CREATE Health Scholars participate in a year-long program with a one-month summer intensive experience. Participating undergraduate students will strengthen their applications to professional schools and programs by receiving hands-on training and exposure to a variety of health careers, and through advanced professional school examination practice with Kaplan Test Prep. The CREATE Health Scholars program includes students from the following, and other related, disciplines: Behavioral Health, Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Public Health, and Research. Students need not be a science major at their undergraduate institution however, experience with science coursework is highly recommended for July students, and required for June. Students must also have completed a college algebra, or equivalent difficultly math course, with a “B” grade or better. The CREATE Health Scholars program will focus on:
- cultivating integrated teams of health professionals who share the broadest possible understanding of health
- improving each student’s knowledge and performance in pre-health core curriculum areas
- clarifying health career goals
- enhancing the student professional school applications and MCAT/DAT/ PCAT/GRE scores
- engaging students in collaborative community-based projects that will help make Colorado the healthiest state in the nation for generations to come.
CREATE Health Scholars Participant Information: The 65 applicants chosen to participate in the 2013 CREATE Health Scholars program must reside at the Denver area college or university that is hosting the intensive summer session. The assembled cohort of CREATE Health Scholars from around the state will be expected to form a student leadership network. While in Denver, students will work together to prepare for professional school applications, generate a greater understanding of the multitude of facets comprising the field of health care, and will engage with the Summer Health Careers Institute’s high school students during academic instruction and acute mentoring. Expenses are paid for by the CREATE Health Scholars Program and a $500 stipend is awarded to each participant after full completion of their intensive residency portion. Participants must meet the following requirements:
- Currently enrolled in a Colorado College or University
- Student in good standing
- Interested in health careers
- Willing to fully participate in the 2013 CREATE Health Scholars four-week intensive summer program in Denver (Session I: June 3-28, 2013 (Junior/Senior) or Session II: July 1–26, 2013 (Freshman/Sophomore))
- Follow up surveys and “check-ins” throughout the 2013-2014 academic year
- Student must be at least 18 years old by program start date
Participants receive:
- Tuition to the 2013 CREATE Health Scholars four-week summer program which includes:
- practical experience in clinical simulations
- research practices
- service learning
- job-shadowing
- Kaplan Test Prep instruction
- Continuous Application Support & Career Coaching
- HIPAA, CPR, and First Aid training
- Room & board
- $500 stipend for completion of all activities
Click here to apply for CREATE Health Scholars, Summer 2013