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High schoolers gain hands-on training with SCRUBS program
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This week, junior and seniors in high school began a three-week Newton Medical junior volunteer program that enables students to explore their interests in the medical field.Martha Taylor, director of Newton Medical Center Volunteer Services, started the SCRUBS program to engage student volunteers in an educational format. Junior volunteer programs have existed at Newton Medical for decades, but volunteers were simply assigned to a department and performed duties like cleaning sheets, running errands and helping with paperwork. "We feel that it’s important to have students understand what the