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Cox Medical Explorers  
Est. 1969

The original Medical Exploring Post in the USA!

Program Qualification/Details

Students ages 16 to 20 from southwest Missouri who are interested in learning about health care careers are eligible to join Cox Medical Explorers. Members are required to attend monthly membership meetings in order to be eligible to sign up for shadow clinical rotations at Cox North, Cox South and Cox Walnut Lawn. Rotations are available in a variety of clinical areas including Child Life, Pediatrics, Urgent Care and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Students are required to complete one rotation per month, but may sign up for additional rotations.

Students ages 14 to 20 are eligible to join Cox Teen Volunteers. Dual membership is allowed. For more information on Teen Volunteers, please call 269-4169.

When and Where?

New members are ONLY accepted at the October and May membership meetings. Explorers are required to attend monthly business meetings held on the first Thursday of months Sept. - May (except in January). Meetings are conducted by Medical Explorer officers, and feature a variety of health care professionals as guest speakers. The meetings begin at 7 p.m. and are held in Hulston Cancer Center (corner of Bradford and National) fourth floor meeting rooms.

How?

To become a new member, submit one letter of reference and a copy of your most current grade card (C+ average is required), along with the start-up fee,* and attend the monthly meetings. A $3 monthly due is required for all members (paid on a monthly basis). All fees must be paid prior to participation in clinical rotations.

Bad Weather?

Monthly meetings and clinical rotations may be cancelled due to bad weather. All Cox Medical Explorer activities will be cancelled when Springfield Public Schools are cancelled due to poor weather. Please tune into KY3 television or KTTS radio after 3 p.m. if you have questions about cancellations due to the weather.

* New members pay $27 to cover the annual registration fee to Boy Scouts of America, uniform, name tag, time card, activity fee and dues for the first month.

For more information, contact [email protected] or phone Cox Public Relations at 417/269-8165, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Mon.-Fri.

 

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Our next meeting new member meeting is Thursday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. in Foster Auditorium. 

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