WEST READING PA – High school students in the Boyertown and Oley Valley school districts are among 29 potential future medical professionals who were accepted this month into Reading Hospital’s high school internship program, according to hospital owner Tower Health.
Ten other Berks County districts also are participating in the program. Among the group, 26 students will participate in a full-year internship, Tower Health said, and three will participate during the spring semester. It did not identify the students by name.
The education program was expanded to all Berks County school districts during the 2022-2023 academic year.
Students toured the hospital on their first day in the program. They also met with hospital leaders P. Sue Perrotty, Tower Health president and CEO, and Dr. Charles F. Barbera, Reading Hospital president and CEO (above at right).
Barbera studied English and communications in college. “I wasn’t considering a career in healthcare until I completed an internship at a hospital,” he told the students. “These experiences are life changing,” he added.
Perrotty encouraged them to consider a career in healthcare, which can go in many different directions. “Hospitals are just like a city,” she explained. “We’re open 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. We will never close. To be successful we need individuals in clinical roles, of course, but we also need finance, IT, marketing, facilities, human resources, and so many more.”
Photo provided to Travels With The Post by Tower Health
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