The Medical Professions Society (MPS) helps students discover opportunities in the medical field. In MPS, students who are interested in going into any healthcare/medical field can learn more about various occupations.
“I hope that our students can make connections with these guests so that maybe they could find someone to shadow or contact for more information.” -Katherine Gasaway, math and science department chair.
Gasaway said that members have the opportunity to interact with professionals in a variety of careers within the medical field. “When I was in college, the only thing I thought I could do with a biology degree was become a medical doctor.” said Gasaway “But there’s a whole world of options, and unless you know someone who’s a nurse or in medical lab technology or some other field, you may not know that there are other fields to pursue.”
This year, MPS plans to have several speakers, including the School of Dental Medicine at Lyon College. They will also have a variety of speakers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including medical laboratory sciences & cytology, respiratory care, nuclear medicine imaging sciences, diagnostic medical sonography, and dental hygiene. Senior and co-president Kylie German says, “You can learn so much from others who are already in the workforce.”
MPS is primarily composed of students from the math and science department as well as students from the kinesiology department, as those students are most likely to go into healthcare. Their next meetings are Oct. 20 and Nov. 17.
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