TEACH Teen Education and Careers in Healthcare

TEACH- Teen Education and Careers in Healthcare

Brought to you by AMSA REACH Premed Coordinator 2010-2011

MISS ION & GOAL:

TEACH is a mul tifa ceted approach to address the needs of the minori ty youth, develop leadership skills, foster a cademic success ,and promote higher educa tion. The purpose of TEACH is to i nspire under-represented minori ty high s chool s tudents to pursue ca reers in health professions , and to encourage them to help relieve health dispari ties by ta king a ction on heal th-related problems in thei r communi ty.

PROJECT OUTLINE:

1. A presentation a bout heal th ca reers a t a local high s chool wi th hi gh proportion of mi nori ty s tudents. a . See TEACH_highschool .ppt b. Introducti on to the fields of medi cine, nursing, pha rma cy, dentis try and other heal th ca re-related professions. c. Try to include fun a cti vi ties and enga ge the s tudents ! E.g. running an emergency code s cena rio, ana tomy models ,etc. d. MOTIVATE the s tudents! Some healthca re ca reers mi ght take yea rs to complete, but "work ha rd and s tudy ha rd and anything is possible!" e. Dis tribute appli ca tions fora follow-up mentorship program.

*Tips : if possible, try to find volunteers with simila r ra ce/ethni c background to serve as role models , to show the hi gh s chool s tudents tha t i tis possible to a ccomplish thei r goals.

2. A mentorship program for moti va ted s tudents (selected by appli ca tion). a . The hi gh school students will be di vided into smaller groups to work wi th college s tudents, medi cal s chool or MPH s tudents. b. The groups will meet every other week after s chool (frequency of sessions can be changed depending on volunteer a vailability) c. The sessions consis t of mentorship/tutoring components for 1 hour,i ncluding help with SAT, college appli cation,s chola rships, FAFSA, and resume wri ting. i . Prepa rations for hi gher educa tion and ca reers in heal th.

d. The 2nd hour of the sessions will be team building a cti vi ties and working on problem-based learning modules (i.e. tea ch the s tudents how to identi fy heal th- rela ted problems in thei r communi ty, and work to address those problems). i . Heal th education ii . Leadership skills and teamwork. iii. Community a cti vism

3. Di vi de the youth pa rtici pants into teams tha t work to develop a community health service project. a . Examples can be a Health Dayat school, Drug Free Campaign, or Obesity Awareness.

4. Rewa rds and incenti ves a . Field trip to tour a college. b. Field trip to medi cal center/hospi tal/medical school - Be a Student Doctor for a Da y (session for dissecti on, bones , vi tal signs, etc.) c. Basketball/football game ti ckets . d. Schola rship, gi ft ca rds, free SAT prep class. i . Seek sponsorshi ps from companies, such as Kaplan tes t prep, Princeton Review, Syl van Lea rning center, etc.

PARTNERS & ADVIS ORS

Hi gh s chool tea cher College professor Medical school students Medical school advisor College ca reerservi ces /resource center

EVENT LOGIS TICS Location and date: At local high s chool wi th high minori ty profile. Duration of sessions: 2 hours (1 hour of mentori ng/tutoring, 1 hour of team building/ problem- based learning module session) Event coordinators/ program mentors: premed and medi cal s tudents , and/or s tudents from other health professions s chools (e.g. nursing, dentis try, pha rma cy, etc.).

Planning time-frame for event: Sta rti ng a tleas t one month before the event:

Part I. Health careers presentation: 1. Loca te a high school to hos t the event.

Tips : You can search for local high s chools online and look up their profiles, or you can ma ke decision based on a poll asking premed/medi cal s tudents if they know of a s chool tha t would benefi t from this program.

2. Conta ct the school 's principal to a rra nge a meeting to discuss proposed event, including potential da tes/ti me. Ask for a specifi c high s chool tea cher/advisor to help coordina te the progra m as well as permission to work wi th thei r students .

3. Conta ct student leaders in ea ch heal th related profession s chool (medi cine, nursing, dentistry, etc.) to determine if they a re interes ted in pa rti cipati ng.

4. Fi nalize the fi rs t presenta tion da te and genera te a lis t of volunteers . Print out appli ca tions for mentorship progra m.

5. Make transporta tion a rrangements for volunteers .

6. Es tablish an event theme or a cti vi ties to capture hi gh s chool s tudents' interes t. (eg - run a mock code s cena rio and then ask the high s chool students how they thought we should respond.)

7. Obtains props and other supplies. (E.g. airwa y ma nagement equipment, ana tomy doll , de-fib ma chine, IV fluid ba gs, tubing from hospi tal depa rtment heads.)

8. Perform event dry-run a few da ys before the a ctual event.

9. Da te of event: run an i cebreaker/acti vi ties (e.g. the code s cena rio),ans wer ques tions , present heal th ca reers , ppt, and dis cussion. **At end of presenta tion, pass out mentorship applica tions and talk about progra m incenti ves !**

Part II. Mentorship afterschool program: 1. Recrui t volunteers (premed/med) to be program coordina tors & mentors 2. Develop cri teria for selection of high s chool s tudents as pa rti cipants in your TEACH progra m 3. Select moti va ted hi gh school s tudents through appli cation process ,incl uding interview. Limi t the number of pa rti cipants based on a vailable volunteers . 4. Select regula r meeting da tes, time, and loca tion for the semes ter. (E.g. every other Thurs da y afters chool).

5. Plan for the sessions a week in advance. Decide on a topi c for college prepa rati on and crea te handouts . Prepa re a heal th-rela ted problem-based lea rning topi c & worksheets . **Tips :assign homework to the high s chool s tudents to complete before next session! This will keep them engaged in the progra m in-between sessions.

6. In the fi rst session, high s chool s tudents will be di vided into s maller groups to work wi th premed/ medical students , or other health professions students . ** Assign a designated mentor for every youth pa rti cipant, exchange contact info.

7. During tutoring/mentoring sessions, mentors can work with the s tudents on thei r homework,and talk briefl y about college prepa ra tion.

8. During PBL session, volunteers can fa cilita te discussion in small groups ,and encoura ge s tudents to work together as a team.

9. Mentors will guide the student teams to complete a community health service project.

Key advice/suggestions:

? It is important to es tablish a relationship wi th the school or ins ti tution pri or to s cheduling the event.

? Make sure you ha ve the support of your own uni versi ty or medi cal s chool in adva nce.

Mul ti -task! Ha ve va rious members of your commi ttee work on obtaining incenti ves for the pa rti cipa ting high s chool s tudents , developing curri cular and ca reer advising ma terials, es tablishing sponsori ng pa rtners (eg - Kaplan for s cholarships ),etc simul taneousl y

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