{"id":36283,"date":"2025-01-31T07:00:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T07:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/?p=36283"},"modified":"2025-01-22T18:03:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T18:03:29","slug":"m-a-s-h-camp-brings-firsthand-health-care-experiences-statewide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/m-a-s-h-camp-brings-firsthand-health-care-experiences-statewide\/","title":{"rendered":"M.A.S.H. Camp brings health care experiences statewide","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Students across the Inland Northwest and Yakima communities will soon get to experience firsthand what working inside a hospital looks like as the MultiCare Academy for Students in Healthcare (M.A.S.H. Camp) expands statewide.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/about\/community\/mash-camp\/\">M.A.S.H. Camp<\/a> allows high school students to explore what a future in health care could look like before making any post-graduation decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Through hands-on experiences and job shadows, students explore everything from patient care roles to critical support services like environmental services, pathology and IS&amp;T, explains Nancy Thompkins, RN, MultiCare community outreach program manager.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re trying to inspire students to hopefully get into health care, show them the various pathways to do so and just how much opportunity there is in the field,\u201d adds Kate Van Deusen, MultiCare recruiter. \u201cHealth care is so broad that you can really do almost anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MultiCare aims to reach students who know they want to pursue health care but may not know the vast array of opportunities available, as well as those who may not have ever thought about a career in health care, adds Jolita Perez, LPN, MBA, MHML, MultiCare workforce and student development manager.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur statewide expansion to integrate journeys of health care professionals and students who are committed to learning will boost access to the art of caregiving across all walks of life,\u201d Perez says.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/about\/community\/mash-camp\/\">Applications<\/a> for the July 2025 session in each region will open Jan. 31, 2025. 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