If you have participated in a BSCP program (student conference, symposium, skills workshops), we encourage you to list your participation in BSCP on your resume!
Tosteson Medical Education Center
260 Longwood Ave, Room 244
Boston, MA 02115
Health Professions Recruitment and Exposure Program
Year Program Started: 2004
Max. Participants/Year: 60+
Application Deadline: see Web site
Program Timeframe: 10 weeks, select Saturdays from November to February
Academic Level Targeted: grades 9-12
Type of Program: education, research, mentoring, career/academic planning
Program Attributes: non-credit, mentors/advisors provided
Program Acceptance Requirements: disadvantaged status, according to National Institute of Health guidelines (inclusive of racial/ethnic minority status, first-generation college status, low-income status, or poor access to educational resources
Primary Science Discipline(s) Targeted: anatomy, biochemistry, biology, bio (cellular), bio (molecular), biophysics, education (health, science), education, engineering (biomed), genetics, pre-medicine, medicine, nursing, pathology, pre-pharmacology, pharmacology, public health, science (biomed), science (health)
Additional Comments: HPREP is an outreach program led by Harvard Medical School graduate, medical, dental, & public health students. Our mission is to recruit high school students from undeserved & underrepresented backgrounds into science, medicine, & public health. Our goal is to use fun, hands-on lectures & labs paired with one-on-one mentoring to give students the excitement, confidence, & role models necessary for them to succeed in these fields. Sessions include topics like cancer biology, vaccines and more.