FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The University of Saint Francis will hold a summer camp for students interested in exploring careers in healthcare.
“The World Belongs to You: A Passport to Your Future in Healthcare,” is open to students entering 8th through 12th grade this fall. The camp will run from 8:30 a.m. to 3:10 p.m. on June 11 and 12 in the Doermer Health Sciences Center, 2701 Spring St.
The camp is run by the USF School of Health Sciences with some funding provided by a grant from Ball State University Northeast Indiana Area of Health Education Center (NEI-AHEC).
Cost is $30 per student, with lunch included. Financial assistance is available for those who qualify. Spots are limited to 80 campers and will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Registration is available at go.sf.edu/camps.
Students will participate in fun, hands-on activities to learn about various health care professions, including Athletic Training, Exercise Science, Kinesiology, Nurse Anesthesia, Nurse Practitioner, Nursing, Nutrition, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Radiology, Social Work and Surgery. Athletic Training and Exercise Science are new to this year’s camp. Campers will also participate in a service project.
For more information, please contact Anne Kirk at 260-399-7700, ext. 8501.
Founded in 1890 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, the University of Saint Francis offers more than 70 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs through the School of Health Sciences, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Keith Busse School of Business and Entrepreneurial Leadership and School of Creative Arts. In addition to its traditional programs, USF designs focused curricula for working adults in Fort Wayne, Crown Point and online. USF Downtown houses the university’s business and music technology programs while offering enhanced internship and networking opportunities for students. The University of Saint Francis campus experience includes 16 athletic programs boasting two individual and four team NAIA national championships, and is recognized as an NAIA Five-Star Champion of Character institution. Approximately 2,200 students from a broad geographic region attend USF.