healthstartCEE

Health Start

Description of Program:

Mercy Vocational High School, located only minutes from the DUCoM campus, is the only Catholic vocational high school in the United States. Medical students serve as one-to-one mentors for 11th-graders from Mercy who are working towards becoming Certified Nursing Assistants. Medical students will also lead group workshops on anatomy, physiological systems, and higher education. The Health Start Program meets alternately at the DUCOM campus and Mercy Vocational, for seven sessions in the fall.

Learning Objectives and Goals:

The goals of the Health Start program are to:

Improve teaching skills
Help CNAs-in-training to understand physiological systems in preparation for the certification exam
Learn the role of a Certified Nursing Assistant on the medical team
Build relationships between medical students from a range of backgrounds and children of low-income families
Improve communication skills

Location:

Mercy Vocational High School

2900 West Hunting Park Avenue

(corner of Henry, Hunting Park, and Allegheny)

Philadelphia, PA 19129

Time Commitment:

Health Start meets on seven Wednesday afternoons, from 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm., throughout the Fall Semester.


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"I got to know the girls better each week, and I began to want the best for them. I wanted them to pass the CNA exam and enjoy their jobs. Before going to Mercy, I did not know what a CNA was. Now I have learned who they are, what they do, and I am highly appreciative of their work." B. Dickinson, '09
	Health Start Description of Program: Mercy Vocational High School, located only minutes from the DUCoM campus, is the only Catholic vocational high school in the United States. Medical students serve as one-to-one mentors for 11th-graders from Mercy who are working towards becoming Certified Nursing Assistants. Medical students will also lead group workshops on anatomy, physiological systems, and higher education. The Health Start Program meets alternately at the DUCOM campus and Mercy Vocational, for seven sessions in the fall. Learning Objectives and Goals: The goals of the Health Start program are to: Improve teaching skills Help CNAs-in-training to understand physiological systems in preparation for the certification exam Learn the role of a Certified Nursing Assistant on the medical team Build relationships between medical students from a range of backgrounds and children of low-income families Improve communication skills Location: Mercy Vocational High School 2900 West Hunting Park Avenue (corner of Henry, Hunting Park, and Allegheny) Philadelphia, PA 19129 Time Commitment: Health Start meets on seven Wednesday afternoons, from 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm., throughout the Fall Semester.