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Teachers experience workforce Rollins at one point in his life had serious thoughts about a career field in the surgical industry, so this was special for him to be in the room for procedures. "My wife asked me after the first night if I wanted to go back to Josh Rollins Jackie Dawsey school and I said no. That could've been really fun to go in For the past two years, Howe's to." Rollins explained. Economic Development office has sponsored two Howe teachers to Having had students in the surgical participate in the Workforce rooms before during operations, Solution's Business Education for the nurses were taking bets as to Teachers (BET) program. The whether Rollins would pass out. program places the teachers in a They told him that tall guys always workforce environment for one pass out. However, according to week to give them an idea of what Rollins, he kept his head the entire the current workforce and time. But he did start to doubt workplace is like in the immediate himself before the first procedure. community. The teachers are paid "When they started joking about a $1,000 stipend for the week of bets, I thought, maybe they know summer vacation that they miss. something I don't and this is going The reason for the BET is to the to be different than I thought." experience to translate to real-life knowledge for students in that The burly coach stood right behind particular teacher's classroom. the surgeon and watched 18 procedures in three days. "I got to Howe High School Science teacher see everything." said Rollins. "I and coach Josh Rollins spent a saw plastic surgery, eye lid raises, week at Heritage Park Surgical breast reduction, tummy tuck, Center and for someone with a ortho scopes, knee scopes, a passion for science, to Rollins it reconstruction of an ACL (anterior seemed like a week's paid vacation. cruciate ligament), and a circumcision." "It exceeded the expectations that I had." said Rollins. But it was the last day that Rollins saw an extreme surgery. A patient The week started with a day of had Diverticula are small, bulging orientation at Workforce Solutions pouches that can form in the lining before Rollins spent three days in of your digestive system. They are various locations of the surgical found most often in the lower part center. He had the option of not of the large intestine. Rollins said participating in the program on that the patient had a colostomy Friday, but opted to go. bag placed. "They had some more surgeries going on, so I took the opportunity to be in the O.R. (operating room) as long as I could." said Rollins.
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"They pulled out like four feet of the guy's intestines and placed it on his chest and sutured it back continued on page 6
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