MedStart Camp Coming to Montana Tech

Eighteen exceptional high school students from across the state will attend the fourth annual MedStart Camp on the campus of Montana Tech, July 22 – 26.

MedStart is a 5-day summer program aimed at developing the next generation of health care providers. Hosted by the Montana AHEC (Areas Health Education Center), each MedStart camp immerses students in campus life while providing opportunities to explore a variety of health care careers through simulation activities and job shadows at local facilities. Students also attend college planning sessions to map out their career goals.

MedStart Camps are hosted June and July in Missoula, Great Falls, Billings, Miles City, and Butte.

More than 100 students were selected to participate in MedStart camps following a rigorous application and recommendation process. The Montana AHEC strives to accept a diverse group of exceptional students from a variety of community sizes, demographics, interests, and backgrounds.

Montana, and the nation as a whole, is facing a healthcare workforce shortage. To develop the next generation of healthcare providers, the Montana AHEC system (Area Health Education Centers) coordinate the summer MedStart Camps as one way to spark student’s interest in pursuing careers in healthcare.

For more information about MedStart Summer Camp and/or AHEC, please contact Natascha Robinson at 406-457-8048 - www.scmtahec.org.

About the Montana AHEC
The Montana AHECs (Area Health Education Centers) are grant-funded programs hosted in five regions across the state. The mission of our office is to recruit, train, and retain a health professions workforce committed to rural and underserved populations.

We work with students of all ages encouraging them to pursue careers in the high skill, high pay, and high demand healthcare industry. Our programing provides students with career exploration resources and opportunities to further their healthcare knowledge. We are also the go-to source for finding healthcare jobs in Montana. As recruitment and retention specialists, we work with over 65 medical facilities statewide to place interested candidates throughout Montana.