Health Professions Club
The Health Professions Club is a 12 week after school club that exposes students in grades 7-8 to health careers and provides them hands-on activities to explore the various roles performed by health care professionals.
The first 6 weeks of the Health Professions Club was held at Flint Southwestern/Classical Academy. The students were exposed to these health care professionals listed below:
- Epidemiologist
- Nutritionist
- Dental Hygienist
- Substance Use Disorder Prevention Specialist
- Health Care Administrator
- Registered Nurse
When:
This program is offered 6 weeks in the fall and 6 weeks in the winter.
Where:
Sessions are currently held at Flint Southwestern/Classical Academy
Benefits:
- Participants will have the opportunity to be exposed to higher educational environments.
- Participants will meet health professionals and role models.
- Participants will have the opportunity to go on educational field trips.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Participants must be 7th- 8th graders.
- Must be a student attending a Flint Area School.
Students from Summerfield Elementary School learn what a Physical Therapist does at work.
It is fun to be a Physical Therapist