Little Medical School Saturday sessions continue
The sessions enable one to be well informed about their career choices in the medical field from an early age.
Little Medical School continues to call on young people who would like to work in the health-care sector to join their Saturday sessions at Zamokuhle Hospital.
The sessions enable one to be well informed about their career choices in the medical field from an early age.
Ayanda Tetyana, Little Medical School marketing director, said the main objective is to have as many children as possible exposed to different careers so they can find what they are passionate about at an early age.
“We always encourage parents to invest in their children. A teacher in class can never give your child special attention, but as a parent you will help find suitable programmes for your child to grow.
“We have programmes and resources that allow children to do things more practically and they get to understand when we say 500g of sugar what amount we mean exactly. The STEM system is practical, the engineering part where they assemble a stethoscope is more than that. Even I just learnt to pronounce a new word – “sphygmomanometer”. The programmes encompass everything, including literacy.
“The first two quarters we do the general information programme which will give them information on the basics of what a general practitioner does and from there we do the more specialised programmes, so when they reach matric they would have been exposed to the in-depth areas of the field,” said Tetyana.
Gamolemo Moleko, Nobel Primary School Grade Seven learner, who wants to become a dentist one day, joined the sessions at Zamokuhle Hospital.
“I was tasked with drawing a mind map highlighting what my goals are and how I will achieve them. This assignment is due next Saturday,” said Moleko.
Sheila Dadare, programme coordinator, said careers in healthcare are the most orientated where there is a number of people who need a medical practitioner.
“I am responsible for the curriculum, the staff and to oversee that everything is in order. This programme enables young minds to envision possible career fields before even reaching a stage where they have to choose,” said Moleko.
