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| 3 Feb 2025 | |
| Fellowship |
The Northeast Regional Alliance (NERA) MedPrep HCOP Academy Program is a partnership between Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai's Center for Multicultural and Community Affairs, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Manhattan-Staten Island Area Health Education Center.
The Program uniquely builds on the collective expertise of four outstanding institutions to expand health careers preparation for disadvantaged or underserved students from junior high school through medical school with the goal of increasing competitiveness for medical school. Ultimately, we expect that our scholars will have the humanism, professionalism and interpersonal skills required of a future physician caring for a diverse population.
The Northeast Regional Alliance (NERA) MedPrep HCOP Academy is a free summer enrichment program for underserved and/or economically disadvantaged college students interested in the medical field.
OVERVIEW
NERA Behavioral Health Undergraduate Social Work Fellowship:
A six-week summer enrichment program under the NERA MedPrep Alliance in partnership with The Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Social Work Services
- Clinical and Professional Development: Provides underserved college students with exposure to social work roles in an academic health system
- Graduate Study Preparation: Strengthens participants' competitiveness for graduate social work programs.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
March 1st, 2025