A key ingredient in any successful youth development program is the presence of reliable and caring adult mentors. I was recently reminded of this when I met with a teacher from Dewey Academy, one of Oakland’s Continuation High Schools. These schools serve high school students who have not been able to succeed in mainstream schools. [...]
When high school students enter the Health Excellence & Academic Leadership (HEAL) internship program at Alameda Health System, we ask them what health career they are interested in pursuing. Most of the time they tell us they want to be a Pediatrician or a nurse. That’s no surprise since those are the two healthcare providers [...]
Healthcare is a driver of California’s economy and represents 12.6% of the state’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Employment in the healthcare sector provides jobs for 1.4 million Californians. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that employment in healthcare nationally is projected to grow 18% between 2016 and 2026, and similar increases are expected in [...]
