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HESI | Health-Careers Exploration Summer Institute
The 2024 HESI Program Graduates
2025 Applications Due MARCH 7th
HESI (Health Career Exploration Summer Institute) is a free two-three week summer education program sponsored by HCOE’s Career and College Resource Department. It provides 26 high school students the opportunity to discover if they are interested in a career in Healthcare.
This program is vital to our community and helps keep students motivated to pursue careers in health care. As our current health care workforce is hurting, we hope students will return to the Humboldt County Workforce.
2025 marks the 8th year of this program. Humboldt County Science Teachers Sara Dixon and Sara Mengel return to co-instruct this year’s program. Sara has been involved with HESI since the beginning, and currently teaches Biology, AP Biology, Anatomy, and Biology and Community Health at Fortuna High. Alicia, who returns for her third year as a HESI instructor, teaches Biology and Community Health as well as Biology and Geoscience at Eureka Senior High School.
Why should you apply?
- Explore various health care careers
- Gain experience in the health care industry
- Optional dual enrollment credit
Nightly homework is required as well as a final presentation to the hospital staff, school administration, teachers, family and friends.
Recommended Prerequisites: Biology & Community Health, Biology, and Chemistry
You must be at least 16 years of age to participate.
I joined HESI to gain first-hand experience working in a hospital environment with real patients. I observed how hospital staff works together to treat a patient who recovers slowly and the reward of their work when the patient is able to walk on his own.
2025 Program Details
When: June 9 & 10*, June 16 – July 3**
*Evening dates, **No program on 6/19 and weekends
Where: Humboldt County Office of Education 901 Myrtle Avenue, Eureka
Interviews: March 17th-19th, 4-8pm
For more information, contact Megan Freitas at mfreitas@hcoe.org.
Program Information
HESI Partners
- Humboldt County Office of Education
- College of the Redwoods
- Providence Redwood Memorial/St. Joseph
- Humboldt County Workforce Development Board
- Health Workforce Initiative
- Humboldt-Del Note County Medical Society
- Open Door Community Health Centers
- Northern California Community Blood Bank
- Cal-Ore Life Flight
Education at Work Initiatives
