{"id":79350,"date":"2017-11-08T14:07:36","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T22:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=79350"},"modified":"2017-11-15T06:11:01","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T14:11:01","slug":"kaiser-permanente-av-graduates-30-local-students-from-hippocrates-circle-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2017\/11\/08\/kaiser-permanente-av-graduates-30-local-students-from-hippocrates-circle-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaiser Permanente AV graduates 30 local students from Hippocrates Circle Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_79351\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79351\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79351\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/AV-Hippocrates-Graduation-2017.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/AV-Hippocrates-Graduation-2017.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/AV-Hippocrates-Graduation-2017-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/AV-Hippocrates-Graduation-2017-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leaders from Kaiser Permanente Antelope Valley pose with Hippocrates Circle Program graduates from Shadow Hills Intermediate School. [Contributed.]<\/figcaption><\/figure>LANCASTER \u2014 Thirty students from Shadow Hills Intermediate\u00a0School in Palmdale graduated recently from Kaiser Permanente Antelope Valley&#8217;s seventh\u00a0annual\u00a0Hippocrates Circle Program. Students celebrated their accomplishments with their parents, physicians, teachers and elected officials at a graduation ceremony on Nov. 1.<\/p>\n<p>Hippocrates Circle is funded by\u00a0Kaiser&#8217;s Permanente&#8217;s Community Benefit\u00a0program and introduces under-represented middle school students to careers in health care.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the program, the students shadowed physicians at Kaiser Permanente Antelope Valley, took part in CPR demonstrations and dissections, and gained valuable insight into the roles of nutrition and exercise in health and wellness.<\/p>\n<p>At the Nov. 1 graduation ceremony, speakers reinforced the message to the students that they have people who believe in them and that their educational journey is an important achievement for them and their families. Dr. Jose Chavez was the keynote speaker at the graduation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Hippocrates Circle Program has opened the door for these students,\u201d stated Hippocrates Circle Program Chairman, Diana Davio, MD. \u201cMany of these students may have never had considered a career in medicine, but now, thanks to this program, they have the tools and motivation to pursue their dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hippocrates Circle reaches nearly 900 students every year. Since the program\u2019s inception in 2000, about 8,000 students have graduated and dozens have gone on to become physicians, some of whom currently practice at Kaiser Permanente.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANCASTER \u2014 Thirty students from Shadow Hills Intermediate\u00a0School in Palmdale graduated recently from Kaiser Permanente Antelope Valley&#8217;s seventh\u00a0annual\u00a0Hippocrates Circle Program. 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