Every year, CNYAHEC holds programs and camps for students of all ages. Check out what is happening this summer!

Health Quest at Ithaca College
July 10 through July 14, 2017

High school students entering 10th, 11th and 12th grades get the chance to experience college dorm and campus living at this 5-day overnight camp at Ithaca College focused on allied health careers. Students will specifically learn about careers in physical therapy, speech language pathology, occupational therapy, and more! Health Quest chaperones and professionals will work with students to share their knowledge, skills, and advice in their studies and work in health care. Please click here for more information or to be added to the HealthQuest mailing list.

Medical Academy of Science and Health (M.A.S.H.) Camp 

This two to three-day experience teaches students about careers in healthcare, exposes them to a variety of job opportunities, and their required on-the-job training or advanced college degrees needed for these careers. M.A.S.H. camps are designed to show students that there is a career for everyone in healthcare through workshops focusing on various topics specific to each healthcare facility. Workshops cover careers in physical therapy, nursing, surgery, food service, clinical laboratory sciences, cardiac care, speech language pathology, diagnostic imaging, recreational therapy, pharmacy, emergency medicine, and many more! This year’s M.A.S.H. camps schedules are listed below. Find one near you and apply!

2017 Schedule

February 23 & 24………Upstate University Hospital Community Campus

April 19 & 20…………..Auburn Community Hospital

June 27 & 28…………..Cayuga Medical Center

TBA……………………….Lourdes Hospital

July 24 & 25……………Arnot Ogden Medical Center

July 27 & 28……………Cortland Regional Medical Center

TBA………………………Oswego Hospital

TBA……………..………..Rome Memorial Hospital

For more information about M.A.S.H. camps or to apply, please click here.

MedLab Job Shadowing through Bassett Healthcare Network 

High school and college students interested in pursuing careers in healthcare, particularly medical laboratory science, who enjoy solving puzzles, hands-on activities, and learning about new technological advances are encouraged to apply to MedLab Job Shadowing. CNYAHEC has partnered with Bassett Healthcare Network to give students the unique opportunity to spend a total of 15 hours shadowing professionals in medical laboratories. This program is flexible and can accommodate most students’ busy schedules. MedLab Job Shadowing offers ongoing open enrollment and job shadowing experiences in Cobleskill, Cooperstown, Delhi, Herkimer, Little Falls, Oneota, and Sidney.

To enroll, or for more information, please visit our MedLab Job Shadowing section.

Healthcare opportunities are always available at MyHealthCareer.