KIKASS takes a look at careers in health
The School of Rural Health – East Gippsland education centre in Bairnsdale will host a special forum – Just Looking @ Careers in Health – in April to encourage local students, and Indigenous students in particular, to consider a career in health.
This innovative approach to health education is being run in partnership with KIKASS (Keeping Indigenous Kids at Secondary School), a high school support program for Indigenous students at Bairnsdale Secondary College run by the Smith Family.
Students will be given a tour of the school, visit the skills lab and be trained in basic life support with the help of Jimmy, the hi-tech mannequin. They will also hear from nurses, doctors and students about careers in health and have the opportunity to ask questions in a small group setting.