Harvard Health Careers Summer Program
Harvard Health Careers Summer Program
Harvard Health Careers Summer Program
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<strong>Harvard</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Careers</strong><br />
<strong>Summer</strong> <strong>Program</strong><br />
OUTCOMES FROM AN UNIQUE PROGRAM THAT<br />
PREPARED MINORITY STUDENTS FOR MEDICAL<br />
SCHOOL AND PRIMARY CARE (1969-1977)
<strong>Harvard</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Careers</strong> <strong>Summer</strong><br />
<strong>Program</strong> Project<br />
Robert S. Blacklow, MD, Principal Investigator<br />
Dean K. Whitla, Ph.D., Principal Investigator<br />
Carolyn M. Howard, Ed. M., Research<br />
Associate<br />
This Project has been funded in part by:<br />
Josiah P. Macy Foundation<br />
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Landscape of URM Student Pool<br />
in 1968-69<br />
Majority of URMS applied to either<br />
Howard University or Meharry Medical<br />
and Dental Schools<br />
By ‘69, Columbia and Cornell had<br />
created URM pipeline programs<br />
HMS/HDS elected to create a national<br />
pool of pre-medical and pre-dental<br />
students from HBCU, HACU, and Tribal<br />
Colleges
HCSP <strong>Program</strong><br />
Created in 1969 to increase visibility of<br />
URM applicants to all US Medical and<br />
Dental Schools<br />
Students were identified by their<br />
colleges as having high potential but<br />
were not at the top of their class<br />
Students came from lower income,<br />
working class, or middle class<br />
backgrounds
<strong>Program</strong> Elements<br />
8 week <strong>Harvard</strong> <strong>Summer</strong> School credit<br />
bearing natural science or math course<br />
Courses supplemented by weekly tutorials<br />
Admissions Officers came to <strong>Harvard</strong><br />
decreasing student cost of school visits<br />
MCAT training<br />
Clinical exposure twice weekly to sites<br />
within HMS and HDS network<br />
Research labs<br />
Private offices<br />
Teaching hospitals<br />
Community <strong>Health</strong>care Centers
HCSP Attendees by Occupation<br />
0%<br />
Dentists<br />
8%<br />
Other<br />
Professions<br />
21%<br />
Physicians<br />
71%
Practicing Physicians by Specialty<br />
Hospital<br />
Based,<br />
7%<br />
Primary Care,<br />
72%<br />
Psychiatrists,<br />
3.90%<br />
Surgical<br />
Specialties,<br />
5.80%<br />
Other Sub<br />
Specialties,<br />
5.50%<br />
Academic<br />
Medicine,<br />
2.40%
Primary Care Physicians<br />
OB/GYN<br />
14%<br />
Pediatrics<br />
15%<br />
Internal<br />
Medicine<br />
41%<br />
Family<br />
Medicine<br />
30%
Agency:<br />
Structured Interviews<br />
Academic Achievement/Academic Confidence<br />
Confidence by being selected for the program<br />
Positive Diversity Experiences<br />
Community<br />
Friendships and mentoring<br />
Social experiences<br />
Generativity<br />
Mentoring to others, commitment to<br />
underserved populations
Relevance for Today<br />
HCSP showed that a program may accept<br />
B level students and they will achieve<br />
Short and long term evaluation is essential<br />
to determine program success<br />
Medical Schools were most interested in<br />
the summer courses that HCSP students<br />
took and the grades students received<br />
Medical Schools were less concerned<br />
about the student clinical experiences
Key Elements for <strong>Program</strong> Success<br />
Receiving a grade in a rigorous credit<br />
bearing course<br />
Supporting students in a course with<br />
regular tutorials to improve study and<br />
conceptual skills<br />
Integration of students within general<br />
campus population<br />
Continuity of dynamic, dedicated<br />
program administrators and faculty
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