Hamilton County high schoolers can now pursue careers in emergency medicine through a new partnership between Hixson High and Hamilton County Emergency Medical Services.
“This job is not just a calling,” Superintendent Justin Robertson told students during a news conference Tuesday. “You’re going to some of the hardest situations to serve our community. We’re thankful for those students that have chosen to go on this path. We hope that this path is one that will help you fulfill the dreams that started here at Hixson High School.”
The program, which is part of the school’s CHI Memorial Institute of Healthcare and Medical Careers, forms Hamilton County Schools’ first “pipeline partnership,” giving students the chance to receive hands-on training and earn a job with the agency upon graduation. EMS has committed to guaranteeing a job interview to all students that complete the program, Olivia Bagby, the district’s director of future ready students, said.
