Workforce Development

We are excited to announce Henry Ford Jackson Hospital’s new Student Career Exploration Program! This observation opportunity provides high school students currently in grades 9th-12th and college students who are not currently accepted into or enrolled in a program requiring a clinical rotation with an opportunity to explore healthcare-related careers, learn from our team of diverse professionals, and gain a better understanding of healthcare as a whole. This experience and exposure will allow students to gain insight related to their future education and career pathways.

The Student Career Exploration Program will occur at Henry Ford Jackson Hospital, One Jackson Square, or one of our other clinical locations. Multiple sessions are offered during the calendar year. These sessions are one week long, Monday through Friday, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Due to limited leadership presence, sessions will not be offered outside of standard business hours, on weekends, on holidays, or during the week of major holidays. Students are required to wear business casual attire. Scrubs are not permitted.

Within this application, students are requested to identify a maximum of four (4) Henry Ford Jackson Hospital departments they wish to observe. During the weeklong session, students can observe a career within that department for a couple of hours. The student’s observation schedule during the session week will be dependent on the selected HFJH department, the department's standard hours of operation, the department's availability, and the student’s availability. Please note participating departments may vary per session.

Once you have completed the below application, please email your completed application to Cierra Sylvester via email, by the designated due date which can be found on the Henry Ford Jackson Hospital Workforce Development web page. Applications will not be accepted past the designated due date. Students who miss the due date must wait and reapply for the next available session.

Once your application is received, you will receive a confirmation email informing you of the next steps in the phone interview process.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Cierra Sylvester via email at csylves4@hfhs.org.

 

Fee: Free

Observation Opportunities

Session	Application due date	Session start date	Session end date
2024	Summer I	6.24.2024	7.22.2024	7.26.2024
	Summer II	7.8.2024	8.5.2024	8.9.2024
	Fall I	9.23.2024	10.21.2024	10.25.2024
	Fall II	11.18.2024	12.16.2024	12.20.2024
2025	Winter	2.3.2025	3.3.2025	3.7.2025
	Spring	2.24.2025	3.24.2025	3.28.2025