The 2010 camp is limited to 15 students.

The three-day and two-night residential camp will offer 15 students the opportunity to gain a firsthand look at the exciting field through a mixture of clinical, laboratory, classroom and field experiences. Students will learn about the profession and its many specialty fields, experience the latest interactive technology in the simulation laboratory, meet with nursing faculty and students, and tour clinical sites in Northeastern Pennsylvania where licensed registered nurses practice.

Students interested in the Career Exploration Camp must have completed 11th grade and maintained a 3.0 average in all course work. Applications will be made available online in December. For additional information, please contact Kathleen Gelso, MSN, RN, at (570) 674-6373 or at kgelso@misericordia.edu.

Career Exploration Camps at Misericordia University provide students insights into popular majors. The university also offers camps in psychology/social work, teacher education, communications & media, biology, speech-language pathology, occupational therapy and financial fitness in June.

The Career Exploration Camps are a popular destination for students who want to explore both college campus life and a potential career. A student who attended last year’s occupational therapy camp reported, “Your summer program provided an excellent introduction to both your campus and your occupational therapy program. This is a great asset to high school students looking at making the big college decision.”

For more information about Misericordia University Career Exploration Camps, please log on to www.misericordia.edu or call (570) 674-6400.

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Misericordia University nursing students, from left, Jessica Rydzewski of Plains, Pa., Shamsiyatu Saeed of Silver Springs, Md., Kelly Wasylkewicz of Hunlock Creek, Pa., and Kelly Rae Johnson of Branchville, N.J., gain clinical experience by utilizing the SimMan in the MU nursing laboratory. The state-of-the-art Misericordia SimMan is a full-size universal simulator that offers the latest computer technology to allow students and faculty to simulate real-life patient scenarios, like defibrillation, ventilation, chest compressions and pulse checking.