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The Stanford Medical Youth Science Program seeks to prepare high school students from low-income and under-represented backgrounds to enter college, graduate and/or medical school and, eventually, health care-related fields. With this goal in mind, SMYSP provides resources, guidance and long-term mentoring to these students. This guidance includes intense science and math coursework, introduction to a host of medical and science-related careers, college counseling and financial aid advice. SMYSP also assists parents, teachers, counselors and mentors by offering them educational resources and training.
SMYSP achieves its goals through four initiatives:
- The Summer Program allows selected students to live on Stanford campus for an annual five-week academic enrichment program.
- The CHOICE Program exposes students to science and medicine through weekend workshops while urging them to apply to college and assisting them with career workshops and individualized counseling.
- The MKITS Program reaches into underserved high school classrooms to deliver rich science curricula and to provide training for teachers and counselors.
- The SMYSP Web site provides learning materials, relevant educational links and alumni information.
SMYSP believes that helping low-income and ethnically diverse students reach their own educational goals is ultimately the most effective way to help improve the health care services available to underserved and low-income communities. Learn more about how you can help SMYSP reach its goals.
