Delivery
On Campus
When
2027 Dates TBC
Cohort
Year 9
Where
Rural Clinical School, Burnie/Mersey Campuses
Capacity
See below
The Year 9 Health Careers Workshops are facilitated annually at our Burnie and Mersey campuses. Each day-long program is delivered by Rural Clinical School staff, students and local health workers to allow participants to discover various health professions.
Students elect their chosen health careers and in groups, experience simulated scenarios in Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Radiography, Oral Health, Optometry, Social Work, Nutrition and Dietetics, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Paramedicine, Environmental Health and Speech Pathology.
Activities include administering fillings, dressing in gloves, gowns and masks to perform surgery using hospital equipment, suturing techniques, maternity nursing delivery procedures, applying first aid and resuscitation, taking blood pressure, and applying dressings to wounds.
BOOK OR LEARN MORE
Rural Clinical School Community Engagement Team
(03) 6430 4550
rcs.ce@utas.edu.au
facebook.com/UTASRuralClinicalSchool
The University of Tasmania is committed to creating diverse, inclusive, and accessible educational experiences. Please let us know when registering how we can best support your needs