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Lauver, Lori S.; Swan, Beth Ann; West, Margaret Mary; Zukowsky, Ksenia; Powell, Mary; Frisby, Tony; Neyhard, Sue; Marsella, Alexis – Journal of Rural Health, 2011
Purpose: To describe a project that introduces middle school and high school students living in Pennsylvania's rural geographic regions to nursing careers through outreach extended to students regardless of gender, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status. Method: The authors employed many strategies to inform students about careers in nursing. The…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Health Occupations, Publicity, Health Education
Faulkner, Paula E.; Baggett, Connie D.; Bowen, Cathy F.; Bowen, Blannie E. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2009
Ethnic minority students traditionally pursue degrees and careers in the food and agricultural sciences at rates lower than their non-minority counterparts. To help improve upon this situation, the Food and Agricultural Sciences Institute (FASI) was created to expose academically talented high school students to opportunities within the food and…
Descriptors: Careers, Agricultural Education, Minority Groups, Laboratory Experiments
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Bloom, Frederick J.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1988
A combined B.S.-M.D. program designed to provide family practitioners to northwest Pennsylvania is described. The impact of the program on the region goes beyond the number of physicians supplied. Gannon University attracts high-quality students, and Erie hospitals benefit from affiliation with the medical school at Hahnemann University.…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Family Practice (Medicine), Higher Education, Medical Education