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  • Academia De Padres (Parents Academy)
  • Academic Summer Program Integrating Resources for Excellence
  • Artifice Chicago
  • ASPPH/CDC Public Health Fellowship Program
  • ASPPH/EPA Fellowship
  • ASPPH/EPA Public Health Fellowship Program
  • Cancer Health Equity Summer Scholars (CHESS)
  • Chicago Academic Medicine Program (CAMP 1)
  • Chicago Academic Medicine Program (CAMP 2)
  • Chicago Area Health and Medical Careers Program (CAHMCP)
  • Chicago CHEC Program
  • Chicago EYES (Educators and Youth Enjoy Science)
  • Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Career and Technical Education (CTE)
  • Collegiate Scholars Program
  • Cultivating Health & Aging Researchers by Intergrating Science, Medicine and Aging (CHARISMA)
  • Daniel Hale Williams Society
  • Dentistry Annual Urban Health Program Open House
  • Dentistry Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program (PAP)
  • Dentistry Summer Dental Admission Test (DAT) Preparation
  • Dentistry Summer Pre-Matriculation Program
  • Discovering Healthcare Careers
  • Diversity In Surgery Visiting Sub-Internship Program
  • Diversity Scholars Program
  • Early Opportunity Program
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  • Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) Chicago
  • Graduate Training Program in Breast Cancer Disparities
  • Health Professionals Recruitment and Exposure Program (HPREP)
  • Health Professionals Recruitment and Exposure Program (HPREP)- Loyola
  • High School Pharmacy Camp
  • High School Pharmacy Workshop
  • Hispanic Center of Execellence
  • Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD)
  • INSPIRE
  • Internal Medicine Summer Immersion Program
  • Katz and Manne Research Institute Summer Scholars Program
  • Latino Health Science Enrichment Program (LaHSEP 3)
  • Latino Science Enrichment Program
  • L@S Ganas Research Fellowship
  • Medical/Dental Education Preparatory Program (MEDPREP)
  • Medical Education Careers Exposure Emergency Preparedness (MedCEEP)
  • Medicina Academy Apprentice Program (MAAP)
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  • NFL Diversity In Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative
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  • Northwestern Medicine Scholars Program
  • Northwestern University Cancer Undergraduate Research and Education Program (NU-CURE)
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  • Office of Diversity and Inclusion-- Pre-Matriculation Program
  • One Summer Chicago
  • P4 Physician Preparatory Pipeline Program
  • Portal To Biomedical Research Careers Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (UIC PBRC PREP)
  • Pre-Health Academic Readiness (PHAR) Undergraduate Summer Program
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  • Program Advancing Research for Equity (PARE)
  • Public Health Scholarship Program
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  • researchSTART
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  • SI Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program (SI Bridges)
  • Sinai Youth Summer Employment
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  • STEMM Scholars Academy
  • Summer Medical Research Training (SMaRT) Program
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  • Summer Program in Vascular Neurology
  • Summer Programs in Biomedical Sciences for High School Students -STEM CAMP
  • Summer Programs in Biomedical Sciences for High School Students (STEM CAMP)
  • Summer Programs in Biomedical Sciences for High School Students -Summer Science Internship
  • Summer Undergraduate REsearch Program on Health Disparities
  • TEACH Research
  • The Diversity Clerkship in Trauma Burn Care and Research
  • The Pritzker School of Medicine Experience in Research (PSOMER)
  • UHP Health Exploration Scholars (HES)
  • UIC PUBH100 Health and the Public Course- Highschool/UIC Dual Enrollment
  • UI Health CHAMPIONS
  • Undergraduate Research Symposium
  • UP On EHS
  • UP On EHS Internship Program
  • Urban Bridges Medical Mentoring Physician Pipeline Program
  • Urban Health Club
  • Urban Health Mentorship Program
  • Urban Health Program (UHP) Preparing Scholars for Academic Success (PASS)
  • Urban Medicine (UMed) Program
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  • Visiting Student Elective Program for Students Underrepresented in Medicine
  • Young Doctors Program

Discovering Healthcare Careers

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

DHC is a 6-week educational shadowing internship for Hispanic/Latinx or Black/African American students who are interested in pursuing a career in healthcare & more. Students are provided with workforce development workshops including resume writing, team building, professional development, and basic clinical skills. As a DHC student, you will have the opportunity to shadow medical professionals in the morning and spend your afternoon participating in workforce development sessions and learning about a variety of healthcare professionals through lecture series.

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Program Components

Primary Areas of Focus
  • Recruitment (i.e. increasing awareness of and/or stimulating interest in health profession careers and degree programs
  • Academic preparation (e.g., increasing STEM knowledge
  • Retention or completion of health professions degree programs (support for those currently enrolled)

Program Location

Settings: In-person

County: Cook County / Chicago, IL

In-person location: Chicago,IL

Timing

Time periods: None

Program Components
  • Academic skills development (e.g. study skills, test-taking
    Students are provided with workforce development workshops including resume writing, team building, professional development, and basic clinical skills.
  • Health career exploration (e.g. job shadowing, career fairs)
  • Professional skills development (e.g. teamwork, ethical conduct)
  • Research experience (e.g. summer program)

Program Information

Education Levels
    High School Students
Health Professions
    Other
    Healthcare

Eligibility Criteria and How to Apply

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Eligibility Criteria
  • Academic
  • Underrepresented racial and/or ethnic background
    -Must be Black/African American or Latinx/Hispanic
Required Application Documents
  • Essay

Contact Information

Workforce Development
Email: workforcedevelopment@luriechildrens.org
Phone: NA

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