Some middle schoolers are still spending their summer break learning, but not in a typical classroom.

Banner University Medical Center Tucson is hosting a week-long camp giving seventh and eighth graders a look at careers in the medical field.

At just 13 years old, Isaiah Escamilla knows exactly what he wants to do.

I want to save lives, Escamilla said.

He plans to one day be a surgeon or nurse.

I wanted to come to this camp because it shows me background and things that normal people cant see, he said.

During Camp Scrubs, Escamilla and the other campers hear from professionals in the industry like physicians, nurses and microbiologists.

They get to talk to professionals who tell them about how they fell into their career and what path they took, Nursing Director, Mellissa Davis, sa

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