Are Health Professions In Your Future? Attend The Workshop Happening Dec 5 To Learn More

Nov. 28, 2018
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Wednesday, December 5, 2018
The University of Arizona
Cesar Chavez 104
6:00 pm -7:00 pm

Start refining your skills NOW with the Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP). The Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) provides students interested in health careers the opportunity for a transformative summer experience. SHPEP connects opportunity with student success. The FREE six-week summer enrichment program helps college students enhance their academic proficiency and career development opportunities in a health profession. Participation in the summer enrichment program may better position students for acceptance into advanced degree programs.

To be eligible, you must:

  • Be a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident, or an individual granted deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) status by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
  • Be a college freshman or sophomore at the time of application.
  • Have a minimum GPA of 2.5.
  • Identify with a group that is underrepresented in the health professions. These students include, but are not limited to, individuals who identify as African American/Black, American Indian and Alaska Native and Hispanic/Latino, and who are from communities of socioeconomic and educational disadvantage.

Applications for the 2019 summer program will open on December 1, 2018 and close on February 15, 2019.
SHPEP is implemented at 12 universities across the nation. Each institution provides scholars with academic enrichment in the basic sciences and math, clinical experiences, career development activities, learning and study skills seminars, and a financial planning workshop. Program sites vary on how they deliver each of these required components and their program start date.

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Nursing
  • Pharmacy
  • Public Health 
  • Optometry 
  • Physician Assistant 
  • Physical Therapy

Learn more about SHPEP by attending a workshop with UA SHPEP Alumni scheduled for:

Wednesday, December 5, 2018
The University of Arizona
Cesar Chavez 104
6:00 pm -7:00 pm

Can’t make it to the workshop, here’s another opportunity to learn more about SHPEP. Webinar – An Inside Look into the Summer Health Professions Education Program on December 6: https://aamc.elevate.commpartners.com/p/SHPEPSeries

For more information, contact Josie Gin Morgan at 520-621-7763 or email josiegin@email.arizona.edu or Gissel Heraldez, 2018-19 SHPEP Ambassador for UA gheraldez@email.arizona.edu.