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September 2, 2009 | Journal Article
This article profiles the Gateway Institute for Pre-College Education, a program that helps low-income and minority high school students enter careers in science, medicine and technology.
September 2, 1998 | Journal Article
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Minority Medical Education Program (MMEP), a large, eight-site program that seeks to improve the medical school acceptance rate of its participants.
February 1, 2000 | Program Result
Three New Jersey higher education institutions developed a program, ACCESS-MED, to increase the number of minority undergraduates pursuing a medical degree.
January 20, 2007 | Program Result
The University of Virginia School of Medicine conducts a free, six-week intensive summer academic enrichment program to help minority and disadvantaged college students compete successfully for admission to medical school.
January 31, 2006 | Program Result
The New Jersey Medical School conducts a free, six-week intensive summer academic enrichment program to help minority and disadvantaged college students compete successfully for admission to medical and dental school.
April 17, 2006 | Story
Smith read Gifted Hands, the autobiography of Ben Carson, MD, an African American from inner-city Detroit, who became director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University Hospital. Nick Smith wanted to be a doctor.
March 30, 2007 | Story
It wasn't until he was a high school senior, working as an intern for the U.S. Steel Corp., that Conwell met an African-American physician - a meeting that had a profound impact. "One of my motto
August 27, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
HCB: How does your Project L/EARN experience relate to or support your educational and professional goals? McDonald: My educational goals are to pursue a degree in dentistry and career in dentistry. Through Project L/EARN I was able to develop a pro ...
August 21, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
HCB: What aspect of the Project L/EARN internship has been most helpful and why? Anane: The most helpful aspect for me has been the small classroom setting with basically one-on-one help. I took a biostatistics course at school and it was a huge cla ...
August 14, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
HCB: Would you recommend Project L/EARN to others and why? Kennedy: Yes, for students especially who are going to pursue a PhD or something like that, I think that it really does prepare you for grad school. For me especially, the stress is pretty ...