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AHEC Pipeline

February 2012

Recent Activities:

Speakers Make a Difference at CVU - You Can Too!

The Champlain Valley AHEC staff worked with Patti Tomashot, Director of Guidance at Champlain Valley Union (CVU) High School to locate speakers for the school's 9th Grade Career Panel Day on January 17. The goal of the day was "to help students learn about the breadth of stories that show the journey from the ninth grade self to the person who finds meaningful work throughout life."

We want to thank Molly Backup, PA at Evergreen Family Health, Ellen Grimes, RDH, MA, MPA, EdD Dental Hygiene Program Director at the Vermont Technical College, Audrey Monroe, LICSW with the Fletcher Allen Health Care (FAHC) Community Health Team and Nicolina Mulcahy, Health Coach with the FAHC Community Health Team.

The panel members considered these questions developed by the CVU staff and then responded to student inquires.

When you were in ninth grade, what did you think you’d be doing with your adult life?
How did reality differ from your expectations?
If you could talk to your ninth grade self, what advice would you give you? What would you worry more about? What would you worry less about?
What personality traits help you be successful in what you do? What limits you?

The speakers enjoyed the opportunity to talk about their professional lives and journeys to those lives.

If you are a health professional in Chittenden, Addison, Franklin or Grand Isle counties and interested in sharing your background, insights and health care work, in a dynamic way, with middle and high school students in your county, please contact us at 802-527-1474 and ask for Jocie Mueller or Jane Nesbitt.

In the Pipeline:

Clinical Tools for Community Providers

When’s the last time you had the time to visit the medical library at your community hospital to research a challenging medical issue? For that matter, does your hospital even have a library? If you are a very busy clinician and want timely access from your office or home to evidence-based information, journal articles and databases available at UVM’s Dana Medical Library, check out these options:

College of Medicine Faculty Preceptors with access to the UVM network, please see the Dana Medical Library Information for College of Medicine Faculty Preceptors fact sheet or contact jwechsler@cvahec.org.
Community providers can use the Library resources through Champlain Valley AHECs HEALTH RESEARCH ASSOCIATE membership at no charge. Please see the Dana Medical Library Information for Champlain Valley AHEC Area Providers fact sheet or contact jwechsler@cvahec.org.

Another helpful tool is an UpToDate subscription. To acknowledge and support your vital role in the community as a physician and preceptor for a UVM medical student in the past year, we may be able to partially subsidize one UpToDate subscription at your practice. For more information, please contact Judy Wechsler at jwechsler@cvahec.org.

The 14th Annual Franklin Region Career/Job Expo

The 14th Annual Franklin Region Career/Job Expo will be held March 29, 2012 at the Collins Perley Sports and Fitness Center in St. Albans. Over 100 regional businesses, industries, agencies and colleges have been invited to participate. We at the Champlain Valley Area Health Education Center (AHEC) are members of the planning committee and will have a table at the Expo. In addition to Champlain Valley AHEC staff, Chloe Johnson, BFA St. Albans sophomore and NMC Shadow Day alumnus will join us and share her experience in learning more about health careers.

Many schools will be attending in the morning during the 9:30-10:30 am and 10:30-11:30 am blocks of time designated for students. Students will have the opportunity to visit the many exhibits and displays, speak with employers, military personnel, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) counselors, agency and public service representatives and college recruiters. Job applications for summer and career employment will be taken.

Contests and cash prizes for students who impress exhibitors or submit outstanding resumes are available through the Career Expo.

The Expo will be open to the public between the hours of 12:00-5:00 pm. Students who want to spend more time with exhibitors are welcome to return at this time.

We hope that you will encourage students that you know to attend and to make the most of the day.

South Burlington High School Career/Job Expo

The 13th Annual Career/Job Expo is scheduled for Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at South Burlington High School (SBHS). The Expo provides high school students the opportunity to meet with representatives from over 85 area businesses and industries (including Champlain Valley AHEC). SBHS students (grades 9-12) are required to attend this event from 9:50 am - 2:00 pm in the SBHS gymnasium. The objective of this event is to provide students, educators and employers the opportunity to network in an informal environment. The goal of the Expo is to make students aware of career opportunities in a variety of industries/professions and to extend shadowing and internship opportunities to interested and qualified students.

View the SBHS Career Expo Intro Video.