High School Students Learn About the Health Care Field

     On Wednesday, March 14, New England Tech invited area high school students to explore careers in the health care field at the Health Fair and Career Education Day.
      Students began their visit with an introduction by Erin Flynn, Special Events Coordinator, which included a video about careers in Occupational Therapy. From there, groups visited the Administrative Medical Assistant Technology, Occupational Therapy Assistant Technology, and Surgical Technology labs to meet with instructors and participate in hands-on demonstrations and discussions about career opportunities available to graduates of each program.
      Groups were also allotted time to visit the vendor portion of the Health Fair, coordinated by Tammy Capezza, Student Activities Coordinator. Approximately twenty area health care vendors provided students with the opportunity for real-life discussion about a variety of careers in the field of health care.
      Along with two representatives from the Providence School Department, students and teachers from the following schools attended the Career Day: Newport Career and Technical Center, Warwick Career and Technical Center, Blackstone Valley Vocational Technical High School, Tolman High School, Riverview School, East Providence High School, North Providence High School, Scituate High School, Davies Career and Technical High School, and Shea High School. Both students and teachers found the experience beneficial in increasing their awareness of the career opportunities available in health care.