The Club Premed regularly serves more than 300 students from 20 area high schools. The IHEC is the principal cosponsor of this effort, providing financial support, consultation services and other technical services support to the program. The IHEC has been actively involved with the program for the past 2 years. The students engage in structured sessions to enhance their study, test-taking, and learning skills as well as their personal development. The students participate in career planning workshops and receive cultural and academic training.
Students learn the importance of volunteerism and partake in many hours of volunteer efforts.
In addition, students visit health related academic institutions, clinics, and hospitals. In collaboration with the Health Sciences Tech Prep Program at the Malcolm X College, a city college of Chicago , the IHEC co-sponsors the Summer Tech Prep portion of the program. Approximately 125 students participate in the Tech Prep Program each summer. The participants represent 10 Chicago Public High Schools. Study skills, test taking, and causes to enhance math and science are also included in this program.