University hosts Scrubs Camp

Through experiential learning, Scrubs Camp, a three-day camp for grades 10-12, provides opportunities for high school students in Central Minnesota to explore health care and human services related careers. By partnering with local employers, students are exposed to in-demand careers. St. Cloud State, in partnership with HealthForce Minnesota, offered the first Scrubs Camps in June 2016.

“Our goal was to attract and retain a newly skilled workforce by offering an innovative camp that highlights the range of health and human services fields at St. Cloud State and shows the greater St. Cloud region as an area for innovation, healthcare entrepreneurship and a place to develop our youth,” said Leah Meredith, experiential learning and outreach director at St. Cloud State.

High school students spent hands-on time in St. Cloud State’s School of Health and Human Services’ facilities learning about nursing, social work, gerontology, medical laboratory science, speech language pathology and audiology, among others.

“With the growing need for health care workers, we wanted to provide an opportunity for high school students to experience life on a college campus, to explore a variety of career paths and ultimately pursue a career in a health-related field,” Meredith said.

2017 sponsors include CentraCare Health, The Good Shepherd Community, Rejuv Medical and St. Cloud Area School District 742.