Earlier this week, students from CAST Med High School were able to participate in clinical rotations at Mission Trail Baptist Hospital. Student participation ranged across the ICU, NICU, Environmental Services, Plant Operations and Security. Students engaged in hands-on learning and were able to have their questions answered by trained professionals at the hospital. By incorporating this unique opportunity into CAST Med’s healthcare-based curriculum, this experience helped emphasized CAST Schools’ pillars in Relationships and Authentic Learning.

CAST Med aims to prepare its students for careers in healthcare, with pathways ranging across all aspects of the field. Students were able to see these different pathways firsthand when they volunteered at Mission Trail Baptist Hospital earlier this week. The hope is that students will take this experience and incorporate it into their college/career decision once they graduate from CAST Med.

About CAST Med

Located in Brooks, CAST Med is a public school serving 9th – 12th-grade students in partnership with San Antonio ISD and CAST Schools. Students prepare for a variety of medical professions with pathways in healthcare and biomedical sciences and gain a significant advantage by earning industry-recognized certifications such as Medical Assistant, Phlebotomy Technician, Biotechnician Assistant, and more, setting them apart in their chosen fields. CAST Med High School is also the only medically focused, dual-language high school in south San Antonio.

About Mission Trails Baptist Hospital

Mission Trail Baptist Hospital is the newest acute care hospital in San Antonio. The hospital has served southeast San Antonio for over 40 years, for the first three decades as Southeast Baptist Hospital on Southcross. Chief Strategy Officer Brandon Fowler says the hospital is the primary access point for healthcare services for some 345,000 people, living in 16 zip codes across three different counties.