Communicating with Confidence

A program designed to encourage, engage and build confidence  in our students abilities.

WEP works with high school junior English teachers to:

• Provide students guidance during face to face interviews
• Develop tools that help students build self-assurance, practice problem-solving, and understand responsibility
• Assist students in resume building
• Offer opportunities for businesses/industries to share information
  about their company and career offerings
• Connect students with businesses where they have a career interest
• Connect teachers with area business leaders
• Provide educational tours for the teachers

Career Health Connections

This program is designed for juniors and seniors who are interested in learning more about careers in healthcare. Students will do a 10 week rotation.

Selected students will:

• Receive hands on experiences, with health care professionals, in Radiology, Lab, Pharmacy and Nursing at Wilson Medical Center
• Receive hands on experiences, with health care professionals, in Nursing, Lab, Pharmacy and Dental at Carolina Family Health Centers
• Get HIPPA and Confidentiality training  provided by Area L AHEC
• Earn the Youth Health  Services Corps. certificate through Area L AHEC
• Work with patient mannequins at the Virtual Medical Center with Wilson Community College Nursing staff
• Receive Narcan training and substance abuse education from Wilson County Substance Prevention Coalition

At the end of completion, they will be presented with a Career Health Connections Program Certificate at their schools Awards Day. 

WEP will offer a program in the spring and in the fall.  Students are only eligible to attend 1 session. 

For more details, or to apply, please reach out to your high school CDC .