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DR. YARI SANTANA SELECTED 2024 ALUMNA OF THE YEAR
Dr. Yaritza Santana has been named 2024 Alumna of the Year at Camden County Technical Schools (CCTS). She is a 2013 graduate of the district’s Pennsauken Campus and will be honored on June 17th with a plaque during the high school graduation ceremony of her alma mater.
While at CCTS, she was enrolled in the Allied Health Careers program and earned her Certified Nursing Assistant and HomeMaker/Home Health Aide certificate. She graduated with honors as was the Salutatorian for the Class of 2013.
Dr. Santana served as President of the Student Advisory Committee, Secretary of SkillsUSA and Practical Politics, and Recorder of HOSA, and was a member of National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, and Student Council. While in high school, she was a volunteer for the Keystone Club of East Camden at the Boys and Girls Club.
After high school graduation, she attended Rowan University and graduated in 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences with a pre-med track. She then attended the accelerated three-year Primary Care Track at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. Dr. Santana completed her Pediatric residency at Cooper Hospital in 2023 and is now a board-certified medical doctor specializing in Pediatrics.
She is currently employed as a Pediatrician by CAMcare Health Corporation, a federally qualified health care center in Camden. She provides medical care to children with or without health insurance, and is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
“CCTS was my first step into health care. It helped foster a passion for learning and for giving back,” Dr. Santana said. I received an excellent education, and excelled in my college courses as a result. I was challenged and supported during my years at CCTS. I wouldn’t be anywhere I am today without all of my wonderful teachers and school counselors.”
Dr. Santana lives in Cherry Hill with her husband, Sean, and their one-year old daughter, Rose. In her free-time she enjoys reading, volunteering, and spending time with her family.
Posted on June 11, 2024
DR. YARI SANTANA SELECTED 2024 ALUMNA OF THE YEAR
Dr. Yaritza Santana has been named 2024 Alumna of the Year at Camden County Technical Schools (CCTS). She is a 2013 graduate of the district’s Pennsauken Campus and will be honored on June 17th with a plaque during the high school graduation ceremony of her alma mater.
While at CCTS, she was enrolled in the Allied Health Careers program and earned her Certified Nursing Assistant and HomeMaker/Home Health Aide certificate. She graduated with honors as was the Salutatorian for the Class of 2013.Dr. Santana served as President of the Student Advisory Committee, Secretary of SkillsUSA and Practical Politics, and Recorder of HOSA, and was a member of National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, and Student Council. While in high school, she was a volunteer for the Keystone Club of East Camden at the Boys and Girls Club.
After high school graduation, she attended Rowan University and graduated in 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences with a pre-med track. She then attended the accelerated three-year Primary Care Track at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. Dr. Santana completed her Pediatric residency at Cooper Hospital in 2023 and is now a board-certified medical doctor specializing in Pediatrics.
She is currently employed as a Pediatrician by CAMcare Health Corporation, a federally qualified health care center in Camden. She provides medical care to children with or without health insurance, and is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
“CCTS was my first step into health care. It helped foster a passion for learning and for giving back,” Dr. Santana said. I received an excellent education, and excelled in my college courses as a result. I was challenged and supported during my years at CCTS. I wouldn’t be anywhere I am today without all of my wonderful teachers and school counselors.”
Dr. Santana lives in Cherry Hill with her husband, Sean, and their one-year old daughter, Rose. In her free-time she enjoys reading, volunteering, and spending time with her family.
Posted on June 11, 2024