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Kona Community Hospital - MASH (Medical Academy of Science and Health) Camp
This career-related program includes a two-day camp, lunch and a set of scrubs. Ten different health care careers are covered, including diagnostic imaging, laboratory, medical records, nursing, orthopedic surgery, pharmacy, radiation therapy and rehabilitation services. Students are also given beneficial information about occupations in these fields, such as education requirments, salary ranges and the pros and cons of each job.
What is it?
This career-related program includes a two-day camp, lunch and a set of scrubs. Ten different health care careers are covered, including diagnostic imaging, laboratory, medical records, nursing, orthopedic surgery, pharmacy, radiation therapy and rehabilitation services. Students are also given beneficial information about occupations in these fields, such as education requirments, salary ranges and the pros and cons of each job.
Who is it for?
Area 8th- to 10th-grade students.
Why do they do it?
MASH Camp provides an opportunity for area students to explore a career in health care, enabling them to learn directly from the hospital’s professional staff.
Impact
Since its inception in 2006, the program has had more than 75 participants and has expanded to other health care facilities on every island.
Contact: Emily Mendez-Bryant
Regional Director, Community Relations
Telephone: 808-322-6960
E-mail: ebryant@hhsc.org
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