Rep. Stephanie Murphy visits Seminole County nursing students
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A group of Seminole County nursing students had the opportunity to show a member of Congress what they are learning in their classes Thursday.
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Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy toured Seminole High School’s magnet program for health career training in Sanford.
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The program will help students feel comfortable in the field when they graduate.
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“There’s not words to provide how grateful I am that I can get out of high school and find a job right away,” said student Amaia Sayavanh.
The program trains students to become nurses, medical technicians and clinical laboratory technicians.
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Murphy said she is working on securing more than $5,000 to expand the program and train more students for health care careers.
In July, a bill including funding for this project was approved by the House Appropriations Committee.
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