Rep. Stephanie Murphy visits Seminole County nursing students

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — A group of Seminole County nursing students had the opportunity to show a member of Congress what they are learning in their classes Thursday.

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Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy toured Seminole High School’s magnet program for health career training in Sanford.

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The program will help students feel comfortable in the field when they graduate.

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“There’s not words to provide how grateful I am that I can get out of high school and find a job right away,” said student Amaia Sayavanh.

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Rep. Stephanie Murphy visits Seminole County nursing students The Congresswoman Murphy plans to help fund Seminole County High's nursing program (WFTV/WFTV)

The program trains students to become nurses, medical technicians and clinical laboratory technicians.

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Murphy said she is working on securing more than $5,000 to expand the program and train more students for health care careers.

In July, a bill including funding for this project was approved by the House Appropriations Committee.

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