Category Archives: Healthcare/Medical

Mentoring in Medicine

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Mentoring In Medicine is an organization that works with students in disadvantaged areas from 3rd grade through health professional schools. We ignite, cultivate, and prepare students to become health care professionals by allowing prospective students to interact with established expert health care professionals around the country.

The “Yes, I Can” Future Health Professional Afterschool Club:

  • Elementary to High School Students
  • Monthly meetings featuring hand-on interactive exposure to various health professions

For more information, visit  http://medicalmentor.org/

 

Grand Street Settlement: Teen Programs

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Project  SOL (Speak Out Loud)

Project Speak Out Loud! (PSOL) is a peer education program supported by queer youth of color ages 14-24 and their allies. Peer educators provide free sexuality education workshops that are sex-positive, comprehensive, and inclusive to community members throughout NYC. PSOL’s goal is to build LGBTQ+ cultural competency through a reproductive justice lens and provide safer spaces in NYC for black and brown LGBTQ+ youth to express themselves and be heard!

For more info contact psol@grandsettlement.org

AmeriCorps

Grand St. Settlement’s AmeriCorps team brings over 30 youth together to lead initiatives and service projects while building job skills and experience.

Summer Camp

The tradition of summer camp has been alive at Grand St. Settlement for nearly 100 years. It’s a time of expanded horizons and new knowledge, and is considered to be the most important time of year to keep youth learning and safe.

AfterSchool

Grand St. Settlement offers afterschool programming as part of the Comprehensive After School System (COMPASS), a nationally acclaimed network for school aged youth from kindergarten through high school graduation. From homework help and mentoring to robotics, dance and recreation, there is always a lot going on.

For more details on these programs and more, visit : https://www.grandsettlement.org

Teen Outreach Reproductive Challenge (TORCH)

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Teen Outreach Reproductive Challenge, known as TORCH, is a nationally recognized program that combines peer health education and leadership training for New York City youth, with a strong emphasis on empowerment and team building.

Addressing the critical issues of reproductive health care through peer outreach and education, community organizing, and advocacy, TORCH Peer Leaders build their self esteem, develop leadership skills, and learn to make responsible choices. After a rigorous training program, TORCH Peer Leaders share their knowledge with other teens by facilitating workshops around New York City.

TORCH is looking for enthusiastic and responsible teens to apply to be Peer Leaders this year! We want teens who are interested in learning about sexual health, are passionate, creative, energetic, and want to empower other teens to lead sexually healthy lives.

The TORCH program trains teens to give presentations to other youth groups throughout New York City on topics like human sexuality, contraception and STIs, abortion, body image and self-esteem, healthy adolescent relationships and more!

If you apply and are selected to be a Peer Leader, you will participate in 33, two-hour training sessions, from 4-6 pm, on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting on December 4, 2012 at our office in Manhattan.

TORCH has currently reached capacity for peer leader applications — to be placed on a wait list, please contact Delaine Powerful at dpowerful@prochoiceny.org.

For more info, visit: www.torchprogram.org/become-a-peer-leader

 

Health Professions Recruitment and Exposure Program

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The Health Professions Recruitment and Exposure Program (HPREP) developed  by the Weill Cornell chapter of the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) exposes high school sophomore and junior minority students, interested in a career in science and/or medicine, to science-related activities. HPREP also teaches students about specific career fields and the steps needed to become a physician or other health care provider.

During the ten-week program, 10th and 11th grade high school students are exposed to physicians and health care professional from minority groups. These professionals give lectures on a broad range of topics and, in addition, the students participate in small group workshops led by medical students. The participants are also required to submit a short research paper on a pre-approved subject at the conclusion of the program.

PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE TO CHECK THE UPDATED INFORMATION: http://weill.cornell.edu/education/student/min_stu_nat.html 

Volunteer at a New York City Hospital

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BROOKLYN:
Brookdale University Hospital whttp://www.brookdalehospital.org/community/volunteers.html

Lutheran Medical Center  http://www.lutheranhealthcare.org/Main/VolunteerServices.aspx

New York Methodist Hospital www.nym.org/Volunteers

The Brooklyn Hospital Center www.tbh.org/volunteer

 

MANHATTAN:
Beth Israel Medical wwww.wehealny.org/volunteer

Lenox Hill www.lenoxhillhospital.org/volunteer

Mount Sinai Hospital mountsinai.org/volunteer

New York Eye & Ear Infirmary www.nyee.edu/volunteer

New York Presbyterian Hospital http://www.nyp.org/volunteer/becoming-a-volunteer

NYC Health & Hospitals Corporation www.nyc.gov/hhc/volunteer

NYU Langone Medical Center www.med.nyu.edu/volunteer

Roosevelt Hospital www.wehealny.org/volunteer

St. Luke’s Hospital www.wehealny.org/volunteer

QUEENS:
Elmhurst Hospital www.nyc.gov/hhc/volunteer

 

Henry Street Settlement

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Founded in 1893, Henry Street Settlement delivers a wide range of social service, arts and health care programs to more than 50,000 New Yorkers each year. Henry Street challenges the effects of urban poverty by helping families achieve better lives for themselves and their children.

Henry Street’s Youth Services Division serves emphasizes the importance of academic success while promoting social skills, leadership qualities and emotional well-being. All programs focus on educating, encouraging and enriching the lives of the young person and his/her support network.

Internships: http://www.henrystreet.org/get-involved/internship-and-individual/

Volunteer: http://www.henrystreet.org/get-involved/volunteer/

Health & Wellness Programs: www.henrystreet.org/health-wellness

 

Camp Cardiac: Summer Program

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With a focus on both education and real world experience, Camp Cardiac provides students with a unique opportunity to learn directly from experts in the medical field. In addition, this 1-week summer day camp provides a foundation for heart healthy living with an emphasis on both diet and exercise. Although Camp Cardiac’s primary focus is on care and maintenance of the heart, it provides an excellent starting point for careers in all fields of medicine.

Camp Cardiac serves as an ideal introduction for any high school student interested in exploring a career in medicine. It is open to high school students (including recent graduates) ages 15 years and older (as of the start of the camp) interested in exploring careers in medicine.

Applications for Summer 2017 will be opened in late January.

For details, visit www.campcardiac.org


Exploring: Career Awareness Program

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Exploring’s purpose is to provide experiences to help youth mature and to prepare them to become responsible and caring adults. Exploring is based on a unique and dynamic relationship between youth and the organizations in their communities. Local businesses and organizations initiate an Explorer post by matching their professionals and program resources to the interests of the youth in the community. The result is a program of activities that helps youth pursue their special interests, grow and develop.

Exploring is broken up into three programs: Business or Career Exploring (incl. healthcare); Law Enforcement; Fire & Emergency Services.

Find more information here: www.nyexploring.org and a calendar of events here: https://www.nyexploring.org/calendar

All of these opportunities are either free or  at the low cost of $10 – $20 per program.

For information on upcoming programs throughout the year, visit www.nyexploring.org  or email Jordan Segal at JSegal@bsa-gnyc.org to find career information sessions and internships at different businesses throughout the five boroughs in construction, architecture, finance, healthcare, law and more!!

Jordan J. Segal, Exploring Program Executive, Greater New York Councils, 350 Fifth Ave Suite #7820, New York, NY 10118, Office – (212) 651-2890, Cell – (646) 596-1488, Fax – (212) 651-2441

JSegal@bsa-gnyc.org, www.nyexploring.org

ArchCare Health Center

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ArchCare is a non-profit healthcare organization guided by the Archdiocese of New York’s century-old heritage in serving the sick and the frail in Greater New York.

The Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center’s volunteer program connects their residents to the community. Through individual volunteers, community groups from schools & civic organizations, and through our corporate volunteer program, residents retain and regain their relationship with the world outside the Center’s doors.

For more information visit: https://www.archcare.org/about