New Accelacare-GCCC Scholarship and Internship Sees Success
[Garden City, KS] November 3, 2021 -- GCCC students had an exciting new opportunity this year when a combined $2000 scholarship and paid internship experience were created by Accelacare Physical Therapy. The first recipient of the Accelacare-GCCC Scholarship is Cielo Garcia, from Hugoton, KS.
Cielo is a current nursing major at GCCC. She is working her way up the nursing field to pursue her dreams of becoming a Registered Nurse. Cielo is also a current XC/Track runner for Garden City Community College. She has been running competitively for school since the 6th grade, as she has always had a passion for running which was inspired by her family.
Cielo is excited to have this internship opportunity and serve as a Rehabilitation Technician for Accelacare Physical Therapy. She shared her reason for applying, "I wanted to work at Accelacare because I like to work with people, I like to help out others and, here at Accelacare you get to help others. Another reason why I choose to work at Accelacare is, because you get to see a lot of insight of what a physical therapist does. Since I've started working here at Accelacare, I have learned a lot about the body that I did not know, and even though physical therapy isn't my major, learning about the body and the muscles help me out a lot in my nursing major."
The Accelacare-GCCC scholarship is open to current GCCC students with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, an interest in healthcare, the capability and skill with helping others, and the ability to speak both Spanish and English. This opportunity allows the student to be a critical part of the team that makes sure that each patient's experience is maximized - from beginning to end. Accelacare provides support and training to help a student grow into the role. The application is available on their website: https://www.accelacarept.com/employment-application-form/?position=Rehab%20technician&fbclid=IwAR3379B1EDDKXTsqQOL2hIFot_6lyCQlHaMhIvGxn1uimg_EPmKn6hJYEVg.
To learn more about Accelacare Physical Therapy, give them a call at 620-271-0700, stop by 1800 Palace Drive, Suite C in Garden City, or visit their website at https://www.accelacarept.com/.
Special thanks to Prithvi Murthy and the rest of the involved Accelacare staff for creating and implementing this great new opportunity between Accelacare and Garden City Community College. GCCC is appreciative of this community partnership and the hands-on learning experience provided to GCCC students.
Cielo Garcia, GCCC Nursing Student from Hugoton, KS (courtesy of Accelacare Physical Therapy)
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