According to the University of Washington School of Medicine, one of the most common pieces missing in scholarship and job applications is the experience of shadowing. For many years, Hays High students have had the opportunity to gain that shadowing experience through the Career Exploration program.

However, the students who intended to shadow at Hays Medical Center have not been able to go to the hospital recently due Hays Medical Center’s updated COVID-19 policy, which said that visitors are no longer allowed.

The students were disappointed at not being able to do something they enjoyed, but they took it in stride.

Many students involved in the program have been using the time to go home, while others have been working on homework. Senior McKinley Wamser used the opportunity to use her class time to shadow at Knoll Clinic.

“Since we have not been able to go, I have been shadowing a family doctor at the Knoll Clinic, where I have interacted with patients and sat in on injections and Botox,” Wamser said.

Students will be allowed back to Hays Medical Center starting next week to continue learning about their future jobs and gaining medical experience

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