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SUMMARY:Summer Health Careers Exposure Pathway Program (SHEPP)
DESCRIPTION:The Summer Health Careers Exposure Pathway Program (SHEPP) is a one week curriculum for 10th and 11th grade students from metro Atlanta high schools. SHEPP is designed to recruit a diverse group of students interested in pursuing a career within the health professions. The program provides high school students with opportunities to experience life on an undergraduate and health professional school campus while gaining knowledge about various careers in healthcare. This program will inspire program participants to believe in their own intellectual strengths and aspire to post-secondary educational pursuits in the health professions. \nProgram Goals: Increase minority student pipeline into the health professions through the introduction of various careers in the health professions. Improve scholastic success through morning didactic sessions on test prep\, time management\, college admissions planning and other topics and provide mentorship opportunities for students through vertical mentoring sessions. \nProgram Logistics: SHEPP is a one week summer immersion program for 25-50 10th and 11th grade metro Atlanta high school students on the campus of Morehouse College. \nProgram dates: Sunday\, June 8th for Orientation. Program sessions are held on Monday\, June 9th through Friday\, June 13th. Saturday\, June 14th. 2025 is the closing brunch and debrief session.  \nProgram Requirements: Rising 10th or 11th grade students interested in the health professions in good standing at a Metro Atlanta High School. Minimum GPA is 3.0 or higher. Applicants must submit an official high school transcript\, one letter of reference from a HS faculty member (administrator\, teacher or guidance counselor) as well as complete and submit the online program application.  \nProgram Application opens: Tuesday\, April 1st\, 2025 \nProgram Application deadline: Thursday\, May 15th\, 2025 \nProgram Participants notified by Friday\, May 23rd\, 2025 \nProgram Dates: Sunday\, June 8th – Saturday\, June 14th\, 2025 \nhttps://forms.gle/qsrtqsDqYvefnwz1A
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