Programs

Northwestern Medicine Scholars Program

The vision of the Northwestern Medicine Scholars Program is to offer enriching experiences that enable outstanding high school students to explore and be better prepared for potential careers in medicine as future physicians and biomedical scientists.

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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: Northwestern University

Program Components
  • Mentoring (e.g. pairing with current health profession student)
    he Mentoring Connection program, part of the Northwestern Medicine Scholars Program at Westinghouse College Prep, pairs up scholars with Northwestern faculty members, medical students, college students and even fellow scholars. Scholars are thoughtfully paired with their mentors and mentees, and guided through their time in the program. Faculty mentors help show the scholars what it is like to be a physician or researcher. Medical student and college student mentors help to prepare scholars for getting accepted into college and medical school. Student-to-student mentors guide their fellow classmates in the Northwestern Medicine Scholars program.
  • Research experience (e.g. summer program)

Program Information

Education Levels

Program Sustainability

Affiliated Programs

Westinghouse College Prep

Eligibility Criteria and How to Apply

Eligibility Criteria
  • Academic
  • Underrepresented racial and/or ethnic background
    Underrepresented populations in the greater Chicago area.

Contact Information

Rebecca Miller, Counseling Chair and Director of Admissions
Email: scholarsprogram@nm.org
Phone: 773.534.6411

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