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Career Planning for Students

As you plan your future, consider a career in healthcare. The U.S. has a shortage of doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals; by pursuing one of these needed professions, you're likely to have flexibility in your place of employment and long-term career stability.

• Attend a career fair
• Get a behind-the-scenes look at one of our hospitals
• Bring Catholic Health to your school
• Join Exploring for Life: Healthcare Careers, a program for Boy Scouts

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Attend a Career Fair

Catholic Health discusses job opportunities in healthcare at career fairs throughout the Western New York area. Upcoming fairs include:

• September 2010 (date TBA), 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Hilbert College
• September 2010 (date TBA), 3 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Erie One Boces
• October 2010 (date TBA), 12 p.m. - 3 p.m., Genesee Community College Fall (Nursing Job Fair)

Click here to read about a recent career fair at Lancaster Middle School.

To bring Catholic Health to your school, contact Nancy Preskop at npreskop@chsbuffalo.org or call (716) 706-2584.

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Get a Behind-the-Scenes Look at One of Our Hospitals

MASH Camps brings students to a Catholic Health hospital for a behind-the-scenes look at various healthcare careers. This unique educational opportunity is designed to increase students’ awareness about the many job opportunities that exist in area hospitals.

Upcoming camps:

• To be announced

If your school is interested in participating in the MASH Camp program, contact Nancy Preskop at npreskop@chsbuffalo.org or call (716) 706-2584.

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Bring Catholic Health to Your School

Catholic Health representatives and educators are available to speak to students regarding healthcare topics or careers. Our representatives provide a brief description of career opportunities in healthcare, education requirements and mid-point salary ranges.

To invite Catholic Health to speak at your school, contact Nancy Preskop at npreskop@chsbuffalo.org or call (716) 706-2584.

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Join Exploring for Life: Healthcare Careers, A Program for Boy Scouts

Our Healthcare Careers program is designed to introduce Boy Scouts to careers in healthcare. Boy Scouts will have the opportunity to meet with healthcare professionals and to learn about illnesses, what they are caused by and how they are treated.

How to Enroll

Parents and Boy Scouts interested in this program should attend our orientation on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at the AppleTree Business Park (2875 Union Rd., Cheektowaga) in Suite 8A, Room 3, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This orientation will provide an overview of the program and what will be discussed.

The cost to participate in the program is $12 per student.

Program Schedule

The program schedue is as follows:

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Sisters of Charity Hospital
2157 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14214
6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Eileen Fabiano, RN, and Steven Johnson, Exercise Physiologist, will speak about the importance of taking care of your heart and exercising daily. Jude A. Fabiano, D. D. S., will discuss dental health and heart disease.

Students will learn about careers in nursing, exercise physiology, rehabilitation and dentistry and will have the opportunity to tour the cardiac department.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

AppleTree Business Park
Suite 8A, Room 3
2875 Union Rd.
Cheektowaga, NY 14227
6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Jan Cipolla, a Dietetic Technician at Sisters of Charity Hospital, will discuss healthy eating habits. Interactive games will incorporate the daily importance of healthy eating.

Careers in nutritional services such as diet tech and dietician will be discussed.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Mercy Ambulatory Care Center
3669 Southwestern Boulevard
Orchard Park, NY 14127
6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Karen Hughes, Nurse Manager of AthletiCare, will discuss rehabilitation from injury and illness. Students will have an opportunity to try out some of the equipment that is used in therapy.

Careers in rehabilitation services will be addressed.

More Information

For more information about this program, contact Nancy Preskop at npreskop@chsbuffalo.org or call (716) 706-2584.

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Planting Career Seeds at Lancaster Middle School Career Day

On Friday, January 29, 2010, the Lancaster Middle School 8th grade students participated in a Career Fair from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. 150 students had the opportunity to visit and ask questions from several Western New York employers.

The baby boomer generation nurses are getting ready to retire, thus putting a demand on all healthcare systems. The need to encourage our youth to pursue a career in nursing is vital now more than ever.

Catholic Health manned a table for Nursing and Respiratory Therapy.

Sandy Szpila a Staff Nurse in the ICU at Sisters Hospital, St. Joseph Campus, shared her healthcare knowledge to encourage students to pursue a career in nursing.

Jon Carlson, Director of Respiratory Therapy at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, enjoyed interacting with the 8th grade students. He brought a Pulse Oximeter to use as a hands-on demonstration and to promote respiratory therapy. He informed the students that many people suffer from lung disease and breathing should not be taken for granted, nor should the appreciation for the skill, training, experience and care given by the respiratory therapist.

The Career Fair was a success with the students looking for answers on what education requirements are needed for a future in the healthcare industry.

Students participating in the career day said they were getting a lot of useful information. They were encouraged to pursue a 2-year degree in Respiratory Therapy at Erie Community College or Genesee Community College.

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