Editors note: One in a series of activities for youth available this summer.

Two camps for teenagers set for July will offer a look at health care careers and a little bit extra.

Not only will our camps be free, but participants will get paid, said Lisa Wade Raasch, the executive director of the Eastern Oklahoma Health Care Coalition.

The coalition is sponsoring the two camps with Indian Capital Technology Center and the Northeast Area Health Education Center. The camps will take place at the ICTC Muskogee campus, 2401 N. 41st St. N.

Students in grades 10-12 can take part in the MASH Camp the week of July 9-13. MASH stands for Muskogee Area Science and Health.

Students in grades seven through nine can take part in Camp MD (Medical Detective).

Applications are due by June 11, and space is limited, Raasch said.

The camps are geared to interest kids interested in health care careers. Part of the camps professional atmosphere includes payment of a stipend to students of $25 to $50, depending on what the budget allows, Raasch said.

ICTC health care instructor Andrea McElmurry said: There is a big demand for health care professionals in the area. And there are so many different careers.

Participants will get How to Examine Patients kits that contain authentic medical devices such as stethoscopes, she said.

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