The 2013 Health Careers Forum was made possible for some 20 high school students Friday morning at Doctors Hospital of Manteca where they listened to some 10 medical professionals tell their stories and the specifics of their jobs.Hospital administrator Nico Tejeda told his audience of his educational pursuits and how his hard work paid off in the degrees he received allowing him to become the chief operational officer of the Manteca facility at a relatively young age.Jon Mendoza, manager of Manteca District Ambulance, was the second presenter for the students. He talked about how standing up for what was right and admitting his mistakes led him to his administrative job in Manteca.“If you screw up your first chance at success, what are you going to do when you get a second chance,” he asked. Having the courage to admit your mistakes will eventually make a positive difference in your career, he stressed.He told his audience that the ambulance service has something that the hospital doesn’t enjoy in that it only takes six months to become an emergency medical technician.