Focus on Health Careers Conference

Saturday, March 24, 2012

University of Vermont Medical Education Center

for High School Students in Addison, Chittenden, Franklin and Grand Isle Counties in Vermont

Focus on Health Careers Conference Postponed Until March 24, 2012

The Focus on Health Careers Conference has been rescheduled for Saturday, March 24, 2012.

If you have already applied to the Focus on Health Carers Conference, all submitted application materials will be saved. Please contact us if you do not want us to keep your application active for the March date.

The Focus on Health Careers Conference is a one-day Health Careers Exploration Program designed to serve students in grades nine through twelve in Vermont's Addison, Chittenden, Franklin, and Grand Isle counties. The conference is for students who are interested in learning more about the health care field. This conference gives students the opportunity to explore health careers in high demand in Vermont, interact with health care professionals and students to learn what work and study are really like, learn strategies and resources to make the best of high school opportunities, prepare for the transition to college, and much more.

Focus on Health Careers is co-sponsored by the UVM College of Medicine Office of Primary Care and the UVM AHEC Program. This program is designed to cover topics that are not covered during Shadow Day or MedQuest. It will add to the information already presented to students who have participated in these two Champlain Valley AHEC programs. It is also the perfect entry point for students who have yet to participate in one of our Health Careers Exploration Programs.

The Focus On Health Careers Conference will be scheduled for Saturday, March 24 from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm at the Medical Education Center of the University of Vermont College of Medicine in Burlington. Students must apply to participate in the program. A non-refundable fee of $40 per student will be due if you are accepted.

To apply electronically, email Jocie Mueller, Health Careers Program Coordinator at jmueller@cvahec.org with the following information:

• First and Last Name
• High School and County
• Grade Level
• Name of the program you are applying for (Focus)
• Email address (This is how we identify you, so it is very important that you use the same email address for ALL communication with Champlain Valley AHEC, or your application could get lost.)

Once we receive your email, we will send you (via email) a private application link. Please read all email and application instructions VERY CAREFULLY before completing the application. In addition, you are responsible to print out the following two forms - Focus Conference Applicant/Guardian Agreement and Focus Conference Recommendation Form, complete and sign them, and return them to Champlain Valley AHEC before February 10, 2012.

Focus Conference Applicant/Guardian Agreement

Focus Conference Recommendation Form (only one recommendation needed)

Focus on Health Careers Conference paper application - Once you submit your application, please contact Jocie Mueller, Health Careers Program Coordinator to verify receipt of your application and all additional required documents (Letter of Recommendation, Parent/Guardian Agreement). Your complete application packet must be received by February 10, 2012 to be considered for acceptance into the Focus conference. Email Jocie at jmueller@cvahec.org or call 527-1474.

For more information, please contact:

Champlain Valley AHEC
Attn: Focus on Health Careers Conference
92 Fairfield Street
St. Albans, VT 05478
Phone: 802/527-1474 • Fax: 802/527-1632
Email: jmueller@cvahec.org