Monroe students visit Phoebe simulation center
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From staff reports
ALBANY – Thirty-one students in the Monroe High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Club visited Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital’s Simulation and Innovation Center recently. The students, in grades 9-12, visited the hospital to learn more about various health care professions.
Jacque Sorrells, an 11t- grader and president of the FBLA Club, said all the students were excited for the field trip and the opportunity to learn more about the jobs in health care. Jacque said she wants to pursue a career in nursing.
The students toured the Simulation and Innovation Center, listened to representatives from human resources, and took part in a panel discussion that included different departments such as finance, plant operations, patient experience and primary care.
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