The Compass
Friday, September 20, 2002 9
( HEALTH )
ECSU’S HEALTH CAREERS ACCESS PROGRAM
expands into NASH COUNTY
Miriam Jackson
Contributor
Mrs. Izila Mouring, Director of
the North Carolina Health Careers
Access Program, recently con
ducted a general health careers
orientation seminar. She was
assisted by Ms. Miriam Jackson,
Coordinator of the Resource
Center.
The Health Careers Resource
Center cooperates with area
Health Agencies and has provided
numerous jobs/internships for
participating students. Many of
these students have successfully
entered the medical and allied
health professions, said Mrs.
Mouring. She said that since the
inception of the program, in 1974,
students have been selected and
placed in a clinical setting to
acquire on-the-job training and
knowledge while at the same time
earned money to help defray col
lege enrollment expenses.
The program’s goals are to
reinforce motivation and commit-
[] ment for a health career, increase
awareness of services provided
by health professionals and to
heighten awareness of the critical
need of underrepresented minori
ties in the medical profession.The
Health Careers Program was ini
tiated in 1974 at Elizabeth City
State University, North Carolina
Central University, and Pembroke
State University. One hundred
fifty-three (153) students have
completed the clinical work learn
ing experience through the N.C.
Health Careers Access Program
at ECSU since 1986, when Mrs.
Mouring became Director of the
Health Careers Program.
“It gives the students an on
hands work experience with health
agencies,” said Miriam Jackson,
Coordinator for Health Careers.
Jackson also says that students
will be able to work with medical
professionals. It will also help stu
dents to make a more definite
decision about areas of specializa
tion they would like to pursue.
Health agencies including
Albermarle Hospital, Albermarle
Behavioral Medicine, Coastal
Rehabilitation, Eastern Carolina
Cardiovascular, and Independent
Living Rehabilitation were affiliated
with the program in Summer 2002.
Students will be presented
Certificates for successfully com
pleting their Summer 2002 Intern
ship. The eleven students who
completed the program were:
Catina Alston, Taneisha Arm
strong, Donnelus Brothers, Derrick
Daniels, Christopher Figgs, Randy
Griffin, Wyatt Jordan, Don Morring
Jr., Lachelle Spence, Shala
Spence and Jacinta Taylor.
Derrick Daniels, a program
participated was offered employ
ment by her health care agency.
Coastal Rehabilitation; and
Lachelle Spence received a
second place award of $75.00
during the N.C. Health Professions
Talent Competition held at Duke
University.
BURST INTO A HEALTH CAREER!!!
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Are you undecided about your major?
Do YOU WANT TO BECOME A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL?
Do YOU WANT TO ATTEND SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS?
Do YOU WANT TO MEET RECRUITERS FROM HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
SCHOOLS?
Do YOU WANT OTHER STUDENTS PURSUING HEALTH PROFESSIONS?
Do YOU WANT TO INCREASE YOUR MCAT AND HEALTH PROFES
SIONAL SCHOOL TEST SCORES?
Do YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMS?
If you answered yes
TO ANY OF THE QUESTIONS
ABOVE, VISIT THE N.C.
Health Careers Access
Program at
Elizabeth City
State University.
We are located in the
Cardweli/Hoffler
Infirmary.
If you have any questions or
concerns, call us at
(252)335-3270.
Izila Mouring, Director
Miriam Jackson, Coordinator
Melvona Griffin, Office Assistant
In 1985, Ms. Izila Felton Mouring, an
alumna, out of love for her two (2) uncles,
initiated a scholarship in their names for
the purpose of assisting students with their
education and recruiting dynamic football
players. Since then, the scholarship has
gone over $20,000.00. Ms. Mouring
would like to increase it to at least
$100,000.00.
Please join me in making contributions to
this scholarship by sending your donations
to;
Elizabeth City State University Foundation
J & G Felton Scholarship Fund
Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City, NC 27909