The annual Dartmouth Health Expo is inspirational–if you are looking to start or grow a career with impact, the Expo is the place to come and discover opportunity.
Jenny Macaulay, Dartmouth Health’s director of workforce development and planningDartmouth Health will host a Career Expo on Thursday, May 8, from 11:30 am to 5:00 pm, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, located at 1 Medical Center Drive in Lebanon. With over 30 exhibitors offering demonstrations and hands-on activities that represent a broad range of career paths, the event is an excellent opportunity for high school and college students, parents, educators, job seekers, career changers and current healthcare workers looking to explore how to start or grow a career in the healthcare industry.
"The annual Dartmouth Health Expo is inspirational–if you are looking to start or grow a career with impact, the Expo is the place to come and discover opportunity,” said Jenny Macaulay, Dartmouth Health’s director of workforce development and planning. “Our teams and regional college partners enjoy sharing the technology, the expertise, the research and innovation, the variety and the career pathways. Whether you are already a healthcare worker and are looking for growth and development, a high school student looking for direction as you make plans for after graduation, or someone curious about whether to point your career in the direction of healthcare–the Expo is the perfect place for discovery, ideas and next steps.”
Dartmouth Health’s Career Expo offers attendees an opportunity to learn about and explore career paths, such as engineering and trades, information technology and information systems (ITIS), supply chain, operations, laboratory science, pharmacy, security, community health, business and healthcare administration, as well as patient care roles such as nursing, radiology, respiratory therapy, telehealth, emergency, mental and behavioral health, and physical and occupational therapy.
Attendees will be able to speak with hiring managers and recruiters about open positions within the Dartmouth Health system and connect directly to learn more about the system’s education opportunities, including paid training programs through the Dartmouth Health Career Institute (DHCI).
Representatives from regional colleges and universities including Colby Sawyer College, River Valley Community College, Vermont State University, Community College of Vermont, Norwich University, Franklin Pierce University, Rivier University and New England College will be on-hand, as will representatives from organizations and grant programs offering resources and funding to support next steps in work or education.
“There is opportunity at the Expo for everyone to learn and connect–our exhibitors are excited to showcase what we do,” Macaulay said. “Come tour the mechanical and engineering facilities, practice CPR on a simulation mannequin, talk about the defenses that our IT security team manage every day, look through microscopes, try the Lite Brite® laparoscopic surgery challenge, practice compounding medications, and learn what a hover jack is and how our patient transportation team uses it to safely move patients. Healthcare needs so many different types of skills, trades and knowledge, if you are motivated by working for an important mission then come see us at the Expo and find your path.”
The Dartmouth Health Career Expo is hosted by DHCI, a registered career school with the New Hampshire Department of Education. DHCI offers training and career advancement opportunities through comprehensive training and registered apprenticeship programs that offer full-time employment with benefits, as well as experiential learning opportunities for high school and post-secondary students. DHCI is currently enrolling for several career training programs, including medical assistant apprenticeship, pharmacy technician apprenticeship, phlebotomist, surgical technologist, licensed nurse assistant (LNA) and ophthalmic assistant.
The May 8 Career Expo is free to attend, but pre-registration is recommended. For more information about the Expo and to register, visit dhcareerinstitute.org/careerexpo.
About Dartmouth Health
Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire’s only academic health system and largest private employer, serves patients across New England. Dartmouth Health provides access to more than 2,300 providers in nearly every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH. Its network of hospitals, outpatient centers, clinics and home care facilities, spans a broad geographical area. Year after year, DHMC is named the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and is consistently recognized for high performance in numerous clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth Health includes Dartmouth Cancer Center, northern New England’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers and one of less than than 60 total nationally; Dartmouth Health Children’s, which includes the state’s only children’s hospital (Children’s Hospital at DHMC/CHaD) and more than 20 locations around the region; eight member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene, Claremont, Hampstead, and New London, NH, and Windsor and Bennington, VT; Dartmouth Health Home Care; Dartmouth Health Connected Care Center for Telehealth, serving patients as far away as Texas; and more than 30 primary and multi-specialty clinics across New Hampshire and Vermont. Through its partnership with Dartmouth College, Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and the White River Junction VA Medical Center, Dartmouth Health trains nearly 400 medical residents and fellows annually and performs cutting-edge research and clinical trials with international impact. Dartmouth Health and its more than 16,000 employees are committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in the communities it serves and to providing every patient with exceptional, state-of-the-art, personalized care. Learn more at dartmouth-health.org.