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We are considering a 3-week  pre-health summer program with the following features:
 
We are considering a 3-week  pre-health summer program with the following features:
- 12 motivated, high achieving students interested in a health career
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*12 motivated, high achieving students interested in a health career
- 2 faculty from the sciences
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*2 faculty from the sciences
- an overaching public health project that will span the entire program
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*an overaching public health project that will span the entire program
- exposure to a variety of health careers
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*exposure to a variety of health careers
- readings/discussions on humanity in medicine and ethics
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*readings/discussions on humanity in medicine and ethics
- science labs with health emphasis
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*science labs with health emphasis
- possible Fall internship
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*possible Fall internship
 
 
  
 
Questions:
 
Questions:
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1.  Are there local public health issues that can be explored/researched/addressed by a group of motivated students and faculty during a 3 week summer course?  This program can be continued over the 4 year timeframe of the grant.
 
1.  Are there local public health issues that can be explored/researched/addressed by a group of motivated students and faculty during a 3 week summer course?  This program can be continued over the 4 year timeframe of the grant.
  
 
2.  Are there ways that we can work with local health care providers to expose students to the different possible careers in health?
 
2.  Are there ways that we can work with local health care providers to expose students to the different possible careers in health?

Revision as of 22:21, 13 June 2007

We are considering a 3-week pre-health summer program with the following features:

  • 12 motivated, high achieving students interested in a health career
  • 2 faculty from the sciences
  • an overaching public health project that will span the entire program
  • exposure to a variety of health careers
  • readings/discussions on humanity in medicine and ethics
  • science labs with health emphasis
  • possible Fall internship


Questions:

1. Are there local public health issues that can be explored/researched/addressed by a group of motivated students and faculty during a 3 week summer course? This program can be continued over the 4 year timeframe of the grant.

2. Are there ways that we can work with local health care providers to expose students to the different possible careers in health?