 If you are considering a career in health care or medicine, CoxHealth Medical Explorers is a great way to learn what it takes.
Medical Explorers Post 229 started in November 1968 as the first medical exploring post in the United States. Medical Exploring helps you decide if a health care career fits into your future and offers a non-traditional educational avenue. Many schools even give students academic credit hours for working as Medical Explorers. Cox Explorers also qualify for awards and cash scholarships.
Program Qualification
Students ages 15-20 who are interested in health care careers are eligible to join Cox Medical Explorers. Rotations are available in a variety of clinical areas.
In order to join Medical Explorers, students must:
- be ages 15-20
- be attending school with a C+ average or higher (a copy of most recent grade card required)
- pay the $40 joining fee (includes scrubs and all fees)
- have a TB test or proof of having had one within the last 90 days
- submit one letter of recommendation
- attend a volunteer orientation session.
If you do not qualify for the Medical Explorers program, but would like to volunteer at CoxHealth, please call 269-4169.
Meetings
The next open enrollment for Medical Explorers will be:
Tuesday, Sept. 7
Keep watching your email and this webpage for additional information and upcoming meeting locations, or become a fan of Medical Explorers on Facebook to stay up-to-date.
Explorers are required to attend monthly membership meetings held on the first Tuesday of months of September, October, November, December, February, March, April and May (no meeting held in January). Meetings are conducted by Medical Explorer student leaders, and feature a variety of health care professionals as guest speakers - from Air Care and ER to nursing and surgery. The meetings begin at 7 p.m. and are held at Cox South in Foster Auditorium, unless otherwise noted. Always be on time to rotations, meetings, community events, etc.
For more information, call 269-4169.
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