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High school students get hands-on career training

Colleen Paxton

Story Created: Jul 29, 2010 at 5:09 PM CDT

Story Updated: Jul 29, 2010 at 6:32 PM CDT

PADUCAH - Incoming freshmen had the chance to discover careers in the medical field this week at Lourdes.

The Purchase Area health education summer camp gave teens who will be freshmen this fall some hands-on experience in medical careers.

The campers used respiratory therapy on a mannequin, operated ultrasound equipment and even watched bacteria grow on their own throat cultures.

Missy Stokes, the health career education coordinator, said this exposure is important for teens.

"We're just trying to expose those kids to different health careers that are available to them as freshmen because they're going to have to make that decision in the next four years on what they're going to do with the rest of their lives," said Stokes.

The health career summer camp started on Monday and ended today.

The camp was also free for those rising high schoolers.

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