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Scrubs & ’Scopes Camp

Learn About Allied Health Career Opportunities

Camp attendees

Seattle Children’s is committed to recruiting the best healthcare professionals, cultivating an inclusive and diverse workforce and inspiring high school students to pursue a career in an allied health profession.

If you’ve broken a bone, did you have an X-ray? The last time you were sick, did you pick up medication from a pharmacy? At the beginning of your last doctor’s appointment, did someone check your blood pressure and pulse and oxygen rate? Have you ever had lab work performed when you’ve been sick? Have you had surgery which required anesthesia?

If you answered “yes,” then you’ve interacted with an allied health professional. Allied health describes a range of healthcare professionals who are not doctors or nurses.

Students practicing allied healthcare workWe are offering local high school students the opportunity to participate in our free Scrubs & ’Scopes Camp at Seattle Children’s. During this five-day camp, students will explore various allied health careers by job shadowing medical assistants, pharmacists, laboratory scientists and technicians/technologists in Pharmacy, Radiology, Surgery, Sterile Processing and Anesthesia in a clinical environment, observing as they provide patient care.

Students will also work through interactive, hands-on simulation labs to learn and practice various skills on models such as taking blood pressure and blood oxygen levels; simulating medication compounding for oral and IV medications; using microscopes; and taking X-rays, among other experiences.

Additionally, students will have the opportunity to engage with allied health professionals to ask questions and discuss various education and career paths.

Job shadowing sessions will be offered in the following clinical areas:

  • Ambulatory clinics
    • Pulmonary
      • Focuses on the diagnosis and management of disorders of the respiratory system, including the lungs, upper airways, thoracic cavity and chest wall.
    • Orthopedics
      • Focuses on treating the musculoskeletal system.
    • Otolaryngology
      • Focuses on diagnosing and treating conditions affecting the ears, nose and throat and related areas in the head and neck.
    • Rheumatology
      • Focuses on chronic inflammatory conditions affecting connective tissues including bones, joints, muscles, tendons and ligaments.
    • Nephrology
      • Focuses on the study of kidneys and kidney diseases.
    • GI
      • Focuses on the digestive tract, gallbladder, liver, bile ducts and pancreas.
    • Rehab Medicine
      • Focuses on enhancing and restoring functional ability to those with physical impairments or disabilities impacting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, etc.
  • Inpatient Pharmacy
    • Provides medications for patients within the hospital.
  • Laboratory
    • Core Laboratory
      • Performs the highest volume of laboratory testing to help doctors diagnose and treat patients.
    • Microbiology Laboratory
      • Focuses on identifying and studying microorganisms — like bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites — that may be causing infections in patients.
    • Specialty Laboratory
      • Some of the specialty labs at Seattle Children’s include Biochemical Genetics, Special Chemistry, Flow Cytometry, Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics. 
    • Phlebotomy
      • A phlebotomist is a healthcare professional who specializes in drawing blood from patients.
  • Radiology
    • CT scans
      • Allows healthcare providers to see detailed images of bones, muscles, organs and blood vessels, making it easier to diagnose various conditions.
    • Interventional Radiology
      • Performs minimally invasive procedures using medical imaging guidance.
    • X-ray
      • Medical imaging using radiation to create black and white images of the inside of the body.
    • Ultrasound
      • Non-invasive imaging using high-intensity sound waves to show structures inside the body.
    • MRI
      • Uses magnets and radiowaves to detect changes in cells or tissues of the body with high clarity.
    • Nuclear Medicine
      • Specialized area of radiology using small amounts of radionuclides for health research, diagnosis and treatment of various conditions.
  • Sterile Processing
    • These technicians prepare, install, assemble, clean and sterilize healthcare and lab equipment used for medical exams, surgeries or other clinical procedures.

Schedule

  • Dates: Monday, August 11 – Friday, August 15, 2025
  • Times: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Location: Seattle Children’s Hospital Campus, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105
  • Provisions: Lunch is provided to campers each day of camp.
  • Housing and Transportation: The program does not provide or arrange housing or transportation for students.

Eligibility

  • Students must be between the ages of 16 and 18 years old.
  • Students must reside in the Puget Sound area.
  • Students must be available for the entire duration of Scrubs & ’Scopes Camp (five consecutive days).
  • Students must be on time and stay for the duration of each day.

Application and Acceptance Notification

Applications for Scrubs & ‘Scopes Camp 2025 open on Monday, February 24, 2025, at 9 a.m. Pacific time.

Once you begin filling out the online application, there is no option to save and return to your work. Thus, we recommend that you use our Seattle Children’s Scrubs & ‘Scopes Camp Application Guide (PDF) to help ensure you have prepared all the needed information to complete the online application.

The Application Guide is not the official application. Please don’t submit it for consideration.

When you are ready, please complete the online application (link will become active on February 24, 2025, at 9 a.m. Pacific time). The due date for applications is Friday, April 11, 2025, at 5 p.m. Pacific time.

If online access is a barrier for you, please contact us and we will explore other possibilities.

Acceptance notifications will go out in mid-May 2025.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, please contact sscamp@seattlechildrens.org.