Seniors Begin Clinical Rotations
Students in the Health Science Academy put their learning into practice at Tristar Centennial Hospital
Seniors in the Academy of Health Science are preparing to go on rotations at Tristar Centennial Hospital to learn the basics of patient care in a medical setting. Students get to experience what it’s actually like on the job and see if it aligns with their interests before committing to a specific focus or clinical setting.
“I chose this course because I am very interested in joining the nursing field. I feel like clinical internship will give me that real life experience to prepare me for the future,” senior Jeanette Roberts said.
Ms. Hickman is the clinical instructor and one of the Health Science Academy teachers at Hillwood High School. She has been teaching this course for 21 years.
“The objective of students in clinical internship is to get real world experience but also to learn things
that healthcare providers have to do when working with one another to make sure a patient has full care across the board,” Hickman said.
Students learn skills like vital signs, infection control, HIPPA, confidentiality, nursing plans, and treatments and protocols. This experience prepares future medical professionals for the hardships they may face in the medical field.
“These are skills students have been working on since their previous years in the health science academy, we just go through making sure you can understand them fully and implement them safely so once they are ready to take their internship, they feel confident and secure,” Hickman said.
Students can either take an unpaid internship or apply for a paid job by HCA. The students that take this course are very passionate towards the medical field and joined it to gain more medical knowledge.
“I want to be a physical therapist when I grow up and clinical internship is preparing me for that,” senior Keely King said.
“Clinical internship is the first time that you get your feet wet in the healthcare facility. It’s not too in depth but it’s just enough for you to see if the water is the temperature that you want it to be,” Hickman said.
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