The Medical Explorer Program is a partnership between Geary Community Hospital and the Konza District Boy Scouts for high school students, both male and female, interested in going into the medical field.

The classes will run on a bi-weekly basis beginning January through the end of May, 2016. Different departments throughout the hospital will be featured each class, exposing the students to various aspects of the healthcare industry.

“These students are given a special opportunity to see various aspects of the healthcare industry,” stated GCHF Chief Executive Officer Joe Stratton. “Additionally, the Medical Explorer Program is a way for GCH to ‘grow our own’ where young adults are more likely to stay in our community as medical professionals. Students have the ability to learn about rural healthcare and this program has the potential to spark interest in something of which they were not aware.”

The first class is set to launch Wednesday, January 13 and will feature the Cardiopulmonary Department where students will have a chance to perform stress tests, learn about cardiac rehab, sleep studies and pulmonary function tests. Future classes will feature different departments including radiology, emergency, nursing and laboratory.

Students interested in joining the program may contact Nikki Davies at Geary Community Hospital to sign up at ndavies@gchks.org. Registration costs $24.