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MultiCare Valley Hospital was abuzz with energy this spring as 30 local high school students got their chance to explore the world of health care.<\/p>\n

Valley High School Career Day returned in 2023 after a years-long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, its focus has shifted from middle school to high school students thinking about their post-graduation futures. With the goal of opening doors and students\u2019 minds, staff showcase all the options available and how to get involved sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n

This spring, juniors and seniors from University High School and juniors from Spokane Valley Tech worked through five hands-on stations, including CPR training, \u201cStop the Bleed\u201d training and emergency triage, an operating room simulation, a step-by-step vitals review, and behind-the-scenes tour of the hospital.<\/p>\n

Career Day is an easy and informative way to show students the many different routes and educational pathways available in the field, such as beginning as a volunteer<\/a> or COPE Health Scholar<\/a>; joining the facilities, IT or kitchen teams; or pursuing education to become a nurse or provider.<\/p>\n

Some of the day\u2019s lessons can even be put into action now. Stop the Bleed training teaches the public how to help someone experiencing a traumatic injury until professionals arrive, including how to apply pressure, pack a wound to control bleeding and use a tourniquet.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have three kids at home \u2026 and I like doing anything that can have a direct impact on the community and teaching skills [like Stop the Bleed],\u201d says Kalvin Debusk, RN, in the Valley emergency department. \u201cStop the Bleed training can have a direct impact on patient care and patient outcomes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Connor, a 17-year-old who attended Career Day, especially enjoyed the Stop the Bleed training. He hopes to go into the medical field in the future, so getting to try the triage kits himself with those working in the field was especially educational, he says.<\/p>\n

Other students also shared their experience from the day:<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the medical field is a really good opportunity, and experiences like this really helped build my knowledge. It\u2019s really fun and really educational.\u201d \u2014 Brody, 17<\/p>\n

\u201cI was interested in coming here today because I\u2019ve been interested in getting a career in the medical field for a while now. People who have their job just saving lives is really inspirational and really cool. So, I think it\u2019s a really good thing to learn about and a great possibility for a career in the future. I think it\u2019s been a really fun and engaging experience for sure.\u201d \u2014 Asher, 17<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really interested in going into the medical field, probably physical therapy, but it\u2019s undecided. So, just to see more options and get to interact with the hospital was cool because you don\u2019t get to do that very often unless you\u2019re inside one. I liked the tour a lot \u2014 getting to see patients and being in the hospital and seeing how it all works.\u201d \u2014 Alexis, 17<\/p>\n

\u201cI know I really want to have a job in the medical field, but I just don\u2019t know what career yet, so I\u2019ve been trying to explore everything and find something that really fits what I want. I know I want to help people in the end, but I just don\u2019t know which path I want to take to do it. It\u2019s been really fun and I like how interactive it is.\u201d \u2014 Ryan, 17<\/p>\n

Sessions will be held three times a year and are open to all Spokane Valley-area high schools.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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