JEFFERSON MEDICAL COLLEGE
OF
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
Luz M. Ortiz, PhD, MA
Assistant Dean
Office of Diversity and Minority Affairs
Jefferson Medical College
FUTURE DOCS
Ten-week High School Enrichment Program
Students are exposed to all of the health
professions, medicine and graduate studies
in biomedical sciences.
Program begins the first Thursday in January
Students meet once a week, for ten
consecutive weeks, two hours per day
Program Requirements and
Application Process
Open to 3rd and 4th year minority students interested in the “sciences”
Also open to “economically/educationally disadvantaged students”
Participating high schools must be from the
greater Philadelphia area
Students must be in good academic standing
Application to the program includes the following: a) submitting the
application with a personal statement on why he/she would like to be part
of the Future Docs Program; b) a letter of recommendation from his/her
school counselor stating whether or not the student applying is in “good”
academic standing; and, c) the student and his/her parents or legal
guardian must read and sign an official Code of Ethics and Professional
Conduct that is included in the application packet.
Program Highlights
Basic Anatomy Course (taught by one of our
Anatomy Professors who is an MD) – l hour
class/lab
Students have hands-on experiences through
our Anatomy lab in addition to our Clinical Skills
Center and Simulation Lab
Invited guest speakers and student panelists from
all of the health professions and medicine expose
students to a variety of careers in the sciences
Future Docs
Primary School Program (Pierce
School) 3rd - 5th graders
Middle School Program (6 middle
schools participate)
4th - 6th graders