, and Vernon

Please go to Scenic Rivers AHEC - LaCrosse camp for the online application and the two teacher reference forms.

Registration FAQs

Location: University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse

Contact Name: Martha McCabe
Contact Email: mmccabe@senicriversahec.org
Contact Title: Camp Director
Contact Phone: (608) 487-4878

Northern Wisconsin Area Health Education Center

NAHEC Career Compass Curriculum
A Tool for Exploring Health Occupations or Creating a Mentorship Program

A Health Career Curriculum designed and tested for the Northern Wisconsin Area Health Education Center (NAHEC) by the St. Croix Regional Medical Center in St. Croix Falls, WI, is being offered for purchase. It includes all materials used in a successful mentorship program. Most documents are in MS Word and can be customized by the purchasing agency. Some documents are in pdf format and must be replicated by the purchaser. After payment, the curriculum is emailed. Sample Letters, Brochures, Forms, Agendas, Posters, and Events are included. It is an excellent resource for schools, health projects, and organizations involved in exploring health careers and mentoring activities.

https://www.ahecmanager.org/nahec/Products.asp

Health Careers in Wisconsin Blog
Upcoming and recent health careers activities, events and scholarship opportunities in Wisconsin.

http://wihealthcareers.blogspot.com/

Statewide Programs

Health Occupations Students of America
HOSA is a Career and Technical Student Organization endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education and the Health Occupations Education Division of the Association for Career and Technical Education.

HOSA's two-fold mission is to promote career opportunities in the health care industry and to enhance the delivery of quality health care to all people. HOSA's goal is to encourage all health occupations instructors and students to join and be actively involved in the HOE-HOSA Partnership.

HOSA provides a unique program of leadership development, motivation, and recognition exclusively for secondary, postsecondary, adult, and collegiate students enrolled in health occupations education programs. HOSA is 100% health care! Membership in HOSA is restricted to health occupations students.

Contact Name: Janice Atkinson
Contact Email: janice.atkinson@dpi.wi.gov
Contact Title: Health Sciences Consultant and State HOSA Advisor
Contact Phone: (608)266-2347

http://www.hosa.org

Youth Apprenticeship Program
Youth apprenticeship is a two-year elective program that combines academic and technical classroom instruction with mentored on-the-job learning for high school students. Hands-on learning at the job site is combined with classroom instruction to help students make the connection between school and the world of work. Students may apply for the program through a local participating high school if they are on target to graduate or have achieved junior standing in a public or private secondary school.

Health Services related instruction focuses on:
* Health Facility Operations/Fundamental Client Care
* Direct Hands-On Client Care
* Therapeutic Services
* Diagnostic Services

For more information about the Health Services Youth Apprenticeship, contact your local School-to-Work coordinator, high school principal for information, the Wisconsin Health and Hospital Association at 608-274-1820, or the Division of Connecting Education & Work, PO Box 7946, Madison, WI 53707-7946 (608-261-6538).

http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/

University of Wisconsin Colleges
Beginning in the Health Care field can be difficult, but students can earn general education credits needed for their program of study at the Univeristy of Wisconsin (UW) Colleges.

The two-year UW Colleges (located throughout the state of Wisconsin) offer courses on-line and students can also apply on-line for courses. This site contains resources for Future Students, Current Students, Faculty/Staff, Parents, Connections Students, Returning Adult Students, and High School Counselors.

http://www.uwc.edu/

Other Wisconsin Resources

Explore Health Careers
A free online health careers resource for students and advisor from the Association of Academic Health Centers.

http://explorehealthcareers.org/

Occupational Information Network
Developed by the U.S. Department of Labor to make occupational information interactive and accessible for all

http://online.onetcenter.org/

Careers 4 Wisconsin
Offering you 4 ways to learn about careers in Wisconsin.
Salary/Wages
Job Stability
Job Preparation
Current Employment

http://www.careers4wi.wisc.edu/index.asp

iSEEK
Minnesota's gateway to career, education, business and employment information. The site contains interesting movie clips for most careers.

http://www.iseek.org/sv/index.jsp

Lifeworks
Explore health and medical science careers from the National Institutes of Health, Office of Science Education. The site contains success stories about people in health and medical science careers.

http://www.science.education.nih.gov/LifeWorks