Pathway to Success Aims to Entice High Schoolers to Health Care Careers - Feb. 12, 2020
High school students learning about career options in health care visit the nursing booth.
At the annual A Pathway to Success career fair, students from Tucson-area high schools learn about job options in the medical field. Medical students, residents and faculty from the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson host the event, which includes presentations and tables staffed by physicians, paramedics, pharmacists, dietitians, medical assistants and others. The event was held Feb. 12, 2020, at Banner – University Medical Center South as a way to encourage teens, particularly from underserved communities, to pursue careers in medicine and learn about the myriad job options in health professions.
Banner employees introduce Tucson-area high school students to the range of careers in the field of health care.
Nicholas Blackstone speaks to students before participants break into tours.
Abigail Martinez from Sunnyside High School receives a scholarship from a Banner representative.
Christopher Ruiz from Sunnyside High School receives a scholarship from a Banner representative.
Christopher Ruiz from Sunnyside High School received a scholarship from Banner at the career fair.
A high school student practices performing an ultrasound on a human heart.
A high school student practices performing an ultrasound on a human heart.
An anesthesiology specialist gives a demonstration on intubation.
An anesthesiology specialist gives a demonstration on intubation.
An anesthesiology specialist gives a demonstration on intubation.
High school students learning about career options in health care visit the nursing booth.
High school students learning about career options in health care visit the nursing booth.
High school students learning about career options in health care visit the nursing booth.
High school students learning about career options in health care gather around the respiratory station.
High school students listen to a poditatrist talk about his field of work.
High school students touring Banner – University Medical Center South visit the CT scanner room.
A UArizona College of Medicine - Tucson neurology student asks the tour group what they know about the tool in his hand.
Medical students, residents and faculty from the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson welcomed Tucson-area high school students to the annual A Pathway to Success career fair to learn about professions in health care.