WINTERVILLE — Pitt Community College’s Health Sciences Division will showcase its programs this fall during a career information fair for high school students and members of the community.
Set for Oct. 2, the event will feature simulations that introduce attendees to Pitt’s health sciences facilities and demonstrate how health care professionals work collaboratively to provide quality care to patients.
“This is PCC’s third career fair focused solely on promoting health care careers,” said Tami Flynn, PCC Health Sciences Career Fair co-chair. “It will offer the community an opportunity to see firsthand the different types of health care professionals PCC trains and how they collaborate with one another to provide exceptional patient care. It will also showcase the programs Pitt offers to prepare people for those careers.”
The event will take place in the college’s William E. Fulford and Herman Simon buildings along with the Craig F. Goess Student Center’s Davenport Multipurpose Room. Public and private high school students will visit in the morning and early afternoon. Homeschool students and members of the public are invited to stop by from 5-7 p.m. The last simulated tour begins at 6 p.m.
“An aging population and decline in people interested in pursuing careers in health care have combined to produce a shortage of health care workers like we’ve never seen,” said Kendall Commodore, PCC Health Sciences Career Fair co-chair. “Pitt Community College’s Health Sciences Division is collaborating with its community partners to bridge this gap.”
Representatives from each of Pitt’s 23 health sciences programs will be on hand throughout the fair to discuss curricula, career options and special admission requirements. Attendees will also have an opportunity to apply for PCC admission and learn more about student support services, including financial aid, counseling, disability and accessibility, student activities and athletics.
PCC Health Sciences Dean Tywana Lawson says the career fair is “an opportunity for the next generation of health care professionals” to witness the collaborative nature of health care firsthand.
“As a division, we aim to provide the workforce needed to meet our local community health care needs,” Lawson said. “Our goal is that by the end of the career fair, local high school students have a greater understanding of the health care careers they can train for right here at PCC.”
There is no cost to attend the fair, and pre-registration is not required. Parking is also free and will be available in the lots outside of the Fulford Building.
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