Youth
2010 Summer Institute for Health Careers
THE PURPOSE
- To encourage high school students with abilities in math and science to pursue health careers
- To provide these students with information and experience which will help them make intelligent educational career choices.
During this six-day program students from all over the state will come together to explore various medical health professions as well as have the opportunity to tour health care facilities; discuss career options with professors and health practitioners; and shadow a health professional during the trip to the University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus "job shadow day" in Aurora.
WHEN
Week One: June 6-11, 2010 -
Participating AHECs:
Centennial, San Luis Valley, Southeastern Colorado, Western Colorado
Download application here
Essay instructions
Teacher reccomendation form
1. Letter of recommendation
2. Letter of recommendation
Week Two: July 18-23, 2010 - Download application here
Participating AHECs:
Centennial, Central Colorado, Southeastern Colorado, Western Colorado
Participating AHECs:
Centennial, San Luis Valley, Southeastern Colorado, Western Colorado
Download application here
Essay instructions
Teacher reccomendation form
1. Letter of recommendation
2. Letter of recommendation
PROGRAM - New Information!
There will be daily trips throughout the Institute. Colorado AHEC System provides room and board, meals and all activities at no expense to the students. Housing is at a local college campus dorm setting (Colorado Christian University) with 24-hour supervision by AHEC staff, counselors and volunteers.
HOW TO APPLY
NOTE: Applications require teacher/counselor recommendations – do not delay!
Applications must be submitted by March 31, 2010.
Completed Applications should be mailed to:
Colorado AHEC System
ATTN: Beth Ingram - 2009 SHCI Application
13120 E. 19th Avenue, MS-F433
Aurora, CO 80045
Phone: 303.724.4748
Fax: 303-724-0891
Images from Summer Health Institute 2006
HIPAA Training in Preparation for Summer Health Institute
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) protects patient health information. It is necessary that each participant in the Summer Health Institute view this program. Part of the Summer Health Institute program is a job shadowing that may expose participants to patient information. This training helps prepare participants how to protect this information.
To take the HIPAA training please follow these steps:
- Create a folder in your My Documents called HIPPA.
- Download the on-line presentation and save it to the HIPAA folder you just created.
- Open the Zip file (hippa.zip) and save the files into the HIPAA folder. To open the zip file you can right click on it and select Open With...Compressed Folders (or Win Zip)
- Double click on the file called hipaa.exe.
- Go through the tutorial entering your name and giving yourself a password.
- Take the HIPAA quiz. Download the HIPAA quiz or find it in the HIPAA folder you created above.