Participants will be provided with an overview of the Medicina Academy Apprentice Program and will engage in discussion over challenges and opportunities related to establishing such a program. In particular, participants will become knowledgeable of ways to form partnerships with community agencies and high schools; become familiar with initiatives that will increase participation of Latinos in STEM careers; and gain an understanding of the overall impact of increasing the number of Latino physicians and health practitioners.
Speakers:
Kendy Olaguez, Project Director, Hispanic Center of Excellence in Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago
Cecilia Ramirez, Project Coordinator, University of Illinois at Chicago