The School of Health Professions has adopted this Health Academy, with activities including coordinated career counseling and recruitment. The program pairs talented minority students with biomedical researchers to learn laboratory skills, research and scientific principles, and oral and written presentation skills. The 16 students enrolled each summer receive a stipend. This summer program provides high school science teachers with an update in science knowledge and laboratory techniques which they can then translate to their home schools in the Philadelphia Public School System. Four teachers participate each summer, receiving stipends and valuable experience.
Mentors meet with students after school on our campus, as well as during planned events.
The program targets ninth graders and continues through high school graduation. The mentors help students in the high school apprenticeship program understand their experience and reflect on their participation in the program. Mentors help individual students discover their talents and use their creativity for problem-solving and goal setting. In addition to helping students with academic needs and interests, mentors provide information about job and clinical training for professions in the health field. A Job is a summer work program at the University's East Falls and Center City Campuses.