City:
Ann Arbor
State:
Michigan
Category:
Summer
Type:
Clinical
The UM SEP is an 8-week comprehensive experience for undergraduate students who are committed to eliminating health inequalities. The program provides students with work experience, graduate-level lectures, site visits to health organizations, community outreach projects, networking opportunities, and preparation for graduate school, including a GRE course. Please read through the pages in this section to learn more about the components of the UM SEP.
Eligibility:
- U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident (DACA students are eligible to apply)
- Entering your junior or senior year of undergraduate study in the Fall following the program
- A 2.8 minimum grade point average on a 4.0 scale
- Interest in pursuing a career in public health/health management and policy
- Demonstrate one or more of the following criteria:
- You or a member of your family have been adversely affected by health inequalities related to: a) systemic failures of the social or physical environment; or, b) inequities in the US health care system
- You live in a community or area that is adversely affected by health inequalities - that is, an urban or rural area whose residents have low health status or who are underserved by the health care system.
- You have experience working in organizations that address health inequalities, such as local health departments, community health centers, inner city/rural hospitals, or entities that conduct research on or develop policy related to health disparities.
Duration:
8 weeks
Deadline:
Mid January