October 21, 2012  |  9:15 am - 1:00 pm

Teacher & Student Information

Health Career Day is offered annually to high school youth in order to broaden students' knowledge about the healthcare industry and the variety of healthcare career opportunities available.

School Registration
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Student and Chaperone Registration / Log-In
Student Registration is now closed.

2007 marked the first annual Pierce County Health Career Day. Since then, over 2,900 high school students have attended the event, including home schooled students, public, private and tribal high schools. Students attend seminars covering a myriad of health careers, from lab technician, informatics and nursing to sports medicine. College and career preparation seminars are also offered. For many students, this is their first exposure to health care careers beyond doctors and nurses.

Required Release Forms:  A Field Trip Release is required for each student but should be kept by the teacher in their student files - please use your required school forms. This Model Release Form is also required for each student attending and must be presented by the chaperone or teacher accompanying the students at the time of registration. Please confirm that you have both documents.

Event Check-In

IMPORTANT CHANGE TO REGISTRATION:

NEW LOCATION:  This year’s event has been moved to the Pacific Lutheran University Campus. 

NEW DATE:  October 21, 2011 

NEW TIMES:  Workshops start at 9:15 am and end at 1:00 pm

Event Check-in will be done in the University Center, building #34 on the map. Buses may drop the students off in front of the building on Park Avenue. Check-in will begin at 8:30 am.  Please take time before the day of the event to go over your expectations for the students.  Have student familiarize themselves with the campus map. 

The Exhibit Hall will be in the University Center in the CK Hall. All Workshops will be held in building 13, 22 & 27.

PLU Driving Directions

PLU is located seven miles south of downtown Tacoma, Washington, at the intersection of Garfield Street S. and Park Avenue S: 12180 Park Avenue S. Tacoma, WA 98447.

Free visitor parking is available in the following parking lots or in any unreserved areas:

• University Center Parking Lot-for Exhibitors
  Between 122nd Street & 123rd Street on Park Avenue
• Yakima Avenue Parking Lot-121st Street & Yakima Avenue South
• Mortvedt Library Parking Lot-Wheeler Street & Park Avenue
• Harstad Hall Parking Lot-Garfield & Park Avenue

• Student drop-off is in front of the University Center Building on your right on Park Avenue. Please arrange your after-the-event pick-up point before dropping-off students.
• After student drop-off, continue to 125th Street South turn right on Yakima Ave South then left on 124th Street South
• Bus parking is located in the Olson Auditorium Parking Lot at 10th Avenue  South & 124th Street South

Traveling southbound on Pacific Avenue South:

• Turn left 121st Street South
• Turn left on Park Avenue

From Interstate 5 (North or South)

• Take exit 127 off Interstate 5 and head east on Highway 512
• Continue on 512 for approximately two miles
• Take the WA-7/Pacific Ave exit.
• Turn right on Pacific Avenue S.
• Turn right on 121st St. South
• Turn left on Park Ave

Lunch/Refreshments

Students:  Sack lunches will be available in the University Center, Regency Room. There is also a reserved section for the students to eat their lunches on the lower floor of the University Center in the Scandinavian Center. The number of lunches ordered will be based up on registration information provided by each school and vouchers will be given to the students at check-in.

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