Lima Memorial’s Exploring Program makes their final stop for this school year hoping to gain students an understanding of the different specialties of the medical field.
Wednesday evening, the high school students in the program learned a little bit more about what it takes to work in the physical and occupational therapy fields. The students got the chance to see what the therapist do to get their patients rehabilitated, the dangers of a concussion, and the importance of posture and alignment. The Exploring Program helps open students minds to the different fields of medicine by hearing from the people that love the work they do.
“The ultimate goal is that they walk away understanding what physical therapy is, what occupational therapy is, and they get the excitement and passion that my team possesses, as they move forward. If you become passionate about something, that will take you a long way in your career,” said Tony Rampulla, Physical Therapy Mgr at Lima Memorial.
Over the past few months, the Exploring Program gave the students an in-depth look at a variety of departments in the health field, like the E.R. or surgery., giving students the chance to consider a new career path that they might not have considered before.
“I want to go into the nursing career and further my education. I originally wanted to go into the O.B. but they did an E.R. department here and I really wanted to take part in that, so I am kind of leaning towards both right now,” said Ashley Klay, Apollo student.
This is the first year that Lima Memorial has hosted the Exploring Program.
