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L’Observateur

LULING — St. Charles Parish Hospital, in collaboration with the St. Charles Parish Public School System, recently hosted three teacher interns from the School-to-Career Program.

The participants for this year’s program were Pat Chevalier from Hahnville High School, Stephanie Ward from Destrehan High School and Denise Robichaux from the Satellite Center.

The two-day program offers local educators an opportunity to get a better understanding of the health care environment. Subjects covered included the various careers their students may be interested in pursuing, as well as the schooling required, areas of academic strength needed for particular fields of study, salary ranges and the daily demands of various jobs.

The first-hand experience enables teachers to return to better educate students about particular jobs in the health care field, as well as enhance the material being taught in their classes with an application to health care related professions.  

The program began with a brief orientation followed by an informative tour of the hospital.

On the second day, the teachers were able to interact closely with the different departments.