For High School Students
Highlighted Program
Career 911
This online course, subtitled "Your Future Job in Medicine and Healthcare," offers insight into healthcare career options and strategies for entering the workforce.
Chicago Youth Programs
Chicago Youth Programs was founded in 1984 by Northwestern University Medical Students to improve the health and life opportunities of at-risk youth. CYP uses a comprehensive approach aimed at developing their capabilities by providing tutoring, enrichment programs and healthcare to children from birth to young adulthood.
CPS Career & Technical Education Summer Program
This summer internship is offered in partnership with NM's Pharmacy and IT departments.
Cristo Rey High School Corporate Work Study Program
Through this program, high school students receive tuition assistance and work experience at NM.
Discovering Healthcare Careers
This six-week summer internship at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago is for Hispanic/Latinx and African-American/Black high school studentswho are interested in pursuing a career in healthcare.
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Workforce Education at Lurie Children's
EMPOWER (Encouraging Mentoring & Preparing on Workforce Education Readiness)
This six-week paid internship for young adults with minor or chronic disabilities places students in non-clinical entry-level positions.
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Workforce Education at Lurie Children's
Health Professions Recruitment & Exposure Program
Known as HPREP, this six-week educational and exposure program gives high school students of diverse backgrounds from the Chicago area firsthand exposure to the medical school curriculum, career options in healthcare, tools for academic success and opportunities to interact with healthcare professionals.
Huntley & McHenry East and West High School Residency Program
More than 20 departments at NM host students from these high schools for learning opportunities.
Kimberly Querrey Summer Research Program
This six-week paid internship is designed for students who plan to pursue degrees in biological science and combines intensive research training with support for their academic and professional development.
Lab Exploration Experience
Through this experience with the Lurie Cancer Center, Wendell Phillips High School students explore our world-class scientific laboratories and learn how the science lessons learned in the classroom relates to innovate strategies to treat cancer.
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Maintenance Engineer Apprenticeship
This two-level program provides a transitional, development-purposed apprenticeship to students attending a Career & Technical Education (CTE) school.
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Workforce Education at Lurie Children's
Mentoring Educational Development
This 11-week program for high school students attending a partner school allows them to shadow within a department at Lurie Children's.
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Workforce Education at Lurie Children's
NM Discovery Program
This program from Northwestern Medicine exposes high school students to a broad range of healthcare careers through activities such as tours, guest speakers, group discussions and hands-on projects.
NM Scholars
The Northwestern Medicine Scholars Program enables outstanding high school students at Westinghouse College Prep to explore and be better prepared for potential careers in medicine as future physicians and biomedical scientists.
One Summer Chicago
Lurie Children's partners with the mayor's One Summer Chicago to provide paid internship opportunities in six-week, non-clinical, entry-level positions.
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Workforce Education at Lurie Children's
PRISM Outreach Program
Promoting Inner-City Youth in Science and Medicine (PRISM), in collaboration with the Pedersen-McCormick Boys & Girls Club, encourages inner-city youth to explore science and medicine career opportunities through mentor-guided, interactive educational opportunities and activities. It was started by Northwestern University Medical Scientist Training Program students.
Project Search
Multiple NM clinical sites participate in this program, which prepares young people with significant disabilities for success in competitive integrated employment.
Radiology Internship Program
During this eight-week program, prospective radiology professionals will be exposed to multiple roles within the field. Successful participants will be offered a role at NM while they pursue their degree.
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SciHigh Summer Program
Led by NU GoKidney, the SciHigh Summer Program is an eight-week, immersive enrichment program for Trinity High School students that aims to leave trainees with the skills and confidence to achieve success in science and kidney research.
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Esmeralda Liz, NUGoKidney Program Assistant
Shades for the Future
In this six-week internship, high school students receive school participation and job readiness training while working an entry-level, non-clinical job.
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Workforce Education at Lurie Children's
SQE Inspire
This program from the Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics exposes students to STEM through field trips, science teacher development/continuing education, internships, workshops and other outreach opportunities.
Year Up
Year Up is an intensive skills-training program for underserved young adults.The first Year Up Chicago cohort working within Feinberg’s Research Administration recently completed the program.