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West York students gain hands‑on hospital experience through new UPMC partnership
Summary
West York Area School District presented a new work‑experience program with UPMC Memorial that placed students in seven hospital departments; administrators said the semester program logged 800+ volunteer hours and helped some students clarify career plans and improve school attendance.
Mark Hoffman, the district’s supervisor of special education, told the board the district launched a work‑experience program with UPMC Memorial this school year that places students in two‑week rotations across hospital departments to build soft skills and job readiness. "We officially got students into the hospital around September 15," he said, and students attended roughly 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on rotation days.
UPMC’s volunteer coordinator, Rebecca Gross, said the first semester of the program produced…
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