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, as of September 2022. Academic year programs have applications in the fall, and summer programs take applications in the spring. Find a program for you and apply today!
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Open to ninth-, 10th-, 11th- and 12th-grade students interested in dentistry. VCU Dental Scholars is an academic year program where participants receive lectures, visit the Dent-Sim lab, create impressions, carve a wax tooth and more. Open to high school and college students who are interested in pharmacy. VCU Pharmacy Preview Day is a one-day event that takes place twice a year; once in the fall and once in the spring. Participants interested in pharmacy receive a tour, application information and hands-on skill demonstrations. |
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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! 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 register 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. |
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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. Open to ninth-, 10th-, 11th- and 12th-grade students interested in dentistry. VCU Dental Scholars is an academic year program where participants receive lectures, visit the Dent-Sim lab, create impressions, carve a wax tooth and more. Open to high school and college students who are interested in pharmacy. VCU Pharmacy Preview Day is a one-day event that takes place twice a year; once in the fall and once in the spring. Participants interested in pharmacy receive a tour, application information and hands-on skill demonstrations. |
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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! 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 register 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. |
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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. Open to ninth-, 10th-, 11th- and 12th-grade students interested in dentistry. VCU Dental Scholars is an academic year program where participants receive lectures, visit the Dent-Sim lab, create impressions, carve a wax tooth and more. Open to high school and college students who are interested in pharmacy. VCU Pharmacy Preview Day is a one-day event that takes place twice a year; once in the fall and once in the spring. Participants interested in pharmacy receive a tour, application information and hands-on skill demonstrations. |
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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! 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 register 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. |
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Compromiso, Valores, Servicio (CVS) Open to Spanish-speaking students 18 years and older who are interested in working in health care. Participants will attend weekly sessions in the spring semester to learn medical Spanish and interact with Pharm.D. students and faculty during mentorship opportunities and professionalism sessions. In the late spring and summer, participants will join the medical interpreter for clinical pharmacy shadowing opportunities. Open to students at John Marshall High School and Richmond Community High School. HSA is an academic year program that offers participants dual college-credit, 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. Open to ninth-, 10th-, 11th- and 12th-grade students interested in dentistry. VCU Dental Scholars is an academic year program where participants receive lectures, visit the Dent-Sim lab, create impressions, carve a wax tooth and more. Open to high school and college students who are interested in pharmacy. VCU Pharmacy Preview Day is a one-day event that takes place twice a year; once in the fall and once in the spring. Participants interested in pharmacy receive a tour, application information and hands-on skill demonstrations. |
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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! 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. 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 register 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. |