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Summer Health Careers Institute
2010 Summer Health Institute Dates
- June 6th—11th
- July 18th—23rd
2010 APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 31, 2010
DOWNLOAD APPLICATION HERE
Each year the Colorado AHEC hosts two Summer Health Careers Institutes for high school students
throughout the state at the University of Colorado’s Health Science Center at the Anschutz
Medical Campus. Students are selected by their local AHEC Center through a competitive
application process to participate in one of the two week programs. There is no cost to the
student to participate as the Institutes are funded by The Colorado Trust Foundation.
The goal of this program is to encourage high school students with interests in health and abilities in math
and science to pursue health careers and to provide them with information and experience which will help them
make intelligent career choices.
During the week these students receive a comprehensive introduction into the field of health care and
requirements necessary to enter the field. In addition to speakers talking about health care they hear
presentation about the importance of key subjects such as math and science as well as about the entire
college experience. They also undergo personality testing to help them identify what type of health career
is best suits them.
 This is not a classroom only experience. During the week students visit facilities throughout the Health Science
Center and tour local hospitals. They also spend a day shadowing a health care professional in a field they
find of interest.
The selection process to participate in this program begins when applications and background material are
provided to high school guidance counselors and other contacts throughout the region who alert students of the
program opportunity. To be considered for the Institute:
- students complete a 10-part application process which is graded according to a specific number of points assigned to each part
- fill out the questionnaire portion of the application
- have a teacher fill out a recommendation portion
- secure two letters of recommendation from someone not related to them
- write an essay answering career focused questions posed in the application form
This very detailed application process is not unlike those students must later fill out as they apply for
scholarships, admittance to college and for other programs. Therefore the ability and willingness to follow
instructions and fill out such an application appropriately is one of the qualifications to be considered for
the Summer Health Institute.
This packet of material is sent to the Colorado AHEC office which in turn reviews and organizes them by region
and sends each AHEC the applications for its region. The local AHECs then select 10 students for each of the two
week programs. In 2009, there were 50 applications from CAHEC’S region!
2010 Summer Health Institute Dates
- June 6th—11th
- July 18th—23rd
2010 APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 31, 2010
DOWNLOAD APPLICATION HERE
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