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K-12 Resources

As the largest private employer in Lake County, Lake Health offers numerous opportunities for students to learn more about health care careers, lesson plans and resources for teachers, career speakers and more. 

Highschool Student Career Development

Curious about a career in health care? Lake Health is here to help high school students like you gain experience with health care careers. Shadow inside a real Emergency Department, learn from a speech therapist, watch a finance expert in action – whatever your interests, Lake Health offers a wide variety of opportunities for students. 

High School Junior/Senior Project Internship Program

This rogramfor high school juniors and seniors allows students to explore their career interests in the health care field and gain valuable work experience for up to three weeks of job shadowing. The application process begins in January with acceptance confirmed in early March. Orientation will be held in April, and the program will begin in May. Please contact the volunteer office with any questions at 440-953-6049. 

When exploring your options for a career shadowing experience, consider these questions:

  • What career readiness assessment have you taken?
  • What did the results of that assessment teach you about your future career plans?
  • What are your career plans and why?
  • What do you hope to gain from your Junior/Senior Project?

Career Exploration

Curious about a career in health care? Lake Health is here to help students like you learn about jobs in the health care field, pathways to these roles and more. At Lake Health, we have career opportunities in 15 of the 16 career clusters. We have about 3,000 employees and about 500 different jobs. While we have career opportunities in 15 of the 16 career clusters, this web page is dedicated to exploring careers in the Health Science Career Cluster and Pathways:

Choosing the Right Career

How do you choose the right career? When you are trying to choose a career, spend time researching options that are the right fit for you as an individual. Consider your unique skills, passions and experiences.  Because you will pour so much of yourself into your future job and spend much of your time at work, finding the career that is right for you is important. Online quizzes, like this one sponsored by the US Department of Labor, can help you discover your interests and careers that might relate to these preferences:

Career Videos Library

To help you explore different careers in the health science field, Lake Health has created videos featuring different Lake Health team members talking about their health science careers. Learn about what these team members do each day, how they chose this career and more: