Chris Smith's schedule for Navigating Health Care Careers: Chart Your Path from High School to Health Care

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.

Chris Smith

WakeMed

Nurse Manager

About me

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 and our 20 bed COVID ICU during the pandemic. I currently manage our 26 bed Medical ICU. I am passionate about nursing, advocating for patients and families and onboarding new nurses to the critical care environment.

My Speakers Sessions

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

About me

My Speakers Sessions

8:30am EDT

8:55am EDT

9:20am EDT

9:45am EDT

11:50am EDT

12:15pm EDT

12:40pm EDT

1:05pm EDT