Methodist Hosts Youth Leadership Anderson County

Hospital partners with Anderson County Chamber of Commerce to offer learning opportunities for area students

Anderson County Youth Leadership visited Methodist earlier this week for their class Healthcare Day. Students from Anderson County and Clinton High Schools participate in Youth Leadership, which is offered by the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce. The program fosters leadership skills; acquaints students with their community’s needs, opportunities, resources, and infrastructure; and highlights local career/leadership opportunities. 

Youth leadership program encourages the next generation of healthcare professionals

While at Methodist, the students learned about the broad range of careers available in healthcare. Staff representing the hospital’s laboratory, medical imaging, respiratory therapy, and vascular services areas discussed job responsibilities and answered students’ questions. Interactive demonstrations showed students the organization and teamwork required to keep a hospital running effectively.

Virtual experiences, real-life impact

Students also had an opportunity to gain hands-on experience as they participated in special lab stations. Students learned how to give CPR on adults and infants and discovered the complexities of hand hygiene and infection control.  They also took part in a special sensory simulation booth where they could experience what it would be like with conditions such as glaucoma or macular degeneration, tinnitus, and peripheral neuropathy.  Understanding the difficulties associated with sight, sound and body movement impairments helped instill empathy for those affected with these conditions and generated lots of discussion from students and adult chaperones, alike.