About 200 high school students gathered Friday at Independence Health System’s Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg to learn about jobs in the medical field. Students from at least six Westmoreland County school districts — Greensburg Salem, Greensburg Central Catholic, Hempfield Area, Jeannette, Penn-Trafford and the Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center — attended the event. Attendees learned about a variety of medical jobs and tools, including family medicine, operating room, EMS, anesthesia and ultrasound.
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High school students flock to career day at Westmoreland Hospital
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Hempfield Area High School student Maddie Devo (left) practices a CPR technique under the guidance of Mutual Aid public information officer Shawn Penzera (right) during a career day event at Independence Health System’s Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg on Friday. About 200 high school students from at least six school districts attended the event.
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Michael DeBroeck (left), director of the school of anesthesia at Latrobe Hospital, demonstrates an ultrasound machine with third-year anesthesia student Tilly Couture during a career day event at Independence Health System’s Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg on Friday. About 200 high school students from at least six school districts attended the event.
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Latrobe Family Medicine resident doctor Lauren Nord (left) demonstrates a speculum to a group of high school students during a career day event at Independence Health System’s Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg on Friday. About 200 students from at least six school districts attended the event.
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Registered nurse Amy Fetterolf shows operating room tools to high school students during a career day event at Independence Health System’s Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg on Friday. About 200 students from at least six school districts attended the event.
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Nurse anesthetist Ann Dellattre demonstrates anesthesia equipment for local high school students during a career day event at Independence Health System’s Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg on Friday. About 200 students from at least six school districts attended.
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Quincey Reese is a TribLive reporter covering the Greensburg and Hempfield areas. She also does reporting for the Penn-Trafford Star. A Penn Township native, she joined the Trib in 2023 after working as a Jim Borden Scholarship intern at the company for two summers. She can be reached at qreese@triblive.com.
