Pictured, from left, are New Vision instructor Alison Riley-Clark, RN, MSN, Edina Cecunjanin (Saranac Lake), Jack Skiff (Tupper Lake), Alexander Dukette (Tupper Lake), Jenna Morgan (Saranac Lake), Danielle Gonyea (Saranac Lake), Grace Clark (Saranac Lake), Brooks Fletcher (Saranac Lake), Julia Chapin (Saranac Lake), Kylee Clark (Saranac Lake), Meghan Byrne (Lake Placid), Mistre Newton (Saranac Lake), Alexandra Harris, social studies instructor. (Photo provided)

SARANAC LAKE – Eleven students from Tri-Lakes regional high schools are participating in the Adirondack Education Center’s New Vision Health Careers curriculum at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake this year.

The program offers high school seniors the opportunity to shadow healthcare professionals in a variety of clinical rotations, helping to inform career decisions and preparing them for college success. The New Vision program’s challenging college preparatory curriculum includes English, anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, government, economics and the history of healthcare, as well as current topics such as confidentiality, ethics, cultural diversity, human development, infection control and healthcare finance.