The
Plumas Health Career Exploration Spring Institute (PHESI) concluded with a
dinner and student presentations to celebrate the success of the pilot program.
Danielle
Plocki, Plumas Charter School’s Patient Care Pathway Coordinator, led seven
students to complete the 75-hour course. The program consisted of lectures,
nine different department rotations at Plumas District Hospital and
presentations.
Darren Beatty, PDH COO and JoDee Read, PDH CEO were instrumental
in the partnership between the hospital and the charter school. Several
representatives from PDH were in attendance to watch the students receive their
certificates of completion. “I see this program as an investment in the future
and introducing young people to all of the career opportunities at PDH,” said
Tiffany Leonhardt, PDH Director of Public Relations.
The students said that they
were surprised with the amount of hands-on learning they got to do during the rotations.
The high-schoolers all have different career goals and areas of interest but
the rotation with Emergency Medical Services (EMS) stuck out as a favorite with
all of the participants.
Lisa Kelly, Pathway
Coordinator for the K-12 Strong Workforce Program said that the goal is to be a
pipeline to fill local healthcare positions and support the nursing program at
Feather River College. PHESI represents creating meaningful partnerships and
bridges from education pathways to careers. “This program focused on healthcare,
but we plan to use it as a model for partnerships in other industries like
technology and agriscience,” said PCS Executive Director, Taletha Washburn.
Congratulations
to Rylee Cooper (12th), Cate Baker (11th), Morgan Tyler (11th), Marlin Zittrer
(11th), Carson Goss (10th), Kyra Cedillos (10th) and Daisy Neer (10th) for
their hard work and dedication.
By Rachel Goings, Public Relations Specialist
[email protected]
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In the photo: The 7 PCS students receive their certificates of completion and pose with members of PDH, FRC and PCS. Photo by Lisa Kelly