HPREP works to:
- Increase the awareness of underrepresented and minority high school students of opportunities available in the health professions
- Increase the number of minorities and underrepresented students entering the health professions, allied health fields, and graduate sciences
- Facilitate interactions between underrepresented high school students, medical students, and faculty at medical institutions
- Increase high school student’s awareness of the unique healthcare needs of minority and economically disadvantaged communities.
- Strengthen high school student’s motivation to pursue a career in the sciences via creative, intellectual, and sociocultural mechanisms.
- Counsel serious college-bound minority and underrepresented high school students on college survival skills and the premedical curriculum.
PROGRAM ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:
- Participants are placed into teams with other participants and paired with a mentor. The participants are then tasked with completing a health-related presentation or case competition as part of a team. Each session has time allotted for participants to complete part of the project with the assistance of their mentor(s). At the end of the program, students present their projects publicly and are provided formal feedback. Each project must include a section on equity and or health disparities.
- Health Career Exposure: Duke Faculty members and residents are brought in to provide skills sessions of case presentations to expose participants to Medicine. Students from other health professional schools (PA, Nursing, PT) also attend sessions to provide information on other health career opportunities.
- College-preparedness: Brief small group sessions are provided to inform students of professional etiquette. Topics include how to ask for a cover letter, professional dress, social media presence, etc.
- Speaking and interview skills: Each session has planned time within groups for students to practice speaking publicly and answering interview questions to identify and strengthen weaknesses.
- Writing: Participants are assisted with writing personal statements and provided with formative feedback at the conclusion of the program.
- Mentorship: Students are provided with current medical students who can serve as mentors. Each session has time built-in for group mentoring and participants are also able to remain connected with mentors once the program concludes.
The program lasts 4 months and meets bi-weekly.
ELIGIBILITY. This program is for…
- High School Students (Grades 9-12)
The program encourages applications from individuals who identify as belonging to any of the following groups:
- Communities that are historically underrepresented in STEM, biomedical sciences, or medical fields
- Historically or socioeconomically disadvantaged
- Black or African American
- Hispanic, Latino/a, or of Spanish origin
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
- Native Alaskan or Native American
For questions, contact DukeHPREP@gmail.com.
PROGRAM SUPPORT
This program is housed within Duke University School of Medicine. This program is currently funded by:
- Duke University School of Medicine – Multicultural Resource Center
For questions about funding and other forms of support for this program, contact:
- Emmanuel Emovon (emmanuel.emovon@duke.edu)
- Romel Holmes (romel.holmes@duke.edu)
