• The program will include only those students entering their junior or senior years of high school and who are interested in a career in healthcare. All applicants must be 15 or older AND entering their 11th or 12th grade year in 2019.
• The Program Orientation will be held on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at OakBend Medical Center, Jackson Street – Conference Room from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This is MANDATORY for all junior volunteer applicants.
• The program will begin on June 18, 2019 and will end on August 8, 2019, and excluding the week of June 30, 2019 through July 6, 2019. For this seven week period, the students will be expected to be in attendance from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., every Tuesday and Thursday morning. There will be no opportunity to make up missed days. Please do not apply if you have activities planned for these days. Missing the program for this reason is not acceptable and you will not be granted the certificate of completion.
• Each new junior volunteer applicant will need to submit the application AND two provided forms from their current teachers, emailed to Lisa Schwarz RN, lschwarz@obmc.org by May 5, 2019. Incomplete applications and applications completed by parent will not be considered. If we do not receive the two provided forms by the deadline, you will not be eligible for the interview. Interviews will be conducted on Saturday May 11, 2019 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. only. There will NOT be any other interview times scheduled. No exceptions.
• Each junior volunteer who is accepted into the program will be responsible for bringing proof of TB test by June 7, 2019. The test should be administered and approved by your personal physician or clinic after March 15, 2019. If the prospective junior volunteer fails to submit their TB test by June 7, 2019, they will not be eligible to enter the program.
• Each junior volunteer who is accepted into the program will be responsible for sending a copy of current vaccinations by June 7, 2019. If the prospective junior volunteer fails to submit the vaccination record by June 7, 2019, they will not be eligible to enter the program.
• Required dress code is a red polo shirt with khaki pants and closed-toed shoes. You must wear khaki pants and closed-toes shoes on the orientation day (June 18, 2019) also. Student is required to purchase OakBend Medical Center red polo shirt for $10.00 on the orientation day.
• Acceptance letters will be emailed on Monday, May 20, 2019.