Last weekend, HCA Florida Healthcare hosted a Mini Medical University half-day program for high school juniors and seniors at UCF Lake Nona Hospital, 6700 Lake Nona Blvd., Orlando, FL 32827, and the HCA Center for Clinical Advancement, 6400 Sanger Rd., Orlando, FL 32827.

Mini Medical University is a unique learning experience designed to increase the pipeline of tomorrow’s care professionals by showcasing the many opportunities a career in healthcare offers.

More than 50 students registered for the event, which provided face-to-face classroom interaction with local healthcare heroes, doctors and nurses, who shared their experiences on the front lines.

Attendees visited the simulation lab, learned how to apply a tourniquet, helped a manikin breathe with a bag-valve-mask, witnessed intubating a manikin and how to operate an AED, and practiced hands on CPR.

The morning ended with a tour of technologically-advanced UCF Lake Nona Hospital where students were able to go behind the scenes of a full-service acute-care hospital.

For more information about UCF Lake Nona Hospital visit HCAFloridaHealthcare.com.