FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The University of Saint Francis will host a two-day Health Sciences Camp for incoming 8th through 12th grade students to encourage careers in the healthcare industry.
The camp will be held from 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, June 8 and Wednesday, June 9 at the Doermer Family Center for Health Science Education on the USF campus, 2701 Spring Street.
The cost is $50 (including lunch and camp supplies) and registration will open on April 22. Scholarships reducing the registration fee are available to those with financial needs.
Students will learn about healthcare careers through fun, hands-on activities. Camp leaders will introduce the concepts behind these professions. Topics will include athletic training, kinesiology, nurse practitioner, nursing, nutrition, pharmacy, physical therapy, pre-professional healthcare, radiology, social work, and surgery.
Face masks are strongly recommended for campers. Gym shoes are also recommended since campers will be walking from building to building.
To register, visit go.sf.edu/camps. For more information, contact Anne Kirk at 260-399-7700, ext. 8501 or akirk@sf.edu.
Founded in 1890 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, the University of Saint Francis offers more than 60 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs through the College of Health Sciences, College of Arts, Sciences, and Business and College of Adult and Distance Education. 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 18 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.