Program Offers Students Look At Medical Career

Harrisonburg High School rising sophomore Sanarea Ali (right), 15, feels for the pulse of a “patient” as Ayushi Patel, 15, watches during a “mini-med school” program at James Madison University on Friday. The program is intended to attract a diverse group of students to careers in the health professions. (Photos by Nikki Fox / DN-R)

Harrisonburg High School rising junior Ruayda Qadir (left), 16, learns to take a blood pressure reading from mentor Irene Lainiotis, 20, a JMU senior from Long Island, N.Y., on Friday.