What if students could try on a career before deciding their future?

In this episode of the Public School Podcast, Sara Hornick and Bobbi Schaefbauer sit down with Colleen Bsharah, senior career development consultant with Sanford Health and a new Rapid City Public School Foundation board member, to talk about Aspire by Sanford and the opportunities it is creating for local students.

From job shadowing and hands-on healthcare activities to high school internships where students become actual Sanford Health employees, Aspire is helping students discover what working in healthcare really looks like. And that means far more than becoming a doctor or nurse. Students are being introduced to careers in radiology, physical therapy, laboratory work, anesthesia, human resources, marketing and many other areas they may never have considered.

Colleen also explains why career exploration should begin long before college, how Sanford is tailoring programs for students from kindergarten through high school, and why discovering what you don't want to do can be just as valuable as discovering what you do.

Plus, Colleen talks about joining the Rapid City Public School Foundation board, the teacher who made a lasting impact on her, her love of square school pizza and why investing in public education is really an investment in the future of the entire Rapid City community.

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