HCC Cleveland was initiated in 2024 as a partnership between Case Western Reserve Medical School, Collinwood High School, and Rhodes College and Career Academy.

Cleveland Ecosystem for Health Career Exploration

Health care institutions, hospitals, non-profits, and high schools collaborating to facilitate healthcare exploration for Cleveland youth.

The Cleveland Ecosystem for Health Career Exploration is a partnership between the Health Career Collaborative (HCC), The Greater Cleveland Career Consortium, and Greater Cleveland Works. The partnership models how collaboration between K -12 schools, colleges & universities, healthcare employers, and community training organizations can work to create a sustainable, flexible framework for early exposure to careers in healthcare.

The faculty sponsors for the HCC program are Dr. Kevin El-Hayak, Associate Professor of Surgery, Case Western Reserve Medical School, Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED), and The MetroHealth System; and Mr. Phillip Rowland-Seymour, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Medical Education, School of Medicine. The program director is Ms. Crystal Reed, Director, Youth Mental & Behavioral Health, Workforce Coalition at Greater Cleveland Works.

High School Leadership

The High School Program Leader at Collinwood High School is Antoinette J. McCall, M.Ed. under the leadership of Assistant Principal Hary Blythewood and Principal Mary Miller.

The High School Program Leader at Rhodes College and Career Academy is Ivelisse Negron under the leadership of Principal Alyssa Starinsky.

Spring 2025 Photos and Videos

Spring 2024 Photos and Videos

Field Trip to Case Western Reserve School of Medicine

First Day at Rhodes

Collinwood Ortho Day