Healthcare Industry Workforce
Development Model
Bluegrass Healthcare Consortium
and
The Medical Career and Science Institute (MCSI)
Bluegrass Healthcare Consortium
Mission:
Partnering to provide and sustain a sufficient and competent
healthcare workforce.
Vision:
Driving change in the healthcare workforce.
Values:
Respect, Integrity, Innovation, Excellence, Commitment, and
Collaboration (Equity and Integrated).
MCSI Camp Background
• Reason for MCSI – current shortage of qualified healthcare
workers is only predicted to grow.
• Camp curriculum developed by a subcommittee of consortium
members and Spencerian College faculty.
• Target – middle school students with interest in a healthcare
professions.
• Camp goal – to introduce students to future required science
classes and various healthcare careers.
• Developed marketing brand and logo created.
• MCSI Sponsored through donations by healthcare consortium
members, industry partners and community donors.
What is MCSI?
• A series of one-week health
career camps for middle and
high school students in
Central Kentucky
• Non-residential
• Hosted by the Bluegrass
Healthcare Consortium
• Offered at Spencerian College
(Lexington) Campus
MCSI Purpose
To expose students to the
variety of health care
professions and introduce them
to the relevant coursework and
educational requirements
leading to those careers.
Camp Marketing
• WIB staff market the camps to:
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local middle schools
school PTA’s
Math & Science teachers
local news outlets
• The camps are also marketed on
the local WIB website:
www.bgwib.com.
• Flyers are distributed to the
school systems
Who can Participate?
Designed for middle
and high school
students who are
seriously interested in
pursuing a career in
the health care
profession.
Selection Process
• Students submit a completed application
• Beginner camp applications are reviewed by a selection committee
• Area healthcare professionals from the Bluegrass Health Care Consortium
• Staff from Bluegrass Workforce Investment Board.
• Beginner camp applications are ranked and selected based on specific
criteria
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GPA
Extra-curricular activities
Essay
Letters of recommendation
• Previous students are permitted to return for the Advanced I and
Advanced II camps if they have completed the prior year’s camp
requirements without a selection process
What do the students do?
• Learn from college faculty and
health professionals
• Learn firsthand what it takes to
succeed as a health professional
• Participate in a structured
educational curriculum from
college professors
• Hands-on activities
• Clinical observations
MCSI Beginners Camp
Students in Beginner Camp study:
• CNA
• Blood pressure and pulse taking
• Radiology
Field trips to…
• Sullivan School of Pharmacy
• UK Minimally Invasive Surgery Lab
• UK Outreach Science Center
MCSI Advanced Camp
Activities for Advanced Camp, include:
• Eyeball dissection with instruction by an optometrist
• Fetal pig dissection in biology
• Blood draws and laboratory safety
• Computer simulation exploring body systems
Field Trips to…
• Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital
• Baptist Health Lexington
• Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital
MCSI Advanced II Camp
Activities for Advanced II Camp, include:
• Tours to local college and universities with healthcare professions to
learn the requirements for application and acceptance while gaining an
understanding financial aid and scholarships
• Tours to area health-related agencies and employers (White House
Clinic, Baptist Health Richmond)
Field Trips to…
• Eastern Kentucky University
• University of Kentucky
• Morehead State University
• University of Louisville
Educational Curriculum
• Participate in a structured educational curriculum that includes lectures
and labs in
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Algebra
Anatomy
Physiology
Trigonometry
Chemistry
Microbiology
Educational Interactive Sessions
• Provide students with hands-on
experience, as well as observe
health professionals in a clinical
setting
• Interact with various area
practicing healthcare
professionals
• Healthcare professionals discuss
their professions and highlight
educational requirements
• Sessions take place in a clinical,
classroom and lab setting
Camp Funding
• WIB staff and consortium members solicit sponsorships and seek out
donations to fund the camps resulting in over $15,000 in sponsorships.
• The camp is free of charge to students who are selected.
• Food donations are provided by local restaurants and vendors.
• The camps partnered with Turning Point Technologies to pre and post
test students. Turning Point Technologies provides a clicker system
where students can get a unique id to answer pre loaded questions each
day.
2014 Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Donors
Marcum & Wallace Memorial Hospital, Ad-Venture Promotions, Raising Cane’s,
Morrison Healthcare Food Services, Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital
Questions…