JEFFERSON MEDICAL COLLEGE OF THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY Luz M. Ortiz, PhD, MA Assistant Dean Office of Diversity and Minority Affairs Jefferson Medical College

FUTURE DOCS Ten-week High School Enrichment Program Students are exposed to all of the health professions, medicine and graduate studies in biomedical sciences. Program begins the first Thursday in January Students meet once a week, for ten consecutive weeks, two hours per day

Program Requirements and Application Process Open to 3 rd and 4 th year minority students interested in the “sciences” Also open to “economically/educationally disadvantaged students” Participating high schools must be from the greater Philadelphia area Students must be in good academic standing Application to the program includes the following: a) submitting the application with a personal statement on why he/she would like to be part of the Future Docs Program; b) a letter of recommendation from his/her school counselor stating whether or not the student applying is in “good” academic standing; and, c) the student and his/her parents or legal guardian must read and sign an official Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct that is included in the application packet.

Program Highlights Basic Anatomy Course (taught by one of our Anatomy Professors who is an MD) – l hour class/lab Students have hands-on experiences through our Anatomy lab in addition to our Clinical Skills Center and Simulation Lab Invited guest speakers and student panelists from all of the health professions and medicine expose students to a variety of careers in the sciences

Future Docs Primary School Program (Pierce School) 3 rd - 5 th graders Middle School Program (6 middle schools participate) 4 th - 6 th graders