Lakeshore Health Careers Camp

A little about AHEC summer health career camps...

Health Careers Camps are 5 day programs held around the state of Wisconsin. These camps allow the students to experience first hand the challenges, opportunities and rewards of health professions. The hands-on activities are facilitated by health profession students, instructors and health care professionals. Diversity awareness and leadership skill training are also a part of the camp experience. This unique camp is a collaboration of Wisconsin AHEC regional offices, local colleges, technical colleges, and area healthcare practitioners. These summer camps are open to any student in high school. Meals, lodging expenses and other program costs are provided by AHEC funding and sponsoring organizations. Counselors will be on site at all times. A non-refundable confirmation fee is required upon acceptance to a camp. Financial assistance is available upon request.

How to apply

The Health Careers Summer Camp is now using an online application. Because you may not "save as you go," you are encouraged to first work through the application offline. You may cut and paste your essay into the application from your word processing program. A complete PDF version of the application is available to work from offline. You will find the  online application and the PDF version on the left of this web page. You will also need to provide two teacher references necessary for a complete application. The teacher reference forms need to be completed online by your teachers.

 

If you have any camp related questions please contact Jackie Martin at 920-652-0238 or by email at jackiem@newahec.org.

 

A complete application includes:

• Student Information Page (Online)
• Student Personal Statement- Essay (Online) 
• Math or Science Teacher Reference (Online)
• English or Fine Arts Teacher Reference (Online)

 

Some frequently asked questions...

What is the total cost of this camp for me the student? 

The total cost for you is the camp confirmation fee, which varies depending on the camp you plan to attend from $50 - $100. All of the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) camps are sponsored by AHECs and in some regions also by area health care systems. This camp costs the sponsors about $600.00 per student. By having sponsors, we are able to keep your cost of this camp to only the non-refundable confirmation fee.

 

Who can attend camp?

Health careers summer camp is for high school students entering into 9^th through 12^th grade in the fall of 2013. Students who have graduated high school are encouraged to contact their regional office to learn of future counselor opportunities.

 

Is this a day camp or an overnight camp?

This camp is an overnight camp. Camps run from Sunday to Thursday. Students are required to stay on campus. Camp activities start in the morning and run into the evenings. Due to the camp schedule no exceptions to the overnight stay are able to be made.

 

What is considered a complete application?

A complete camp application is the Student Information Page, Student Personal Statement (online) and the Teacher Reference Math or Science form and the Teacher Reference English or Fine Arts form (online). A health occupation teacher can be one of the references. The students application will not be considered until all of the above forms are received by the AHEC regional office.

 

Are the teacher reference forms included with the student portion of the application?

No. Teacher references are provided separately to the camp director. Please make sure they are submitted online by the application due date. 

 

What camp can I apply to?

Camps are located in 5 regions: South Central, Scenic Rivers and Northeastern.  The camp you can apply to depends on the county in which you live or go to school.  The following is the list of counties in each region.

 

South Central AHEC - Madison Camp
Counties eligible: Adams, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Lafayette, Marquette, Rock, Sauk, and Waushara

 

Scenic Rivers AHEC- La Crosse Camp

Counties eligible:  Buffalo, Crawford, Grant, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Richland, Trempealeau and Vernon

 

Northeastern WI AHEC - Sheboygan Area Camp or Fox Valley Area Camp
Counties eligible: Brown, Calumet, Door, Fond Du Lac, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington, Waupaca, and Winnebago.

Northwest WI AHEC - Ladysmith / Rice Lake Camp
Counties eligible: Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix and Washburn 

North Central WI AHEC - NEW! for 2013
Counties eligible: Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Marathon, Pepin, Pierce, Portage, Taylor, Waupaca, and Wood.

When will I know if I have been accepted to Camp?

Students will be notified a minimum of three weeks after the application deadline date.  You may contact the camp director if you have not been notified after the three week time period.

 

Please see the Wisconsin Area Health Education Center System website for more information and camp applications at www.ahec.wisc.edu