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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThrough visits to various departments, and interactions with department leaders, staff members, and even physicians, the board facilitates an in-depth understanding of the health care sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Schultz excitedly added, \u201cWe\u2019ve had physicians and department directors make presentations to the students and have roundtable discussions for the students. This allows [them] to see how we all have different backgrounds but share a passion for helping patients. They have also visited some of our other facilities, such as EMS and the Patrick.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the board\u2019s significant achieve-ments, as highlighted by Schultz, is its suc-cess stories, like that of a young lady who, after participating in the program, won a scholarship to attend a radiology tech pro-gram and was immediately employed at the facility post-high school. \u201cIt\u2019s an amazing experience, even though it\u2019s just been two years, to watch them grow up,\u201d Schultz said, emphasizing the program\u2019s impact on students\u2019 lives and career paths. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mary Beth Seals underscored the collective effort and the community spirit that powers the Student Advisory Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI want to say about this program that it was very important to me that we get in-volved with students again across our community,\u201d Seals said, ensuring that the credit is shared with the staff who have poured their hearts into the program. She further commented on the students\u2019 enthusiasm and the broad exposure they receive, which is integral to the initiative\u2019s goal: fostering a long-term relationship between the students and the local health care community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe staff here try to make them a part of something different each time, so that whether they want to pursue something clinically, or whether they\u2019re going to get into the business side of health care, they maybe have seen it all by the time they\u2019re ready to finish their junior year or graduate, and I\u2019m really loving that for them,\u201d Seals said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n She said their health care system also benefits in the long run by exposing stu-dents to health care. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAfter the program, hopefully, these students stay in the community and come back [to be] part of our health care team here in the long run,\u201d Seals noted. \u201cThat\u2019s what we hope to show them. And even if not, we hope they\u2019ve had a good exposure and a good experience, and we\u2019ve started their journey in a very positive light.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Both leaders emphasized the impor-tance of community engagement and the program\u2019s role in revitalizing health care interest post-COVID. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re exposing them to health care. We\u2019re very involved with CNAs again \u2014 students who are getting that certification. It\u2019s been re-ally great to see people involved in health care again in our community,\u201d Seals reflected on the significance of such initiatives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The HH Lincoln Health Student Ad-visory Board stands as a reflection of the power of mentorship, education, and com-munity engagement in shaping the futures of young individuals. Through hands-on experiences, mentorship, and scholarship opportunities, the program prepares stu-dents for careers in health care and instills in them a sense of belonging and purpose within their community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As these students embark on their jour-neys, they carry with them the knowledge, ex-periences, and connections made through the Student Advisory Board, ready to contribute to the health care industry and, by extension, to the well-being of their community. GN\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" AT THE forefront of shaping tomorrow\u2019s health care leaders, the HH Lincoln Health Student Advisory Board is turning aspirations into action for local high school juniors and seniors, one student at a time. The Student Advisory Board, now in its second year, has become a positive and prestigious opportunity for high school juniors and seniors […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":21818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/fayetteville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/03\/2-3-1024x683.png\")
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