Attention Teachers and Counselors!
Hands on Healthcare
Bellin College, in partnership with local high schools, has created a free, one day experience in our Health Sciences Resource Center (HSRC) called Hands on Healthcare. Students spend the day rotating through stations practicing skills and techniques guided by Bellin College students, faculty and healthcare professionals. This immersive, hands-on experience promotes the advantages and benefits of pursuing a high demand career in healthcare using state-of-the-art technology.
A day on campus begins at 9 a.m. and includes:
- Rotations through eight 25-minute stations
exposing students to:- Radiology
- Physical Therapy
- Sonography
- Radiation Therapy
- Virtual anatomy exploration
- Operating Room/sterile technique
- Trauma/Emergency Room simulation
- Nursing care in a simulated environment
- IV insertion technique
- Lunch (provided by Bellin College)
- Wrap-up session with Bellin College staff
You can plan your departure for approximately 2 p.m.
For more information:
Please fill out the online form to request a Hands on Healthcare experience or contact Bellin College at danielle.vancamp@bellincollege.edu or (920) 433-6658.
Mobile Hands On Healthcare
The future vision of Hands On Healthcare has continued to grow and expand. We mobilized this event to take it on the road to schools in Northeast Wisconsin. This gives us the opportunity to impact more students and customize the experience to fit your needs and schedule. This free mobile experience may include: ultrasound, radiology, basic nursing care, CPR and/or physical therapy/athletic training.
Schools that have participated in the Hands on Healthcare experience:
Adventist Junior Academy
Algoma
Appleton North
Ashwaubenon
Bark River
Bay Port
Brillion
De Pere
Gillet
Gladstone
Green Bay East
Hannahville
Hortonville
Kaukauna
Kewaunee
Kimberly
Lincoln
Luxemburg-Casco
Manitowoc
Marion
Menominee
Minoka-Hill
Mishicot
Notre Dame Academy
Oconto
Oconomowoc
Oshkosh
Pembine
Peshtigo
Preble
Pulaski
Sevastopol
Seymour
Shawano
Sheboygan North
Sheboygan South
Shiocton
St. Thomas Aquinas Academy
Stephenson
Suring
Waupaca
Wausau East
Wausau West
Wausaukee
West De Pere
Wrightstown
Exposing students to these types of experiences provides them with the opportunity to learn more about well paying, high demand careers. Employment in the healthcare industry is expected to add 2.3 million new jobs nationally over the next 10 years.
Although we would love to accommodate every school that requests a mobile hands-on experience, our staff and schedules are limited and some exceptions may apply.
For more information:
Please fill out the online form to request a Hands on Healthcare experience. We will do our best to accommodate your request. If you have already filled out the form but have not heard back yet, contact Bellin College at chad.dall@bellincollege.edu or (920) 433-6691.
If you would like to request a guest speaker from one of our programs to speak at your school, please fill out our guest speaker request form!