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Women of Spirit Institute's Prepare to Care
July 9, 10, and 11, 2013

Prepare to Care


Prepare to Care is a summer workshop for high school girls who are interested in healthcare professions and want to explore college life.
Carlow University specifically designed this interactive program to give girls a hands-on experience and a rare glimpse into a field that may be perfect for them.

 

Prepare to Care

Explore—Your Profession and College Life

Prepare to Care is a three-day workshop that introduces you to careers in the fields of health care and health sciences.

Healthcare educators and professionals recommend you gain as much hands-on experience as possible— and Carlow University's workshop delivers. During Prepare to Care, you will meet with faculty members, nurses, and other healthcare specialists, researchers, tour healthcare facilities, and learn nursing essentials in Carlow's state-of-the-art Nursing Skills Lab.

NEW THIS YEAR: 3-day workshop includes one night* spent in the Carlow dorms! (night of Wednesday, July 10). Cost includes the 3-day workshop, all off- campus transportation, a T-shirt, a journal, continental breakfasts and lunches and dinner (July 10), activities and residence hall during the overnight portion.

*A Carlow University graduate resident assistant will be with your students for the night.

Hands-on Workshops/Activities

Prepare to Care participants have experiences that will give them advantages when they apply to college, such as:

  • Gross Anatomy Lab
  • CPR training
  • Lab experiments
  • Simulation lab
  • Health and wellness
  • Designer chemistry
  • Guidance about preparing for college
  • Meeting with healthcare professionals
  • Perfusion technology
  • Field trips to area hospitals and healthcare facilities

Open to all high school girls entering grades 9-12 interested in exploring the healthcare professions.

FORMS & INFO


Register Online
$225 for one workshop before June 1 ($249 after June 1)
$400 for two workshops before June 1 ($449 after June 1)
Prepare to Care + Summer Science Nation OR ECO Camp


For more information, please contact Laurie Petty, Director, Special Programs and Events, at 412-578-8851 or via E-mail at ljpetty@carlow.edu.

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About Past Prepare to Care Workshops

See the itinerary from last year's Prepare to Care
>>View itinerary (PDF)
Read a summary about what happened at the 2011 Prepare to Care!
>>Read the summary (PDF)

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