2010 MedQuest Dates

Week 1 - June 27 - July 2, 2010

Week 2 - July 11 - 16, 2010

• Serving Vermont Counties of Addison, Chittenden, Franklin and Grand Isle

• Current 10th or 11th grade students

MedQuest Health Careers Exploration Program is a rigorously structured program designed for students who would like to learn more about the opportunities available in the health care field. it is a co-ed, residential, week-long (Sunday to Friday) program held on the University of Vermont (UVM) campus. Students will receive job shadow training, interactive presentation and hands-on workshops on many different health and health career topics. They will travel to area hospitals, take part in three shadowing experiences, become CPR certified, explore and strengthen skills and resources for health career development, gain comfort in health care and college environments, interact with health care professionals and students, and much more. UVM College of Medicine students help staff the program.

MedQuest 2010 Application & Instructions (pdf)

MedQuest 2010 FAQs (pdf)

MedQuest 2010 Letter to School Professionals (pdf)

(top right, clockwise) Zoe Adams shadowed Mary Ann Yeatts-Peterson, MD at her medical office; Danielle Rocheleau checks out the equipment at NMC Rehab Services during her job shadow; Angela Brisson and Diane Greenfield, RN just before Angela had the opportunity to observe a surgery during her shadow with NMC Surgical Services; Anne Cain, PT shows Danielle Rocheleau and Anne Levy the ropes during their job shadow at NMC Rehab Services; Ashley Kittell practices her skills during CPR training; and John Chesarek, RPh explains pharmacy procedures to Matthew Noonan.

For more information, please contact:

Champlain Valley AHEC
Attn: MedQuest Health Careers Exploration Program
152 Fairfield Street
St. Albans, VT 05478
Phone: 802/527-1474 • Fax: 802/527-1632
Email: healthcareers@cvahec.org

Alysha Magnant during her shadow experience with Steve St. Marie, OD at Northern Valley Eyecare in St. Albans, Vermont.

If you are not from Addison, Chittenden, Franklin, or Grand Isle counties, but you are interested in participating in MedQuest, please contact your local Area Health Education Center (AHEC):

Southern Vermont AHEC (serving Windham, Windsor, Bennington, and Rutland Counties)

365 Summer Street, Suite 151

Springfield, VT  05156

Phone: 802/885-2126

www.svahec.org

Marty Hammond, Program Coordinator

Northeastern Vermont AHEC (serving Caledonia, Essex, Orleans, Lamoille, Washington and Orange Counties)

347 Emerson Falls Road, Suite 3

St. Johnsbury, VT  05819

Phone: 802/748-2506

www.nevahec.org

Laura Remick, Program Coordinator