High School Students Travel “Pathways to Success” at Georgetown University: NEWS

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Youth to Participate In Summer Enrichment
Program on Health Science

Washington, D.C.—Nearly 40 high school students will travel to Georgetown University this summer to participate in the Pathways to Success program—supported by founding sponsor The Goldman Sachs Foundation.

Since 2002, Pathways to Success has developed community partnerships in rural and under-served communities in America. The program engages upcoming juniors and seniors in innovative science and health studies; encourages them to attend college; and showcases careers in biomedical science, health care, and science technology.

During the past five years, more than 90 students and adult mentors from various rural communities have participated in this program. This year’s program takes place from Monday, June 25, to Monday, July 16. Students will attend from Colorado, Louisiana, and South Dakota.

“Our program focuses on students who have limited access to health, science, and technology education in their home communities,” said Pathways Director Charles H. Evans Jr., M.D., Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Human Science at the School of Nursing & Health Studies (NHS), a part of Georgetown University Medical Center.

“Knowledge of these areas is more important than ever,” added Evans. “These talented young men and women should have every chance to compete in this area of our country’s job market. Our main goal is to spark their interest in these fields and encourage them to attend college.”

While at Georgetown, students have the opportunity to earn college credit while taking classes from university faculty. They take courses in the NHS Discovery Center—a modern and cutting-edge research lab. They also work in the O’Neill Family Foundation Clinical Simulation Center at NHS—a fully equipped clinical lab that includes the Georgetown University Simulator, a realistic robotic patient.

In addition, students participate in off-campus trips to locations around the Washington metropolitan area, including Children’s National Medical Center, the Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University—another Goldman Sachs site, and the Smithsonian Institution.

After the summer portion of the program, participants continue the relationship with Georgetown through the online Biomedical Virtual Laboratory.

“This program has meant a great deal to my future both as a student and as a person,” one past participant said. “I have learned so much more about who I am and what I can be by stepping out of my community and into the big world.”

**About NHS: Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies translates science into outcomes that benefit the public’s health. NHS lives its mission “to improve the health and well being of all people” through innovative educational and research programs. The school houses a multimillion-dollar research portfolio and includes the Departments of Health Systems Administration, Human Science, International Health, and Nursing, as well as the Center on Health and Education and—in partnership with Georgetown University Law Center—the Linda and Timothy O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law.