STEM teachers get back to business this summer with positions at local companies
“We always want teachers to encourage our future doctors and nurses,” said Methodist Le Bonheur CEO Micahel Uguweke, “but we also want teachers to share with their students that there are other roles in health care that can be explored as well.” (Daily Memphian file)
The Greater Memphis Chamber’s new externship program places STEM teachers with local businesses and is part of an effort to build “one of the most robust and inclusive talent pipelines in the nation.”
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Aarron Fleming covers Memphis and Shelby County’s court system and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He formerly covered education and earned his B.A. in journalism from the University of Memphis.
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