High school student describes HSCA hospital rotations and early clinical experience

A student presenter who identified as part of the Health Science Collegiate Academy (HSCA) with Lake Sumter described the program structure and early clinical exposure. "I'm part of HSCA which is Health Science Collegiate Academy with Lake Sumter," the student said, adding that the program sends juniors and seniors to the college for coursework and hospital rotations (SEG 035'SEG 045).

On clinical exposure, the student said: "Like, I got to watch, like, a gallbladder removal, which was pretty cool" (SEG 059'SEG 060). They described hospital rotations and college coursework as helping them feel more prepared than some peers. The transcript did not specify which college courses were taken or the name of the specific clinical sites (details not specified). Superintendent Diane Kornegay framed these student accounts as examples of the district's approach to career and technical programming (SEG 001'SEG 005).