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YouCan Become aDoctor at St.Luke’s

Through its partnership with the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University,St. Luke’s educates and trains morethan 150 medical school students annually at its regional campus, Temple/St.Luke’s School of Medicine. Students spend all four yearsat St.Luke’sUniversity Health Network and learn from morethan 250 local faculty membersinavarietyof primaryand specialty care fields.

Students who areinterested in aprimarycare career and who choose to stay with St.Luke’s after graduation areeligible to receiveatuition reimbursement of up to $175,000 –essentially covering their medical school tuition!

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(AMT). Students who havesuccessfully completed the phlebotomy program will be prepared, and cansit,for an accredited national certification examination through AMT or the National Health Career Association (NHA) to become aRegistered Phlebotomy Technician (RPT).

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St.Luke’sSponsors48 Accredited Residencies and Fellowships, Most in the Area

More than anyother institutioninour region, St.Luke’soffersthe largest number of postgraduateresidencyand fellowshipprograms. From General Surgery and Orthopedics to Family Medicine and Oncology, St.Luke’seducates tomorrow’s physiciansina variety of clinical fields. Theinvestmentinthese programs is a win-win-winfor residents, attending physicians and thecommunity

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Simulators, Standardized Patients and 3D Digital Dissection

All of St.Luke’slearners –both newand experienced –benefit from thehospital’s state-of-the-art Simulation Centers. Like its nameimplies,St. Luke’s Simulation Centers allows forsimulated learning in asafe, controlledenvironment.Everything from acode (cardiopulmonaryarrest) to inserting an IV can be honed,practiced and studied during realistic simulation sessions. The centers’ technology includesseveral high-fidelity simulators(think human-likemanikin thatcan breathe,sweat and has apulse),anAnatomage™ 3D digital dissectiontable andsomuch more.But nothing canreplacethe authenticityoftrue human interaction, which is wherestandardized patients, or trained actors, come in. SPsas theyare called helprecreate variousmedical scenariosorsituations, during which thelearner mustmakereal-time critical decisions.

Learn more at stlukessimcenter.org

St.Luke’sSchool of Nursing is the Oldest in the Country: You canBecome aNurse at St.Luke’s

True story. In fact,itwas aquestion (or rather,an answer) on Jeopardy nottoo long ago. Founded in 1884,St. Luke’s School of Nursingisthe oldest, continuously operated school of nursingin America.Sinceits founding more than 135years ago, the diploma-based program has graduated 5,000 nurses, manyofwhom go on to practice throughout St.Luke’sNetwork

St.Luke’sSchool of Phlebotomy Trains Right Here

Phlebotomy has always been agreat pathway intothe healthcareindustry. Hospitals and labs always need individuals with excellent phlebotomy skills. Patients will always need blood tests. APhlebotomist’sroleofcollecting a specimen is critical to enabling adoctor to screen forand diagnose apatient’sillness or disease, as well as monitor medications and wellness progress. The St.Luke’sSchool of Phlebotomy is approvedbythe American Medical Technologists

TRAINING THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE AT THELEHIGH VALLEY’S

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