The Southwestern Colorado Area Health Education Center Career Exploration Program will host monthly workshops to inspire high school students in rural and underserved areas to become health care professionals.

Workshops will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. either in-person or via Zoom live-stream video conferencing.

These workshops will be offered:

Jan. 29: Health care careers: Discovering opportunities and shaping goals.Feb. 12: Medical terminology 101.Feb. 26: Thinking about anatomy and physiology.March 11: Diagnosis: Thinking like a health care professional.March 25: Spring break – no workshop.April 8: Community Health Youth Advisory Board: Health leadership and advocacy.April 22: Our health ecosystem.May 6: Outbreak: Public health and you.For more information, visit www.swcahec.org/ahec-career-exploration or email Kate.hartzell@swcahec.org.