This is a funded program for 5 minority nursing students for 12 weeks in the summer. Students attend local colleges, both 4 year and 2 year schools. This is the third year for this summer program. To provide leadership and education in concert with the ongoing diversity initiatives of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Partners HealthCare System. Opened in 1998, the Office is an initiative of Partners HealthCare Sysrtems.
Partners seeks ways to develop the careers of women in medicine, especially academic medicine.
There is a counterpart office at Massachusetts General Hospital. The Office offers seminars and workshops, has a resource library and works closely with the Division of Women's Health. Project Protech Provides students who are interested in health careers with an avenue to learn more about the healthcare setting. After completing a case study designed by the program director, students are eligible for part time employment at the hospital. Increase opportunities for students to achieve employment and advance education after the completion of high school.