Mayo Clinic Health System and New Prague High School Partner Up!


Mayo Clinic Health System in New Prague recently received the 2014 Health Care Career Promotion Award for a small hospital from the Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA). The organization was recognized for their Healthcare Career Exploration Class in partnership with New Prague High School. The award was announced on Friday evening, April 25, 2014, at a ceremony in Minneapolis.

The Healthcare Career Exploration Class is a partnership with New Prague High School for high school seniors to have a hands-on trimester-long experience in 20 different hospital departments. Students in this class had an opportunity to achieve comprehensive learning objectives and competencies as well as explore educational requirements, job duties, salary expectations and career opportunities for more than 20 health care careers.

Feedback from students completing this class range from knowing they may want to explore the operational side of health care to realizing they can't wait to work in surgery or the emergency room so they can be "where the action is" in caring for patients. This hands-on class has ignited a new passion among students considering health care careers and will be offered again during the 2014-2015 school year. Congratulations to MCHS on this award and allowing New Prague High School students this valuable learning experience.