School students encouraged to consider podiatry careers
Friday 29th January 2010
School pupils in West Yorkshire are being encouraged to consider a range of medical careers, including podiatry.
A scheme launched by Aimhigher Calderdale, with support from NHS Calderdale, is enabling youngsters in the area to experience differing healthcare roles.
Called Tomorrow's Health Professionals Today, the initiative is an attempt to broaden the horizons of students so that they do not see medical careers as limited to being nurses or doctors.
According to Sue Bates from Aimhigher - which targets a school-age population of around 38,000 - pupils can have a "very narrow view" of health-related jobs.
She added: "It will encourage young people to think about what kind of careers they could have and understand what they need to do to get there."
As part of the scheme, year ten students will attend a theatre event called Career into Healthcare showing how all the professions help with a medical emergency.
Written by Martin Lambert
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