High School Students Programs
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Programs for high schoolers might include competitions and other extracurriculars.
Artifice Chicago
The University of Chicago- Institute on Population and Precision Health
@rtifice is a Woodlawn-based organization that uses project-based, hands-on learning to endow participants with the tech and entrepreneurial skills that will make them the masters of their own destiny.
Elementary and Middle School Students, High School Students
Other
Cancer Health Equity Summer Scholars (CHESS)
University of Illinois Cancer Center
The CHESS program is a paid, 8-week summer program that trains and mentors underrepresented minority high school students interested in careers focusing on cancer research and other health professions. The students learn about cancer health disparities from researchers by attending lecture series and journal clubs, …
High School Students
Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Psychology, Clinical or Counseling, Public Health, Physical Therapy, Social Work, Other
Chicago EYES (Educators and Youth Enjoy Science)
The University of Chicago
Chicago EYES (Educators and Youth Enjoy Science) on Cancer is a cancer research training program for high school and college students interested in careers in biomedicine. The program also welcomes secondary science educators. For two consecutive summers, participants work full time in the laboratories of …
High School Students, College Students
Medicine
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Career and Technical Education (CTE)
Chicago Public Schools
The CPS CTE program was established by the Cook County President’s and the City of Chicago Mayor’s offices to increase the number of Chicago’s youth recruited into Chicago’s healthcare workforce. Students in this program will take part in an honors program that will prepare them …
High School Students
Medicine
Collegiate Scholars Program
The University of Chicago
During the summer months, Collegiate Scholars take courses in humanities, social sciences, and mathematics, taught by University of Chicago faculty on the UChicago campus. Throughout the academic year, scholars engage in a series of enrichment activities focused on leadership development, civic engagement, college advising, academic …
High School Students
Other
Dentistry Annual Urban Health Program Open House
The University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry Urban Health Program (UHP)
The College of Dentistry Urban Health Programs are focused on providing programming, resources and support for underrepresented students, which gives them early exposure to the dental profession. The UHP hosts events that bring together current and former students that have had similar paths growing up …
High School Students, College Students
Dentistry
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 …
High School Students
Other
Early Outreach Program
The University of Illinois at Chicago
The University of Illinois at Chicago Early Outreach Program is a pre-college academic pipeline initiative that offers a Saturday Enrichment Program and summer learning experiences that inspire independence, curiosity, confidence, leadership and collaboration. We consider our students’ diversity to be an asset. We understand and …
High School Students, College Students, Post-Baccalaureate Students
Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health
E-Cademy
Project Syncere
The E-CADEMY program utilizes the nationally recognized Project Lead The Way curriculum, to teach students how to apply engineering skills to identify problems, create unique solutions and lead their own learning experience. Over the course of 32-weeks during the school year, students work both in …
Elementary and Middle School Students, High School Students
Other
Electroneurodiagnostic (END) Technologist
Midwestern Career College
The Electroneurodiagnostic (END) Technologist hybrid program, whose graduates are in high demand by hospitals, immerses students in the study of electrical brain activity and equips them with the practical skills needed to set up, record, and interpret EEG tests in healthcare settings. After three semesters, …
High School Students
Other