Division for Student Engagement and Impact

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.

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 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.

Summer programs

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!

Project Academic, Career, and Educational experiences (ACEe)

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.

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. VCU Dental Scholars 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.

Academic year programs

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 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.

Summer programs

Project Academic, Career, and Educational experiences (ACEe)

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.

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. VCU Dental Scholars 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.

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.

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 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.

Summer programs

Project Academic, Career, and Educational experiences (ACEe)

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.

12th-grade

Academic year programs
	Compromiso, Valores, Servicio (CVS) Open to Spanish-speaking 12th-grade students who are interested in pharmacy. CVS is an academic year program; participants attend weekly sessions in the fall and spring semester as well as participate in off-site shadowing and student-run clinic opportunities. 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 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. VCU Dental Scholars 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.

Academic year programs

Compromiso, Valores, Servicio (CVS)

Open to Spanish-speaking 12th-grade students who are interested in pharmacy. CVS is an academic year program; participants attend weekly sessions in the fall and spring semester as well as participate in off-site shadowing and student-run clinic opportunities.

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 dual college-credit, college-preparedness skills and health careers exploration.

Allied Health Career Exploration (AHCE)

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 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.

Summer programs

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.