Webinar for post-primary students interested in a career in healthcare

Thinking about a career in healthcare?

University of Limerick Health Sciences Academy, Limerick and Clare Education & Training Board and Limerick Education Support Centre invite Transition Year, Fifth & Sixth Year students to the 2024 Early Careers Event on 8th & 10th October 2024 from 9.15am - 11am.

This free two day Zoom webinar is open to Transition Year and Leaving Certificate Students interested in information on careers and programmes of study in Health. Given the extremely busy nature of hospital settings, we understand that Secondary School Students cannot come to hospitals or other clinical settings for work experience or tours, and so we have designed this event to showcase healthcare as an option for further study and careers.

Hear from current students studying at University of Limerick and Healthcare Professionals from UL Hospitals Group and Midwest Community Healthcare across various disciplines i.e. Paramedics, Physio, Nurse, Doctor and so much more.

Save the Dates!

Tuesday 8th October 2024
9.15am – 11am

Thursday 10th October 2024 9.15am – 11am

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What is this Webinar about?

This is a virtual event, taking place on two separate dates (details below), hosted by the Health Sciences Academy in conjunction with the Limerick and Clare Education & Training Board, and supported by the Limerick Education Support Centre.

Over 17 thousand students attended last year's event.

The live webinar is focused on students in post-primary schools and aims to provide information on careers and programmes of

study in health. Given the extremely busy nature of hospital settings, we understand that Transition Year students cannot come to hospitals or other clinical settings for work experience or tours, and so we have designed this event to be as informative and interactive as possible, showcasing healthcare as an option for further study and careers.

You can hear first-hand from current university-based students and recent graduates who are studying to qualify in healthcare careers - nurses, paramedics, doctors, physiotherapists, lab technicians, etc. Their advice about subject choice is excellent for students in Transition Year.

For future details visit our website: www.HealthCareers.ie or contact us via email: HealthSciencesAcademy@ul.ie.

Who is it for?

This interactive and live Zoom Webinar is for Transition Year, Fifth and Sixth year students who are curious to learn more about a career in healthcare and studying health sciences in University of Limerick.

What will students learn?

Students will hear from healthcare staff who are working in hospital and community settings describing their day, their career journey and advice for anyone interested in pursuing healthcare as a career.

They will also hear from students in University of Limerick who are studying health sciences programmes including -

University of Limerick staff and lecturers will also be on hand to give advice on programmes and entry requirements.

There will be guest interviews with local sports stars and students, sharing their experience of healthcare professionals and their own personal journey recovering from injury/injuries during their sporting careers. 

On the event day, there will be opportunities for interaction with speakers through the Q&A function and other interactive tools such as polls etc.

Additional Information is available on https://www.ul.ie/hsa

How can students and schools register?

Register now!

You can register here.

A flyer with links to a Zoom Registration page will be;

DOWNLOAD Early...able.pdf

Advice for Schools

An advisory group consisting of the JHSA Team, Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board and Limerick Education Support Centre meet regularly to plan for this event. This includes Transition Year coordinators and Guidance Counsellors, and they have helped to design delivery of this webinar to maximise accessibility to the information and expertise that can be delivered to schools.

Schools have several options in promoting and facilitating this webinar.

Pre-Webinar

Guidance Counsellors or Transition Year Coordinators can refer students to the JHSA website to review previously recorded webinars and interviews with healthcare professionals and use the prompts in the resource to help prepare for the webinar.

  • Click Here for this Resource.

Classes can be surveyed to determine expressions of interest with a view to attending the webinar or entire class/year-groups are welcome to attend also if this is practical for the school to facilitate on the day of the Webinar.

Classes can be surveyed to determine expressions of interest or the webinar can be broadcast via one computer and data projector to class groups or year groups for general information if this is possible in a General Assembly Area or Demonstration Room.

Alternatively, some schools bring a smaller group of interested students to a room with a computer and data projector to view the Webinar from there.

A Group may be able to go to the school computer lab and view from this facility.

Schools may allow students to bring in a device from home (subject to the school AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) and view the webinar on-line while supervised.

Some students and parents/guardians may wish to view this together at home to discuss the webinar content.

Parents can be informed about the webinar and are free to attend also. A follow-on webinar information session specifically for parents will be available at a future date in February or March 2024.

Post-Webinar

The recordings and links to further information are available to students, Transition Year Coordinators, Guidance Counsellors,

Guest Speakers

Renowned and famous role models from the world of sport appear in these webinars to share their own experiences of interacting with various health professionals as well as providing great advice to young people on the pressures they face in a modern society post-Covid.

Stars include:

  • Joe Canning - Former All-Star for Galway Hurling Team
  • Naomi Carroll - Irish Hockey Team
  • Gearóid Hegarty - Former All-Star and Hurler of Year for Limerick Hurling Team
  • Jack Kavanagh - Pharmacist, Speaker and Facilitator
  • Louise Cantillon - Radio Presenter with Today FM and RTE 
  • Valerie Whelan - Media presenter and sports commentator with Spin SouthWest and RTE
  • Sarah Hawkshaw - Irish Hockey Team
  • Damian de Allende - South African professional rugby player 

Watch Early Careers Event from 2023 Recording HERE

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