The Health Professions Recruitment and Exposure Program (HPREP) was created in 1989 by Dr. Daniel Laroche, '92 when he was a medical student to increase the enrollment rate of students who faced systemic and structural barriers that reduced their access to careers in medicine and to provide participants the opportunity to interact with medical students, faculty, and health professionals. Dr. Laroche had then shared the template for the program to the national leadership of Student National Medical Association (SNMA) and thereafter it was decided that the program birthed at WCM would be replicated by SNMA chapters at other medical schools. HPREP is a ten-week program held on Friday afternoons beginning in January. High school students will hear from physicians and other health professionals speak on their path and work in small groups with medical students on write a personal statement, resume, and research paper and during an anatomy lab. In addition, students participate in practical workshops discussing the college application process, how to write a research paper, applying for financial aid, and writing a personal statement. Students from all backgrounds are welcomed to apply.
Please check out our website for instructions on how to apply.
For further information on these activities at Weill Cornell, please contact us at hprep@med.cornell.edu.