HPREP Program (Health Professionals Recruitment and Exposure Program)

Hello 10th grade and 11th grade parents and students:

Below please find information regarding the HPREP program.

• Health Professionals Recruitment and Exposure Program (HPREP)

  HPREP is a nationwide high school science enrichment program aimed at recruiting African-American, Native American, and Latino high school students into careers in the sciences and health professions. Each year over 30 New Haven high school students attend eight Saturday sessions run by Yale University minority medical students. Students participate in small group discussions on various health topics within medicine and public health. A special emphasis is placed on health issues disproportionately affecting minority communities.
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• http://onhsa.yale.edu/science-programs-k-12-students
• Application deadline 11/24/14.  Student may need a letter of recommendation which they should ask for now. The more time they give their teachers, the better!
• Past parent reports that there were students who traveled from Greenwich, Easton, Danbury, Farmington etc. They had difficulties finding local kids to attend.