Health Careers Institute at Dartmouth

The Health Careers Institute at Dartmouth provides students entering grades 10, 11, and 12 with opportunities to explore health careers and, of course, have fun! Information about the 2022 summer program is now available. The summer 2022 Institute is no longer accepting applications.

Purpose

The Health Careers Institute provides opportunities for high school students to explore different areas of health care as a discipline. Participants have opportunities to interact with health care professionals including physicians, nurses, and research scientists.

 

Who Should Participate?

Typical Health Careers Institute participants have expressed interest in working in health care and want to know more about clinical and non-clinical health careers and what to do next to help narrow their focus or pursue their dreams.
 

What the Health Careers Institute at Dartmouth Offers

Outstanding Faculty 

The faculty at the Health Careers Institute includes health care professionals from the Dartmouth community, as well as colleagues from other educational and health institutions around the country.

Exploration

Participants are provided the opportunity to learn about various fields of health care. The areas students will explore range from public health, health policy, and direct health care (medicine, nursing, therapy, etc.) while providing them the ability to discuss with HCID faculty and their peers about what health care may look like in the future … and how they can potentially bring innovation into the current system.

Learning Activities

Classroom instruction, a team-based project, and dialogue with faculty and health profession students are all part of the experience.

College Immersion

Time is dedicated to teaching students about the college application, admissions, and student experience.
 

Explore More:

• Finding Your Career in Health Care - Health Careers Catalog