On Mar. 5, Shona Rue, the Academic Faculty and Clinical Instructor of the UNLV School of Nursing came to Bishop Gorman High School and spoke to the club members of Medical Society about the different requirements to become a nurse, the many career opportunities as a nurse, and unanswered questions any aspiring nurses or doctors had for the professionals.  

Rue said that the mission from the UNLV nursing program is to “inspire anybody to come into healthcare because there is a healthcare provider shortage”.  She described how important it is for young people to get involved in the variety of healthcare fields because of all the amazing things being a nurse has to offer.  

One way to get some hands-on experience was through the UNLV Nurse Camp.  This camp offers all health science and nursing interested high school students a chance to participate in academic, clinical, and community activities to explore the nursing field.  This camp is not only an opportunity for hungry healthcare professionals, but according to Rue,  it showcases how “at UNLV we have a lot of healthcare programs”.  

“Our students are in a lot of the hospitals and a lot of different clinics… we are very connected to the community,” said Rue.  

Having this kind of opportunity to speak with the Academic Faculty and Clinical Instructor of the UNLV Nursing Program gave these students the opportunity to talk with the professionals and ask their most eager questions.

“It gave them (Medical Society members) the opportunity to explore different career paths in the medical field to show them you don’t always have to be a doctor and just kind of opening their eyes showing them what is out in the world outside of high school and college,” said Medical Society President, Hashim Medhi ‘25.  

Having this Medical Society meeting was a way for students to get hands-on experience in the medical field as well as speak with professionals.  “Medical society helps me to talk to people that have experience in going through the process of becoming a nurse or doctor. I also can get advice on how to be successful and what to do to get in the field,” said Medical Society member, Katia Rosales’25.