Elementary and Middle School Students Programs
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STEM programs for middle schoolers to support interest in sciences in health professions.
Academia De Padres (Parents Academy)
UIC- Hispanic Center of Excellence
The Academia de Padres is a special program for the parents of Latino students who are interested in pursuing careers in the medical profession. This program is designed to provide a holistic support system to increase the social and cultural capital of college-bound students. Research …
Elementary and Middle School Students
Medicine
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
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
ENpowered
Project Syncere
Project SYNCERE’s ENpowered program provides students with an introduction to engineering. This program provides students in grades 3-12 with hands-on engineering experiences that are designed to increase their interest and understanding of STEM. Through our partnerships with schools, universities, community organizations and other youth serving …
Elementary and Middle School Students, High School Students
Other
Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) Chicago
Expanding Your Horizons Chicago
Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) is a one day symposium for middle school girls to engage in exciting and diverse experiences that science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers have to offer. Volunteers from the Chicago STEM community organize short, hands-on workshops to directly engage with …
Elementary and Middle School Students
Other
High School Pharmacy Workshop
University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy at Rockford
The UIC College of Pharmacy High School Pharmacy Workshop (HSPW) is a 2-hour, virtual program designed to introduce the profession of pharmacy to students in 8th – 10th grade. Students who register for this event have the opportunity to learn more about the various career …
Elementary and Middle School Students, High School Students
Pharmacy
Medical Education Careers Exposure Emergency Preparedness (MedCEEP)
MedCEEP
Our mission is to address the problems of poor healthcare, low health literacy, violence, lack of access to quality healthcare providers, and systemic injustices that have plagued our communities for generations. We focus on empowering underrepresented minority youth to become trained in recognizing and responding …
Elementary and Middle School Students, High School Students
Medicine
Mini Health Professions Program
UIC Urban Health Program
This pathway program is aimed at introducing 4th and 5th graders from the surrounding UIC neighborhoods to the wonders of the health sciences and the healthcare professions through lectures, experiments, and anatomical dissections. A curriculum centered upon 7 different organ systems will be taught to …
Elementary and Middle School Students
Medicine, Public Health
Rush Mini Medical Program
Rush University Medical Center
The CPASS Foundation Mini Medical School at Rush University Medical Center introduces 4th- and 5th-grade students to the wonders of the health sciences and the healthcare professions through lectures, experiments, and other forms of exploration. Rush University is offering this Saturday enrichment program to students …
Elementary and Middle School Students
Medicine, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Public Health