[Mount Airy, NC] – August 3, 2026 – Northern Regional Hospital successfully concluded its inaugural Northwest Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Little Heroes Med Camp, introducing 43 local elementary students to the world of healthcare through two separate one-day camp sessions.
The camps were held at Northern Regional Hospital on July 3 and July 31, with 20 students participating in the first session, and 23 in the second session. The camps welcomed rising kindergarten through fifth-grade students.
During each camp, participants “treated” their teddy bears using bandages and splints, practiced basic CPR, explored how germs are spread, learned about heart rhythms through an interactive dance activity, created their own first aid kits while learning how each item is used, and gained a behind-the-scenes look at the many careers that help keep a hospital running. The camp was designed to make healthcare education engaging, memorable, and age appropriate.
About NW AHEC:
The Northwest Area Health Education Center of Wake Forest University School of Medicine provides and supports educational activities and services with a focus on primary care in rural communities and those with less access to resources to recruit, train and retain the workforce needed to create a healthy North Carolina.
