2015 MAHEC/WCU Summer Camp for WNC Middle School Students

The Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) and Western Carolina University (WCU) will host its 20th Annual Health Careers Residential Summer Camp at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC the week of June 21 – 27, 2015.

The theme for camp is RX for Success! The camp is open to rising seventh and eighth grade students who have a potential interest in a future career in healthcare.

The camp is designed to heighten awareness and provide students with a variety of experiences in healthcare and includes a leadership and personal wellness curriculum. Student discuss the classes needed to take in middle and high school in preparation for their college education and other enrichment programming. The cost to attend the camp is three hundred dollars ($300), plus a ten dollar ($10) application fee. The application fee is refundable for students not selected to attend the camp. Students on free or reduced lunch may be eligible for a partialscholarship but are still required to send the ten dollar ($10) application fee. Make check or money order payable to MAHEC. No cash please. 

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Students will live on the campus of Western Carolina University (WCU) with twenty-three (23) other students interested in careers in healthcare. Campers will participate in exciting activities such as tours of healthcare agencies and hospitals, career-oriented field trips, first-aid skills, CPR compression training, whitewater rafting, and cultural activities. Campers will also have opportunities to talk with members of health professions about their careers and how they reached their career goals. A brochure is enclosed with more information, including the selection criteria.

  • To apply: get an application from your school guidance office or download an application fromhttp://healthcamp.wcu.edu or contact the Office of Educational Outreach at WCU using the toll free number: (800) 928-4968 or (828) 227-7397.
  • Give the Faculty Recommendation Form to a teacher or counselor who knows the student well. The faculty member must sign the recommendation form, verifying that the student has a C+ or higher grade point average. Recommendation letter must be included in a sealed envelope with the completed application packet. It is the student’s responsibility to make sure the faculty member completes the recommendation.
  • Send the completed application packet to: MAHEC/WCU Health Careers Summer Camp, 121 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, NC 28803 or fax (828) 257-4768 or email:[email protected]. The deadline for the application is Friday, March 27, 2015 at 5pm.Notification of selections and confirmation packets will be mailed on or before Thursday,April 16, 2015.  For selected students, the deadline to return required forms enclosed in the confirmation packet and all camp fees are due no later than Monday, May 11, 2015 by 5pm.Applications and forms received after the designated deadlines will not be considered. Incomplete packets will not be presented to the selection committee.

We hope that you are interested in this summer camp opportunity and look forward to receiving your application.  If you have any questions or need further assistance, contact Bobby Hensley at WCU at toll free at (800) 928-4968 or 828-227-7397 or [email protected] or Jacquelyn Hallum at 828-257-4479 orj[email protected].