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H-M-S students attend career exploration event at NCC

The Health Science programs at Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon hosted over 30 students from Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, Rock Valley and Trinity Christian high schools on Nov. 16 to explore the career fields of EMS, nursing, radiologic technology, pharmacy technology, medical lab technology, heath information technology and medical coding.

The day consisted of mini-sessions in which each program instructor explained their respective career field and NCC's program. Students then watched an emergency care simulation performed by NCC healthcare instructors and the Sheldon Community Ambulan...