High School Programs

Are you interested in healthcare careers but don't know where to start? Our high school programs are designed to help you make informed college and career decisions.

Each program is listed by current grade level eligibility. Academic year programs have applications in the fall, and summer programs take applications in the spring. Find a program for you and apply today!

Ninth-grade

Academic year programs
	Non available at the moment

Summer programs
	Dental Careers Exploration Program (DCE) Open to ninth-, 10th-, 11th- and 12th-grade students interested in careers in dentistry. DCE is a five-day summer program that provides information about the educational requirements and job duties of each dental professional (dental hygienist, general dentist, and dental specialists) - Lab activities - tooth carving, dental impressions, suturing, digital dentistry, and MORE! Pharmacy Summer Scholars Open to ninth-, 10th-, 11th- and 12th-grade students interested in pharmacy. Pharmacy Summer Scholars is a five-day program that provides participants with hands-on activities, interactions with health professionals and tour. Please apply using the Apply link, Creating a VCU P.A.T.H.S Account, and when you have completed the P.A.T.H.S. Profile, Click Check New Program.

Summer programs

Dental Careers Exploration Program (DCE)

Open to ninth-, 10th-, 11th- and 12th-grade students interested in careers in dentistry. DCE is a five-day summer program that provides information about the educational requirements and job duties of each dental professional (dental hygienist, general dentist, and dental specialists) - Lab activities - tooth carving, dental impressions, suturing, digital dentistry, and MORE!

Pharmacy Summer Scholars

Open to ninth-, 10th-, 11th- and 12th-grade students interested in pharmacy. Pharmacy Summer Scholars is a five-day program that provides participants with hands-on activities, interactions with health professionals and tour.

Please apply using the Apply link, Creating a VCU P.A.T.H.S Account, and when you have completed the P.A.T.H.S. Profile, Click Check New Program.

10th-grade

Academic year programs
	Project Academic, Career, and Educational experiences (ACEe) Open to 10th, 11th- and 12th-grade students interested in medicine. Project ACEe is an academic year program that exposes participants medicine as a health career through workshops and mentoring opportunities.

Academic year programs

Project Academic, Career, and Educational experiences (ACEe)

Open to 10th, 11th- and 12th-grade students interested in medicine. Project ACEe is an academic year program that exposes participants medicine as a health career through workshops and mentoring opportunities.

Summer programs
	Dental Careers Exploration Program (DCE) Open to ninth-, 10th-, 11th- and 12th-grade students interested in careers in dentistry. DCE is a five-day summer program that provides information about the educational requirements and job duties of each dental professional (dental hygienist, general dentist, and dental specialists) - Lab activities - tooth carving, dental impressions, suturing, digital dentistry, and MORE! Pharmacy Summer Scholars Open to ninth-, 10th-, 11th- and 12th-grade students interested in pharmacy. Pharmacy Summer Scholars is a five-day program that provides participants with hands-on activities, interactions with health professionals and tour. Please apply using the Apply link, Creating a VCU P.A.T.H.S Account, and when you have completed the P.A.T.H.S. Profile, Click Check New Program.

Summer programs

Dental Careers Exploration Program (DCE)

Pharmacy Summer Scholars

Please apply using the Apply link, Creating a VCU P.A.T.H.S Account, and when you have completed the P.A.T.H.S. Profile, Click Check New Program.

11th-grade

Academic year programs
	Health Sciences Academy (HSA) Open to students at John Marshall High School and Richmond Community High School. HSA is an academic year program that offers participants college-preparedness skills and health careers exploration. Project Academic, Career, and Educational experiences (ACEe) Open to 10th, 11th- and 12th-grade students interested in medicine. Project ACEe is an academic year program that exposes participants medicine as a health career through workshops and mentoring opportunities.

Academic year programs

Health Sciences Academy (HSA)

Open to students at John Marshall High School and Richmond Community High School. HSA is an academic year program that offers participants college-preparedness skills and health careers exploration.

Project Academic, Career, and Educational experiences (ACEe)

Summer programs
	Dental Careers Exploration Program (DCE) Open to ninth-, 10th-, 11th- and 12th-grade students interested in careers in dentistry. DCE is a five-day summer program that provides information about the educational requirements and job duties of each dental professional (dental hygienist, general dentist, and dental specialists) - Lab activities - tooth carving, dental impressions, suturing, digital dentistry, and MORE! Pharmacy Summer Scholars Open to ninth-, 10th-, 11th- and 12th-grade students interested in pharmacy. Pharmacy Summer Scholars is a five-day program that provides participants with hands-on activities, interactions with health professionals and tour. Please apply using the Apply link, Creating a VCU P.A.T.H.S Account, and when you have completed the P.A.T.H.S. Profile, Click Check New Program.

Summer programs

Dental Careers Exploration Program (DCE)

Pharmacy Summer Scholars

Please apply using the Apply link, Creating a VCU P.A.T.H.S Account, and when you have completed the P.A.T.H.S. Profile, Click Check New Program.

12th-grade

Academic year programs
	None at this time

Summer programs
	Allied Health Career Exploration (AHCE) Open to 12th-grade students, college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors interested in diverse health careers. AHCE is a two-week summer program where students explore patient counseling, clinical laboratory sciences, physical therapy, occupational therapy, nurse anesthesia, rehabilitation counseling, radiation sciences, health administration and gerontology. Dental Careers Exploration Program (DCE) Open to ninth-, 10th-, 11th- and 12th-grade students interested in careers in dentistry. DCE is a five-day summer program that provides information about the educational requirements and job duties of each dental professional (dental hygienist, general dentist, and dental specialists) - Lab activities - tooth carving, dental impressions, suturing, digital dentistry, and MORE! Pharmacy Summer Scholars Open to ninth-, 10th-, 11th- and 12th-grade students interested in pharmacy. Pharmacy Summer Scholars is a five-day program that provides participants with hands-on activities, interactions with health professionals and tour. VCU Acceleration (VCUA) Open to 12th-grade students/rising college freshmen interested in health careers. VCUA is a month-long summer session and an academic year program-in-residence at VCU. Participants undertake math and science preparation during the summer and participate in a living-learning community during their freshman academic year. Please apply using the Apply link, Creating a VCU P.A.T.H.S. Account, and when you have completed the VCU P.A.T.H.S. Profile, Click Check New Program.

Summer programs

Allied Health Career Exploration (AHCE)

Open to 12th-grade students, college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors interested in diverse health careers. AHCE is a two-week summer program where students explore patient counseling, clinical laboratory sciences, physical therapy, occupational therapy, nurse anesthesia, rehabilitation counseling, radiation sciences, health administration and gerontology.

Dental Careers Exploration Program (DCE)

Pharmacy Summer Scholars

VCU Acceleration (VCUA)

Open to 12th-grade students/rising college freshmen interested in health careers. VCUA is a month-long summer session and an academic year program-in-residence at VCU. Participants undertake math and science preparation during the summer and participate in a living-learning community during their freshman academic year.

Please apply using the Apply link, Creating a VCU P.A.T.H.S. Account, and when you have completed the VCU P.A.T.H.S. Profile, Click Check New Program.