Professions and Access to Health Careers (PATH)

PATH (Professions and Access to Health Careers) is a program to promote career exploration in health sciences for middle and high school students.

PATH is designed to spark interest in the health sciences among middle and high school students. Through partnerships with programs like Camp Med and GEAR UP, students gain hands-on experience and insight into a wide range of health professions. Activities include dissections in the anatomy and physiology lab, participating in cardiac and vascular ultrasound procedures, making nutritious smoothies, exploring hearing and swallowing tests, and trying out medical techniques in the nursing simulation lab.

If you are interested in bringing a group of Middle or High School students to the Beaver College of Health Sciences, use this form.

If you are a faculty or staff member at Appalachian State University who would like to present to PATH participants, please use this form to sign up.

We collaborate with external programs as well as individual schools in order to bring students to the Beaver College of Health Sciences. External programs include:

• Camp Med Summer Program: A fun and rewarding experience for high school students that exposes them to the world of possibilities in health careers.
• Gear Up: GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) is a federally funded college access program designed to increase the number of students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education immediately after high school.