ROCHESTER, NY — Rochester Regional Health hosted the second annual Scrubs Clubs on Saturday to teach elementary school students about the medical field through many workshops.

There were all kinds of activities, from a teddy bear clinic to a medical mask team. The workshops also covered the importance of healthy living, the basics of first aid and a possible further career in the medical field.

“It’s building our pipeline because we like to have more diverse people join us so our patients can see themselves in us when they come into our buildings,” said Ebony Caldwell, vice president of diversity, health equity , inclusion and justice. at Rochester Regional Health.

The country still faces a backlog of health workers. According to the American Hospital Association, we will be short 100,000 critical health care workers by 2028.