Health Career Collaborative provides mentorship, engaging  health curriculum, and exposure to health careers to high school students from communities that are underrepresented in medicine. As part of the program, a diverse range of health-related career pathways are presented. Additionally, high school students are empowered to identify the most pressing health needs in their community and learn how to plan and implement community-based health promotion activities.Health Career Collaborative Structure

The Health Career Collaborative has distinct curriculum for 10th, 11th, and 12th grade high school students. Some HCC chapters follow the structure in the above graphic, while others mix and match to create a program that best meets the needs of all programparticipants.
Flexibility in implementation is allowed and encouraged, as the most important element in program success is ensuring that implementation is feasible and meets the needs of all stakeholders.

High School Student Participants

HCC aims to increase representation of populations underrepresented in healthcare. As such, the program should be provided to high school students from underrepresented minority and/or low-income communities.
High school partners should serve >90% high school students from communities underrepresented in medicine (including URM and/or low-income communities).

HCC Chapter Teams

To carry forward the engaging programs of the Health Career Collaborative, chapters generally are composed of the following members: Medical School Administration, Medical School Faculty Sponsors, Medical Students, Allied Health Professional Students, High School Administrators, High School Teachers, and High School Students

HCC Funding

Because of the support of Main Line Health, the Intuitive Foundation, the National Board of Medical Examiners, and other private funders, HCC membership (including consultation, curriculum, and resources) is currently offered at no cost to medical schools and health systems. Each chapter funds their own programs by finding funds within their organizations. On average, HCC chapters spend approximately $4,000 per year on their HCC programming.