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Nursing and Health Careers Camp is a collaboration between the School of Nursing at NKU and St. Elizabeth Healthcare. The camp is offered each summer to high school students who will be juniors or seniors for the 2025-2026 school year.

The application period for the 2025 camp is now open. 
The 1st camp will be offered June 9th, 10th, 12th, and 13th. 
The 2nd camp will be offered June 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th. 
Please indicate on your application which camp you are available to attend. 


The application will remain open until April 30th, 2025.

Please apply early as the program is highly competitive. 

All questions should be directed to the camp director, Emily Gearding, at greise1@nku.edu.

Notification of acceptance will occur between May 9th-14th. 

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NKU and St. Elizabeth reserve the right to close the application if needed due to applicant volume. 

 

 

 

 

Nursing and Health Careers Camp is offered to high school students who are interested in a nursing and other healthcare professions. Students will spend the first 2 days experiencing life as a college student while exploring healthcare careers with current NKU students and faculty.  Days 3 and 4 will be spent shadowing healthcare professionals and observing many of the hospital units at St. Elizabeth Healthcare. 

 

The School of Nursing at NKU invites you to explore the following activities in our state-of-the art facilities:

  • Learn hands-on nursing skills and explore healthcare disciplines such as nursing, radiology, respiratory care are others.
  • Participate in real-life scenarios to provide "patient care' in our internationally accredited Simulation Center at NKU. 
  • Become familiar with the human body through virtual reality and a visit to the cadaver lab in the NKU Science Center.  
  • Experience campus life by staying one night in the NKU dorms and enjoying the Campus Recreation Center.
  • Get acquainted with the College of Health and Human Services and NKU.
Day three and four will be spent with St. Elizabeth Healthcare touring their facilities and shadowing nurses and other healthcare providers in various areas as determined by St. Elizabeth such as:
  • Emergency room
  • Labor and Delivery
  • Intensive Care

Nursing and Health Careers Camp is a popular program and is limited to a maximum of 30 participants per session.  Applications normally become availabe in mid-March and will be posted on this website.  

 

Nursing and Health Careers Camp is presented by Northern Kentucky University and St. Elizabeth Healthcare. The purpose of this activity is to expose high school students to the many career opportunities in the field of nursing and other healthcare professions and to encourage them to pursue such a career.

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