Selections will be announced after the Thanksgiving holidays. Each committee shall be composed of a faculty member from the school, a counselor or other designated school representative and the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University project coordinator or a designee, a representative of the Pitt County Medical Community and one additional outside representative from the field of education or medicine, possibly an ECU medical student. A total of 15 students will be chosen from among the qualified applicants at each of the six participating schools. The students complete worksheets that identify their interests, values and preferences. Homework includes investigation of three health related careers that they think might match their profiles.
Students analyze assessment data.
2 Orientation, Immunization, College Admissions and Health Careers. Medical Student Panel Students will receive an orientation to the health care field that covers a broad range of topics. Topics will include health career options and the future of health care. The college admissions process will be described. Health career options at ECU will be presented.