“They are assigned one-on-one with a nurse pre-


ceptor, and they are able to get in and learn a lot of those soft skills that are often not at the top of things they teach you in nursing school,” Marvin said. “They really learn how to talk to patients, how to talk to their preceptors and how to talk to providers. “That’s been really successful. I heard back from the nursing instructors that the students who completed this externship were a completely different group of students walking into third se- mester clinicals.” Ozarks Healthcare's MASH Camp reaches even


younger students, introducing them to the nursing profession while still in junior high and high school.


“MASH Camp has been a highlight of 2022 for all of us,” Marvin said. “We had 96 seventh through 12th graders from all across the area attend, which was pretty significant. We did a three-day camp for the high schoolers and a one-day camp for seventh and eighth graders.” Campers were given the opportunity to view nursing from a number of departmental perspec- tives and perform simulations using advanced medical equipment. “One of our cardiac thoracic surgeons came in and taught the high school students how to suture on bananas,” Marvin said. “Another huge highlight was a class led by one of our orthopedic and spine


Above: MASH Camp is a  of introducing middle and high school students to the nursing profession.


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