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| | | (SPECIAL/Herald) Aarick Zaman, a rising junior at South Forsyth High School, volunteered his time at Northside Hospital-Forsyth this summer, primarily working in the operating room. | |
August 28, 2007
Several teenagers from around Forsyth County volunteered their time this summer to help out the patients and staff of Northside Hospital-Forsyth, gaining invaluable experience in the process.
The hospital's Volunteen program used 24 students, ages 15-17, for eight weeks serving throughout the hospital – everywhere from flower delivery to the biomedical engineering department.
At least 75 percent of the volunteers are interested in entering the medical field later in life, said Gloria Wyatt, coordinator of Auxiliary Services at Northside Hospital-Forsyth. The students use this experience to narrow their interests and build their résumés.
"They're very intelligent and very high achievers," Wyatt said.
The teens served 736 hours as a group. Wyatt said that the volunteers did more than simply help the hospital from a tactical standpoint.
"They renew people's faith in young people because of how great they are," Wyatt said. "The staff and adult volunteers loved them. They're just great kids."
The following students participated in the Northside Hospital-Forsyth Volunteen Program:
Christy Adams, radiology, North Forsyth High School; Dustin Bowen, emergency department, Forsyth Central School; Alex Bylo, administration, North Forsyth High School; Madeline Condon, administration/infusion center, North Forsyth High School; Bharat Chandrasekhar, intensive care unit, Northview High School; Amit Chandrasekhar, materials management, Northview High School; Jenna deStefano, emergency department, North Forsyth High School; Anh Dang, emergency department, Northview High School; Chase Hollingsworth, cardiology, Chestatee High School; Betty Jung, gift shop, Pinecrest Academy; Will Kearney, surgical services, Alpharetta High School; Patrick Lee, materials management, Northview High School; Morgan McCormack, emergency department, North Forsyth High School; Bryn Murphy, emergency department, South Forsyth High School; Ashish Narasimham, infusion center, Northview High School; Jenna Kobus, emergency department, North Forsyth High School; Himali Patel, radiology, Peachtree Ridge High School; Ronak Patel, surgical services, Peachtree Ridge High School; Stephanie Qualls, emergency department, South Forsyth High School; Chelsey Summerrow, emergency department, Alpharetta High School; Leah Seifert, pharmacy, Forsyth Central High School; Tara Thompson, employee health, home school; Jessica Severnak, laboratory, Horizon Christian Academy; Aarick Zaman, surgical services, South Forsyth High School.
For more information about volunteer opportunities at Northside Hospital-Forsyth, visit www.northside.com.
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