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(WDBJ) &#8211; From Starting IVs to learning how a chest compression system works, soon-to-be medical professionals explored the healthcare world in a hands on experience at \u2018Camp Carilion\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou may come in thinking that you want to be a doctor, and by the time you\u2019re done realizing that, there are so many other professions that you can dive into,\u201d said Karri Proctor, a Director for Camp Carilion and Student services manager-visiting student affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rising 10th grader and participant in Camp Carilion Sharv Patel found his passion in respiratory health care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy favorite highlight is they had actor patients, standardized patients, and we got to actually become a doctor and see how it was and check sinuses and stuff,\u201d Patel said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Proctor says the program is competitive. 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