Organization: MEDICAL EDUCATION RESOURCES INITIATIVE
Mission: MEDICAL EDUCATION RESOURCES INITIATIVE FOR TEENS (MERIT) EDUCATES AND EMPOWERS STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED BACKGROUNDS TO BECOME HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND CHANGE AGENTS WHO ADVANCE EQUITY.
Activities: MERIT HEALTH LEADERSHIP ACADEMY PROVIDES SUPPORT AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS STARTING IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND CONTINUING IN COLLEGE. MERIT SUPPORTS STUDENTS TO BECOME COLLEGE GRADUATES, HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, AND CHANGE AGENTS. LAST YEAR 100% OF STUDENTS WERE ACCEPTED TO 4-YEAR UNIVERSITIES AFTER SHOWING SIGNIFICANT GROWTH ON THE SAT. THE VAST MAJORITY OF MERIT STUDENTS IN COLLEGE CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARDS CAREERS IN THE HEALTH FIELD.
NTEE category: Voluntary Health Associations & Medical Disciplines
Secondary category: Education