Northland Healthcare Career Expo
Sponsored by Northland Education & Business Alliance (NEBA)
We Invite You to Attend!
The event is February 8th at the Metropolitan Community College Business & Technology campus. We hope you can participate!
PLEASE SEE THE LINKS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS NEWSLETTER TO SIGN UP!
Northland Healthcare Career Expo - Located at MCC-BT Campus , Large Exhibit Hall
This event is designed to engage high school and middle school students in a deeper study of health-related careers in the Northland. Healthcare professionals from around the area will be available to share information with students regarding opportunities for their future.
The expo will feature:
- Representatives from Northland hospitals
- Representatives from medical/clinical settings
- Variety of secondary and post-secondary opportunities within the medicine and healthcare fields.
Friday, Feb 8, 2019, 09:00 AM
Metropolitan Community College - Business and Technology, North Universal Avenue, Kansas City, MO, USA
High School and Middle School Counselors/Principals Student Sign-Up Here!
Are you interested in engaging students in healthcare careers? Sign up your students by CLICKING HERE!
Please see the careers in health care offered below. Did you know that there are sixteen healthcare professional roles for every one doctor? See many of these careers listed below!
There are four 60-minute time slots for schools to sign up for.
- 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Key questions that students can use to engage these healthcare professionals:
- What is your favorite part of your job?
- What are the hours like?
- What level of education did you have to achieve to do the job you are doing?
- What experiences should I participate in while in high school? College? (If applicable)
- What benefits do you receive from your employer (flexible hours, vacation, sick leave, insurance)
- What are the biggest challenges of your job?
- What credentials could you potentially earn in the future for higher pay or advancement?
- What attracted you to the Northland?
Healthcare Professionals Sign Up Here!
Looking for all aspects of the Health Care Industry including:
- Anesthesiologist
- Audiologists
- Biochemists
- Child Life Specialists
- CNA's (Certified Nursing Assistants)
- Community Health Workers
- Dentists
- Dentists - Pediatric
- Dermatologists
- Dietitians
- EMTs
- Epidemiologists
- Health Care IT Specialists
- Insurance Representatives
- Medical Assistants
- Medical Researchers
- Medical Technologists
- Medical Sales
- Medical Scientists
- Military Health Care Specialists
- Non-Hospital Based Nursing
- Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Nutritionists
- OB/GYNs
- Occupational Therapists
- Ophthalmologists
- Optometrists
- Perfusionists
- Pharmacists
- Phlebotomists
- Physical Therapists
- Physicians
- Radiologists
- Register Nurses
- Speech Language Pathologists
- Ultrasound Technologists
- Secondary School Programs Offered (Northland CAPS, Northland Career Center, Excelsior Springs Career Center)
- Post-Secondary Institutions (MCC + other 2 YR & 4 YR Institutions
- Northland Hospitals
- Northland Healthcare Sites (Non-Hospital)
- Technology Divisions of Healthcare Organizations
For More Information, Please Contact Members of the Healthcare Expo Taskforce:
- Colleen Jones, College/Career Readiness and Community Partnerships @ colleen.jones@lps53.org
- Brian Noller, Northland Career Center Director @ nollerb@platteco.k12.mo.us
- Sandy Henshaw, Northland CAPS Executive Director @ shenshaw@northlandcaps.org
- Jim Hampton, Clay County EDC @ jimh@clayedc.com
- Julie Lewis, Clay County EDC Business Specialist @ juliel@clayedc.com