Students explore biomedical interests at Explore Careers! Activity

Ashish Samaddar

First Explore Careers! event of the year features 18 speakers from biomedical fields.

Every two years, MVHS holds Explore Careers! , a four-part event where students explore their interests by listening to various presentations. The first of the four installments took place on campus on Nov. 19 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm and featured 18 guest speakers in health-related careers. Speakers with backgrounds in fields such as cardiology, pharmacy, biomedical engineering, pediatrics and nursing spoke about their careers as well as their personal lives. Each students picked three guest speakers to see for three 35-minute rotations.

Psychology speaker Dr. Brian Sackett lectures about why he became a psychologist. Sackett explained the mental benefits attached to the profession and encouraged everyone with an interest in science and reasoning to explore the field. Photo by Ashish Samaddar.

PTSA vice president Loy Oppus-Moe holds a list of all the speakers for the PTSA sponsored Explore Careers. Oppus-Moe feels that Explore Careers provides exposure to a variety of fields that many students would not imagine. Photo by Ashish Samaddar.

Nursing speaker Bonnie Hirsch discusses the perquisites of being a school nurse in the Cupertino Union School District. She deals with the major emergencies that occur in the district such as heart attacks and fibrillation as well as first-aid care. Photo by Ashish Samaddar.