Pathway Programs for Middle & High School Students
The office of diversity enhancement at Albert Einstein College of Medicine provides a listing of diversity pathway programs for historically underrepresented and economically disadvantaged middle and high school students in the New York City metropolitan area to prepare them with the experience and tools needed to compete in the college admittance process. Through participation in the following programs, middle and high school students gain the experience they need to take undergraduate- and graduate-level courses in the biomedical sciences. Our goal is to increase the number of underrepresented individuals in the science, technology, engineering, math (STEM) and licensed health science fields.
| Program Name | Eligible Students |
|---|---|
| Bard High School Early College Bronx | grades 9–12 |
| BEYOND ALBERT Program | grades 9–12 |
| Bronx-Community HIV Ambassadors Program | grades 9–12 |
| Einstein Enrichment Program | grades 7–12 |
| Emergency Medical Technician Training Program | grades 9–12 |
| Einstein–Montefiore Summer High School Research Program | students aged 16 and older |
| Fordham Science and Technology Entry Program | grades 7–12 |
| Iona University Medical Summer Camp | grades 7–12 |
| Pelham–Einstein Neuroscience Scholars Program | grades 9–12 |
Bard High School Early College Bronx
Bard High School Early College Bronx is a partnership between Montefiore Einstein and Bard that provides New York City public high school students with specialized, career-connected opportunities in the biomedical sciences through Albert Einstein College of Medicine, as well as educational opportunities building on Montefiore Einstein’s career development initiatives. The school builds on the core components of the Bard Early College model and provides all students with rigorous college level coursework, 60 transferable credits, a Bard College AA degree, and close contact with Bard and Einstein faculty members who are active scholars and practitioners in their fields.
BEYOND ALBERT Program
The BEYOND ALBERT program (Bronx Einstein Youth Oncology Network Dedicated to Academic Learning, Biomedical Education, and Research Training) provides paid educational opportunities to high school students from the Bronx who are aged 16 and up. Participants in the BEYOND ALBERT program work in the labs of expert faculty members at Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center and learn scientific research skills. The BEYOND ALBERT summer session provides full-time, hands-on laboratory research experience and biomedical education over the course of eight weeks.
Bronx-Community HIV Ambassadors Program
The Bronx-Community HIV Ambassadors Program (Bronx CHAMP) provides underrepresented high school students and college students with opportunities to learn and conduct research about HIV science and practice. A partnership between the Einstein-Rockefeller-CUNY Center for AIDS Research, Lehman College of the City University of New York, and New York City high schools, Bronx CHAMP offers students in grades 9 through 12 mentoring, a pre-summer immersion program, and an intensive summer research program.
Einstein Enrichment Program
The Einstein Enrichment Program provides middle- and high-school students in grades 7 through 12 who live and attend school in the Bronx with opportunities to excel in the sciences and gain early exposure to careers in medicine. A designated science and technology entry program (STEP), the Einstein Enrichment Program is a pre-college science, technology, engineering, math (STEM), and health science program funded by a grant from the New York State Department of Education and administered by Einstein’s office of diversity enhancement.
Emergency Medical Technician Training Program
Albert Einstein College of Medicine offers an Emergency Medical Technician Training (EMT) Program for high school students in the Bronx, as part of the Bronx Health Opportunities Partnership at Einstein (Bronx HOPE). As part of the training program, participants gain hands-on experience to qualify to sit for the emergency medical services (EMS) exam and then work as an EMT.
Einstein–Montefiore Summer High School Research Program
The Einstein–Montefiore Summer High School Research Program is a five-week full-time summer research experience for high school students aged 16 and older designed to promote careers in science. Students are assigned to Einstein research labs and join the lab team with guidance from the laboratory director or principal investigator, who serves as a mentor. All participants present research from the experience at Einstein’s Annual Summer Research Day alongside college students in the Einstein Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP). Participants also attend SURP faculty lectures and enrichment activities, including research ethics sessions. Following the summer experience, students become Research Ambassadors to their high schools and work with their high school science department to develop a program for their school.
Fordham Science and Technology Entry Program
Through Bronx HOPE Albert Einstein College of Medicine partners with the Fordham Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP), an academic enrichment program designed to prepare underrepresented and economically disadvantaged middle and high students in grades 7 through 12 to pursue college and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, as well as careers in healthcare.
Iona University Medical Summer Camp
Albert Einstein College of Medicine partners with the Iona University Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) to offer a medical summer camp for middle and high school students in grades 7 through 12 that takes place during three weeks in July. Participants gain immersive medical experience with hands-on activities such as CPR training, anatomy labs, suturing workshops, and medical simulations. Although the medical summer camp is based on the Iona University campus in New Rochelle, New York, participants also visit Einstein’s campus in the Bronx multiple times weekly for enhanced experiences.
Pelham–Einstein Neuroscience Scholars Program
The Pelham–Einstein Neuroscience Scholars Program is a summer internship opportunity for high school students. Founded by the Neuroscience Graduate Student Organization and neuroscientists at Montefiore Einstein, the program provides students from underserved communities with opportunities to work on an original research project with mentorship from Einstein graduate and postdoctoral students. Participants also attend enrichment sessions, where they learn how to read scientific papers and form questions.