A group of 100 high school students from 31 cities including Covington and Maple Valley will participate in the 10th-annual MultiCare Nurse Camp that runs July 16-19.

The four-day camp gives students an inside look at careers in healthcare. Students spend time in departments at MultiCare’s hospitals, visit local colleges and universities, and participate in rotations at Tacoma General, Mary Bridge, Allenmore and Good Samaritan hospitals.

“I’m very pleased to have a diverse group of high school students who are interested in nursing join the MultiCare family for a week,” said Nurse Camp Director Jamilia Sherls, MPH, BSN, RN. “Nurse Camp allows students to explore nursing and other health careers through hands-on activities, job shadowing and discussions with health professionals, visits to local nursing schools, and much more. They also receive a stethoscope and medical scissors to use during assessment activities. From these experiences, it is my hope that Nurse Camp students begin to visualize themselves as future nurses and become even more motivated to pursue this career path. It would be great if these students returned to MultiCare one day as a nurse or another health professional.”