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.

8:00am EDT

Friday March 14, 2025 8:00am - 8:20am EDT

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Welcome to Navigating Health Care Careers: Chart Your Path from High School to Health Care! We are so glad you are here!

This event has been created just for you to showcase the many and varied careers in healthcare. We have fourteen departments represented on this day, and you have the power to create your schedule. Which departments do you want to learn more about? Select those departments for your schedule! You will select four morning rotations (8:30 am - 10:05 am) and four afternoon rotations (11:50 am - 1:25 pm).

For questions, please email WorkforceDevelopment@wakemed.org.

Speakers

Kathy Price

Organizational & Workforce Development Specialist, WakeMed Health & Hospitals

Kathy Price is a Senior Organizational & Workforce Development Specialist in healthcare. As an Organizational Development practitioner, Kathy provides professional and leadership development experiences for employees and intact teams. She has over 24 years of teaching and coaching... Read More →

Jeronica Goodwin

Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Chief People Officer, WakeMed Health & Hospitals

Dr. Jeronica Goodwin is a seasoned healthcare human resources professional with more than twenty years of experience. She has experience working in both large and mid-size hospitals and healthcare organizations. Recently Dr. Goodwin worked for Unity Health Care as the Vice President... Read More →

Jennifer Jones

Director, Organization & Workforce Development - Diversity & Inclusion, WakeMed Health & Hospitals

Friday March 14, 2025 8:00am - 8:20am EDT
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General Session

10:15am EDT

WakeMed President & CEO

Friday March 14, 2025 10:15am - 10:30am EDT

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Speakers

Donald Gintzig

President & CEO, WakeMed Health & Hospitals

Friday March 14, 2025 10:15am - 10:30am EDT
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General Session

10:30am EDT

Health Care Careers Panel

Friday March 14, 2025 10:30am - 11:10am EDT

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Harriet Stephenson

Director, Nursing Education, WakeMed Health & Hospitals

Matt Wrench, AGPCNP-C

Nurse Practitioner, WakeMed Health & Hospitals

Remi Jeanmarie-Jennings, CMA

Medical Assistant, WakeMed Health & Hospitals

Remi JeanMarie-Jennings is a Certified Medical Assistant (AAMA) currently working in primary care. Her clinical interests are primary care and community health. She is an inaugural graduate of our Medical Assisting Apprenticeship Program partnered with WakeWorks and Wake Technical... Read More →

Eron Kuhlers, RN

Clinical Nurse, WakeMed Health & Hospitals

Ndidi Azikiwe, MD, FACS

General Surgery, WakeMed Health & Hospitals

Dr. Ndidi Azikiwe is board certified in general surgery, and her clinical interests are endocrine and minimally invasive surgery. She offers patients the most advanced technology and highest expertise in a comfortable and caring environment.Education and TrainingDr. Azikiwe received... Read More →

Friday March 14, 2025 10:30am - 11:10am EDT
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General Session

11:10am EDT

Lunch: Chick-fil-A!

Friday March 14, 2025 11:10am - 11:40am EDT

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You’re in for a treat! We’ve got some awesome Chick-fil-A grub lined up for you. And the best part? It’s all on us and free for you! So, get ready to chow down and enjoy! 🍔

Friday March 14, 2025 11:10am - 11:40am EDT
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General Session