This is our 4th Summer Healthcare Camp!
Terrell State Hospital in conjunction with Lake Country Area Health Education Center and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital-Kaufman is hosting the 4th annual Summer Healthcare Camp for 16 Terrell High School students. These students will be a sophomore, junior, or senior next year. The cost of the camp is $25.00 per student. The application and camp fee is due no later than May 5, 2011 and the first 16 applicants who turn these in to Walt Davis will fill our limited slots available.
Each year the goal of the Summer Healthcare Camp is to immerse the students in as many health care opportunities as possible. The camp is running from June 6, 2011 through June 10, 2011. Camp starts at 8:00 each morning and until 4:30 in the afternoon. The students are provided lunch and transportation. The students will experience hands-on learning opportunities, as well as monitoring and observing doctors, nurses, and medical activities. Each morning the students are assigned to nurses and doctors at Terrell State Hospital and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital-Kaufman. The students will observe doctors and nurses interacting with patients, medical procedures, operations, and other medical facility practices. In the afternoon the students will make site visits to other healthcare facilities.
Site visits for the students during the week of the camp may include: Garland Baylor Hospital, Risinger Veterinary Clinic, Baylor Medical Center of Terrell, TVCC Health Center for Nursing, and Prospect Mountain Therapeutic Riding Center.
Each student receives a camp notebook and a Graduation Certificate. A Graduation Ceremony is held upon completion of the camp and the student's parents are invited.
If you have a child who is in the Terrell ISD system and you think they would benefit from an experience like this, contact Walt Davis at the Terrell State Hospital and he can discuss with you upcoming offerings. Walt can be reached via email by completing the inquiry form or feel free to call him at 972-551-8231.
