12/9/2019 10:41 AM Health Sciences & Technology Academy:  HSTA a WV Brain Gain Brainchild West Virginia University October 7, 2019 Introduce myself Ann Chester, Ph.D. Assistant Vice President for Health Sciences for Education Partnerships Director, WV HSTA © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Since 1994 HSTA has helped improve WV health care as it trains an important and growing workforce.

9th -12th grade afterschool clubs led by teachers Structure and Flow Science Projects 9th -12th grade afterschool clubs led by teachers Summer Camp 9th Graders Summer Camp 10th Graders Summer Camp 11th Graders Summer Camp 12th Graders College Annual Symposium Community Service

46% Financially disadvantaged 37% African American 46% Financially disadvantaged 68% First in their families to go to college 69% Female 75% Rural 9th-12th Graders 20 year program Started very small – 2 counties with about 40 students and 5 teachers Grown to 800 students and 70 teachers in 26 of the 52 counties in WV

Lindsay McIntosh JD, General Counsel Kanawha County Board of Education Summer Kuhn, MPH HSTA Community Research Leader Natalie Fraley, DVM Owner, Middletown Animal Clinic Andrew McDavid Co-owner, A&M Properties & Investments Jason Evans, Ph.D. Professor in Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Laboratory Medicine, WVU Stephanie Tyree JD Executive Director, WV Community Development Hub

Health Care Infusion that Stays in Rural WV Kelsie Cromwell, front desk in 2012, returned to school graduated as a lab technician. Sierra Miller, PT assistant Carrie Durham, Nurse Katie Atkins, Radiology Tech Candy Cochran, Nurse now works for Sr. Citizens Center behind the hospital Sara Barbe, RN Stephanie Hall, Nurse, works there on holidays. She is in med school.  Crystal Hickman, MD, local physician Webster Memorial Hospital Photos taken Spring 2012 "Personally, it is such a HUGE comfort to our family to know that our best and brightest are there to care for us. I have experienced it many times with what are often life and death moments with XXX."

Improving lifestyles in communities as 9th -12th graders Improving BMI Improving Cholesterol Increasing activity levels Increasing awareness of flu shots, vaping, opioid crisis, bullying, water quality problems. Markayla King, Minden, WV PCB’s

Economic Gain 77 Med and pre-med 32 Medical assistants 13 Dentistry 301 Nursing 44 Pharmacy 101 Rehab 156 Patient care 22 Public and community health 36 Health Care Administration 175 Mental Health 34 Radiology and related 38 Speech Path and Audiology 177 Biomedical Science – research and pre-health care majors 238 STEM $30,000 more per year is the earning power of a HSTA grad than their highest earning parent

Let’s revive the American Dream using this HSTA model across every county in West Virginia.