Courtney Sullivan

Today’s guest blog comes from Justin Walters, a senior at Corona del Sol High School in Phoenix, and one of 48 participants in the 2009 MWU Health Careers Institute, an annual eight-day interactive summer program for students interested in the medical fields.

Today’s guest blog comes from Victoria Placencia, a senior at St. Mary’s High School in Phoenix, and one of 48 participants in the 2009 MWU Health Careers Institute, an annual eight-day interactive summer program for students interested in the medical fields.

One of the reasons I came to work at Midwestern University is because I truly believe in what we are doing here. Education has always been a personal passion and educating students in fields that are under-staffed is even better. A few weeks ago I had the chance to really show my commitment to the cause when our Physician Assistant (PA) program asked me to help prepare students for their women and children rotations.

I'm sure you've seen or heard the stories of health care professionals being cornered at cocktail parties so a random guest can get his or her funny shaped mole examined. So does that happen at Midwestern University where staff members like me are surrounded by health professionals and health professionals in training?