Wilcox Medical Center sponsored a Heath Career Fair for Kaua`i high school students. The fair, held on November 18 indroduced approximately 200 high school students to careers in the medical field. Kapa‘a, Kaua‘i and Waimea high schools students were extensive opportunities to meet and learn from medical center staff.
Various departments at Wilcox Medical Center provided over 20 booths with exciting exhibitions for students and included:
- Walk through post-operation procedures with perioperative nurses.
- Tests for their grip strength with rehabilitation therapy.
- Disinfecting for their phones thanks to a UV robot from environmental services.
- Learning how to apply stitches and sutures to a model.