Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Club Crozer at Smedley Allied Health High School



From William Richard Emergency Medical Service Lead Instructor at CCMC:

The purpose of Club Crozer at Smedley is to provide health care career direction and experience to the participating students as well as help them develop favorable characteristics needed as adults. The Club Crozer EMS star represents those qualities.

The students are to be divided into small platoons of 4 -6 students overseen by a volunteer adult. (I have had a number of Crozer, DCMH and Taylor paramedics give their time to this venture). During the first 30 minutes of club students talk about the discussion questions regarding personal character development noted on the Club Crozer EMS Star. We spend several weeks in each workbook. The next 40 -45 minutes are spent acting out EMS scenarios. The final 40 – 45 minutes are spent working on their specific career interest. This may be a project, a site visit, arranging a guest speaker, etc. Throughout the year, we follow a fictitious patient admitted to the “hospital”. As the patient goes through each “department” and is admitted to a “floor”, they see how many people and careers come in contact with one patient.

We have had a number of guest speakers come in to discuss various health care professions. In fact, the pediatric residents now rotate through Club Crozer and add a wonderful component to the club. Several Widener students as well as a couple professors have helped us during club. In fact, some of the Widener students have enjoyed getting involved in the hands-on scenarios.
As students progress through the after school club, their membership advances through six stages, each building upon the other as they demonstrate good attendance, develop increased understanding of the six character development principles, and demonstrate leadership.

Bill Richard has been with Crozer for over 30 years in his EMS role. Thanks Bill for sharing this great program about the Club Crozer at Smedley. The students are getting valuable real life learning and training experiences.    




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