The program offers a unique combination of residential pre-college programs with a paid, multi-tiered mentoring experience, specifically targeting and supporting underrepresented students in STEM+M fields.
The Tufts University STEM+M CONNECT program offers high school students a unique one-month paid summer experience, combining residential pre-college programs like Mini-Med School or Lab Science Investigations with a multi-tiered mentoring program. The program is designed for highly motivated students, particularly those who will be first-generation college students or come from low-income backgrounds. Participants engage in workshops and science activities to explore career pathways in STEM and medicine, with a curriculum emphasizing critical thinking and real-world application. Key activities include hands-on experiences in clinical simulations, anatomy labs, and microbiology labs, as well as medical case studies. Students also develop professional and life skills through workshops and receive individual mentoring from undergraduate students and Tufts faculty. The program aims to build career awareness, a sense of belonging in STEM+M fields, and to foster social and professional networks.
A typical day involves a combination of classroom instruction, hands-on labs, and mentorship activities, including clinical simulations, anatomy dissections, and microbiology experiments. Students also attend career seminars and participate in medical case studies.
This program is ideal for highly motivated high school students, especially those who are first-generation college students or from low-income backgrounds, interested in exploring careers in medicine and biomedical sciences.
Tufts University, Medford, MA
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