Allen Parish students visit Cenla campus to learn about healthcare careers

Dr. Charles King, center, interim head of NSU’s Department of Psychology, led interactive workshops about high demand healthcare careers during NSU’s Healthcare ACE event for Allen Parish students Friday. He visited with two 11th graders from Oberlin High School who are eager to enter the healthcare field. Victoria Trammel, left, is interested in pharmacy while Madelynn Johnson, right, is interested in nursing.
Dr. Charles King, center, interim head of NSU’s Department of Psychology, led interactive workshops about high demand healthcare careers during NSU’s Healthcare ACE event for Allen Parish students Friday. He visited with two 11th graders from Oberlin High School who are eager to enter the healthcare field. Victoria Trammel, left, is interested in pharmacy while Madelynn Johnson, right, is interested in nursing.

Northwestern State University hosted about 100 Allen Parish high schoolers at the university’s Cenla campus in Alexandria Friday for the first of the spring semester’s Healthcare Academic and Career Exploration (ACE) event.

“NSU’s Healthcare ACE project helps high school students to explore diverse career opportunities in healthcare,” said Steve Gruesbeck, ACE executive director. “Our project is fu…