Navigating Health Care Careers: Chart Your Path from High School to Health Care: Full Schedule

Welcome to the 2025 WakeMed health care careers conference for high school students Navigating Health Care Careers: Chart Your Path from High School to Health Care!

In order to participate in this event on Friday, March 14, 2025, you must be invited by an event coordinator, and you must have a full schedule of 8 sessions. To be invited to this event, please have a parent sign the WakeMed consent form and email the form to WorkforceDevelopment@wakemed.org.

Friday, March 14th is a WCPSS traditional calendar teacher workday. If your school does not follow this calendar, you may elect to seek an excused absence from your school’s administration to attend this educational event.

Please email WorkforceDevelopment@wakemed.org with additional questions.

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8:30am EDT

Into the Heart of Healing: Exploring Critical Care Careers

Friday March 14, 2025 8:30am - 8:50am EDT

Room 2

Critical care refers to specialized medical care provided to individuals who are critically ill or injured and require close monitoring and intensive treatment. It typically takes place in a dedicated unit called the intensive care unit (ICU) or critical care unit (CCU). Critical care involves constant monitoring of vital signs, managing life support systems like ventilators, and addressing complications that may arise. The goal of critical care is to stabilize patients, support their organ function, and ultimately facilitate their recovery. Join us to learn more about the different career paths in critical care.

Speakers

Chris Smith

Nurse Manager, WakeMed

Hello, my name is Chris Smith. I am a registered nurse and have been with WakeMed for 32 years working in Critical care and nursing leadership. I have a bachelor's degree in nursing and a national certification in critical care nursing. I have managed Medical ICU, CVICU, eICU... Read More →

Amos Walker

Supervisor/Educator, WakeMed Health & Hospitals

I have been a nurse for 19yrs. I have worked at Shock Trauma In Baltimore MD, to Radiology nursing at Duke University Hospital to the Cardiovascular Intensive care at Wake Med Raleigh. I became a supervisor in 2022 on the Medical Intensive Care unit. I went to Sacramento State University... Read More →

Jennifer Elliot

Nursing Director, WakeMed Health & Hospitals

Jennifer Elliott is the Director of Critical Care Nursing services at WakeMed Health and Hospitals, a large community, level 1 Trauma, STEMI, and Stroke center. She oversees five critical care units and the Rapid Response Program. Jennifer is an experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist... Read More →

Friday March 14, 2025 1:05pm - 1:25pm EDT

Room 2

Speakers

Nursing

Navigating Health Care Careers: Chart Your Path from High School to Health Care