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Health Careers

Sleep Over for Science

Sleep Over for Science is an overnight health careers education camp for fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students.

It aims to excite and educate students interested in healthcare as a career. Students learn about the specific choices they need to make regarding their education in order to be ready for the high demands of both high school and college.

Each health occupations department on campus is asked to give a short explanation of their specific program along with creating a hands-on activity for the students to actively participate in.

Such activities include obstacle courses, wheel chair races, puzzles, chemistry projects, and laboratory experiments.

Project HOPE — Health Occupations Preparatory Experience

What is Project HOPE? A four to six week summer internship that introduces high school students to health careers. Students must:

Currently be a high school junior or senior.
Have a grade-point average of 2.0 or better.
Have received passing grades in math and science courses.
Express interest in exploring careers in health.

What is the purpose? To introduce health occupations to high school students from rural communities or diverse groups currently underrepresented in careers in health care.

Upon completion of a six-week internship, high school interns will:

Be able to identify the primary job responsibilities of select health care professionals.
Demonstrate professional behavior in the work setting, including proper attire, punctuality, confidentiality, reliability, and observation of proper safety procedures
Submit a daily log of their work experiences—reflecting knowledge of health profession disciplines, clinical experiences, exposure to cultures different from their own.
Receive a stipend of $100.00 per week for their experience.

If you will be sixteen by the summer of 2007, see your school counselor to apply for the 2007 summer program.

For more information, in central and eastern Washington, contact:

Eastern Washington Area Health Education Center
Telephone: 509.358.7644
E-mail: bonniew@wsu.edu
Download application (PDF)

Project HOPE 2008

Project H.O.P.E is fast approaching its sixth summer of providing summer intern experiences for students interested in pursuing a career in the health sciences. Project H.O.P.E. is a program for current junior and senior students, and is aimed at increasing the number of students from ethnically diverse groups currently underrepresented in the health professions who have an interest in pursuing a career in the health science arena.

Through Project H.O.P.E. students are placed in internships at health care facilities within the student’s local community. The internships last between 4 and 6 weeks and are approximately four hours per day. Each student will rotate through several health care departments (within one facility) or through more than one facility to experience the broad range of available health care careers. Students are encouraged to ask questions, observe procedures, find out about education requirements, and explore health careers.

Project H.O.P.E. interns are provided a $100 weekly stipend for participating in the program. The stipend is paid after the first three weeks and the last three weeks of the program upon completion of a student journal documenting their activities. Project H.O.P.E. is funded through the Washington State Department of Health, facilitated by the Office of Community and Rural Health, and coordinated by the Area Health Education Center of Eastern Washington.

The deadline for this year’s student applications and advisor reference materials is to be postmarked to our office no later than Friday, March 21, 2008.