Last weekend, HCA Florida Healthcare hosted a Mini Medical University half-day program for high school juniors and seniors at UCF Lake Nona Hospital, 6700 Lake Nona Blvd., and the HCA Center for Clinical Advancement, 6400 Sanger Rd., both in Orlando.
Mini Medical University is a unique learning experience designed to increase the pipeline of tomorrow’s care professionals by showcasing the many opportunities a career in healthcare offers.
More than 50 students registered for the event, which provided face-to-face classroom interaction with local healthcare heroes, doctors and nurses, who shared their experiences on the front lines.
Attendees visited the simulation lab, learned how to apply a tourniquet, helped a manikin to breathe with a bag-valve mask, witnessed intubating a manikin and how to operate an AED, and practiced hands-on CPR.
The morning ended with a tour of technologically-advanced UCF Lake Nona Hospital, where students were able to go behind the scenes of a full-service, acute-care hospital.
For more information about UCF Lake Nona Hospital, visit HCAFloridaHealthcare.com.
About UCF Lake Nona Hospital, part of HCA Florida HealthcareLocated in the heart of Orlando’s Medical City, UCF Lake Nona Hospital is a 64-bed, full-service medical and surgical acute care hospital serving Lake Nona and surrounding communities in Orange and Osceola counties. UCF Lake Nona Hospital offers 24/7 emergency care, luxury family birthing units, inpatient and outpatient surgery including minimally invasive and robotic technology, oncology, diagnostic imaging, weight loss surgery, laboratory services and a cardiac catheterization lab. The hospital employs the latest innovative solutions and life-saving technology, including non-invasive focused ultrasound incisionless brain surgery for the treatment of debilitating tremors and Parkinson’s disease. UCF Lake Nona Hospital is a partnership between UCF Academic Health and HCA Healthcare North Florida Division.
Photos Courtesy of UCF Lake Nona Hospital, part of HCA Florida Healthcare
Is it possible to hold an HCA Mini Medical University for middle school students? It is important for younger students to begin thinking about their career paths even before they enter high school. Upon entering high school they need to decide what courses to take to lead them to a medical career.
I personally, have a grandson in middle school that would greatly benefit from an experience like the HCA Mini Medical University. He is a straight A student who plans to attend UCF [and live with Granny (me) in Laureate Park/Lake Nona]!