NEVER THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL UP
MY ZIPPER.
BACK TO THAT, YES.
WELCOME BACK.
SPEAKING OF BACK, WE WILL CAMERA
BACK TO "LIVING 808."
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN BECOMING
A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL,
THERE'S A PROGRAM BEING OFFERED
AT ADVENTIST HEALTH CASTLE THAT
WE ARE LEARNING ALL ABOUT IT
TODAY.
WE ARE HERE AT ADVENTIST HEALTH
OUR HEALTH SCHOLARS PROGRAM
TODAY.
ALSO JOINING US CIERRA WHO IS IN
THE PROGRAM.
DESIGNED FOR ASPIRING HEALTH
CARE PROFESSIONALS THAT ARE
INTERESTED IN GAINING AN
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE
HOSPITAL.
THE PROGRAM ITSELF HAS BEEN
AROUND FOR OVER 18 YEARS IN
CALIFORNIA AND WASHINGTON, AND
NOW THANKS TO ADVENTIST HEALTH
CASTLE AND THE CASTLE FOUNDATION
TIME IN STATE OF HAWAI'I.
WONDERFUL.
SO WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT FOLKS LEARN?
SO THE STUDENTS, THEY
PARTICIPATE IN AN INITIAL 30
HOURS OF TRAINING AND THERAPY
LEARNING TOPICS SUCH AS
INFECTION PREVENTION, HIPPA AND
PATIENT PRIVACY AS WELL AS
WHOLE BUNCH OF SKILLS THAT ARE
NECESSARY TO BE COMPETENT HERE
AT CASTLE.
WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO GET IN
THE PROGRAM?
I'M CURRENTLY PURSUING MY
DEGREE IN NURSE, AND THE PROGRAM
HAS BEEN SUCH A UNIQUE
EXPERIENCE WHERE YOU NOT ONLY
GET TO SHADOW HEALTH CARE
PROVIDERS BUT YOU ALSO GET TO
WORK SIDE BY SIDE WITH THEM.
I'VE BEEN ABLE TO OBSERVE WHAT
IT'S LIKE TO BE A GREAT NURSE,
TO BE A GREAT HEALTH CARE
PROVIDER IN GENERAL AND THOSE
QUALITIES THAT THEY HAVE ARE
SO IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE
LEARNED A LOT FROM THE
EXPERIENCE?
I GET TO TIE-IN WITH WHAT I'M
LEARNING IN SCHOOL.
NEVER THOUGHT I'D TIE IN
MICROBIOLOGY TO WHAT I DO HERE.
THERE ARE A LOT WHEN THE
PROCEDURES THAT TIE-IN SO WHAT I
PROGRAM?
THEY CAN CHOOSE A THREE MONTH
MONTH.
SHE WILL DO A MINIMUM OF ONE
FOUR HOUR SHIFT PER WEEK.
WHAT'S A GREAT ASPECT OF THE
PROGRAM IS SHE GET TO SELECT
THEIR SHIFTS AS WELL.
BASICALLY YOU COULD BE A
COLLEGE STUDENT, RIGHT, DOING
YOUR NORMAL COURSE WORK, BUT
THEN ALSO FIT IT INTO YOUR
THAT'S GREAT.
YES, ABSOLUTELY.
SO FOR MOST, AVAILABLE SEVEN
DAYS A WEAK FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 11
P.M. AND THE STUDENTS WILL KNOW
THEIR SCHEDULES A MONTH IN
ADVANCE, SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING
TO ADD TO THEIR ACADEMIC
EXPERIENCE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY
DO WELL IN SCHOOL, THAT THEY ARE
ABLE TO MAKE A COMMITMENT TO
WORK AS WELL AS BALANCE THAT
WITH PERSONAL LIFE.
IT SOUNDS WONDERFUL.
ALSO WHAT'S GREAT AND WE
MENTIONED THIS EARLIER IN "TAKE
2", PEOPLE WHO WANT TO GET INTO
THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSION, THEY
MAY THINK THEY HAVE TO GO TO THE
MAINLAND FOR THIS KIND OF
EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING WHEN IN
FACT IT'S BEING OFFERED RIGHT
HERE AT ADVENTIST HEALTH CASTLE.
IT'S A RELATIVELY NEW PROGRAM.
IT STARTED IN MAY.
YES.
THE PROGRAM WAS JANUARY FIRST,
2018, OUR STUDENTS JUST STARTED
TRAINING IN APRIL AND THEY
STARTED ROTATING ON THE HOSPITAL
MAY FIRST, 2018.
VERY EXCITING.
IT SEEMS LIKE A WIN-WIN FOR ALL
INVOLVED.
FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT MORE
INFORMATION ON THE PROGRAM, HOW
CAN THEY GET NOR INTO.
SO THEY CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE
THEY CAN VISIT ADVENTIST HEALTH
CASTLES WEBSITE AS WE'RE LISTED
THERE AS WELL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU.
DOESN'T THAT SOUND GREAT?
YEAH, IT REALLY DOES.
PEOPLE GETTING A GOOD GLIMPSE
INTO WHAT IT TAKES.
YEAH.
AND THE FACT THAT IT FITS INTO
YOUR COLLEGE EDUCATION ALREADY,
YOU KNOW, IT'S SUCH A WONDERFUL
PROGRAM.
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THESE
FOLKS.
FOR SURE.
ALL RIGHT.
COMING UP ON "LIVING 808",
THINKING ABOUT TRYING SOMETHING