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Register Now: High School Student Careers Conference

Navigating Health Care Careers: Chart Your Path from High School to Health Care is a one-day conference hosted by Workforce Development that will be held on Thursday, August 8, in the Andrews Center at Raleigh Campus. Designed to showcase the numerous and varied careers in health care, several departments will be participating, providing students with insightful knowledge about their respective fields and facilitating experiential learning opportunities. Registration is open to children & dependents of WakeMed employees until May 17, and will then open to local high school students. If your high school student is interested in pursuing a health care career and would like to explore options, share the registration link today: https://wakemedhs24.sched.com. Have your student click Sign Up to get started. Please email WorkforceDevelopment@wakemed.org with questions. 

Organizational Development’s learning series Read the Wake Way is back for 2024! 

This year, the Diversity & Inclusion Council is sponsoring three book selections centering around various diversity, equity and inclusion topics. This year’s selections include:

Cultural Heritage Recipe Collection – Share Your Story

Cookbooks are more than just collections of recipes - they are beautiful blends of memories, culture and storytelling. As a human race, food connects us in meaningful ways. Memories of food and family may not be yours personally, but you can relate to them because you may have similar memories of your own. The Diversity & Inclusion Council is gathering recipes for a Cultural Heritage Recipe Collection to be published and shared with our WakeMed family. Have a special recipe and story you'd like to share? Scan the QR code in the Weekly to submit! If you have any questions, reach out to diversity@wakemed.org.

Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to be an Ally By Emily Ladau 

An approachable guide to being a thoughtful, informed ally to people with disabilities, with actionable steps for what to say and do (and what not to do) and how you can help make the world a more inclusive place. Discussion Sessions: Raleigh Campus: June 5, Cary Hospital: August 21, Virtual Session: July 16

Blind Spot: Hidden Biases of Good People By Mahzarin R. Banaji & Anthony G. Greenwald 

Explore the hidden biases we all carry from a lifetime of exposure to cultural attitudes about age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, social class, sexuality, disability status, and nationality. Discussion Sessions: Raleigh Campus: September 18, Cary Hospital: October 24, Virtual Session: November 4

Additional books and sessions will be scheduled throughout the year. Register via WakeMedU (search Read the Wake Way); books and learning guides will be provided to all registered participants. WakeMed contact hours will be awarded for participation.