February is Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month and Blue River Career Programs will be spotlighting its programs and a student from each program Monday through Friday in the Shelby County Post during the month of February.
Today's CTE spotlight is Health Science student Ellie Keller (photo).
First-year Health Science focuses on helping students gain knowledge in the fundamentals of health care, anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, CPR, HIPAA compliance, and much more.
The highlight of the program revolves around the students obtaining their Certified Nursing Assistant License. That requires classroom, lab, and clinical hours to prepare the students for the state exam in the spring.
The students really enjoy the hands-on clinical experience at our local long-term care facilities.
The Health Science spotlight student is Shelbyville High School junior Ellie Keller. Growing up, she has watched from the sideline as her mom worked as an Emergency Room (ER) nurse.
Keller enrolled at BRCP hoping to learn more about becoming a member of the healthcare team. Through this class, she has found her niche working with residents at the clinical site.
She has even gone on to work as a student nurse aide after school and on the weekends. She hopes one day she can follow in her mom’s footsteps and become an ER nurse.
Keller says what she loves most about BRCP is gaining hands-on clinical experience and the staff who support her in her future goals.
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