Health Career Opportunity Program HCOP Summer Enrichment Program Level I

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Health Career Opportunity ProgramHCOPSummer
Enrichment Program Level I

• Team Members
• Asheena Houston
• Alexis Nash

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ABSTRACT

• Abstract The HCOP Summer Enrichment Program was
  designed to help increase the number of
  disadvantaged, college freshmen entering into
  pre-health and health majors. The program is a
  six-week, non-credited, academic program with
  classes in Mathematics, Anatomy Physiology, Study
  Skills, and English. There are also field trips
  and laboratory work to help provide these
  prospective students with an advantage in their
  pursuit of a Health Care Profession. We will
  attempt to show how the College of Health
  Sciences and the College of Letters and Science
  form a bond to work together to provide these
  students with the resources theyll need to
  successfully complete college level work and gain
  entrance into graduate schools.

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What is HCOP?

• Six week program that has 4 non-credited academic
  programs
• Designed to help and prepare students to study in
  a health field.

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Different Levels???

• SEP I
• Focuses on academic excellence
• Helping students matriculate into college
• Incoming freshmen
• Students that need help adjusting to second year
• SEP II
• Focuses on career exploration as a Health Care
  Professional.

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Who, when, and how HCOP got started?

• Started by College of Health Sciences
• Headed by Francine Triplett and Marion McDowell
• Received a grant from US Dept of Health and Human
  Services in 1978.
• First class consisted of 20 students in June
  1979.
• Only took in majors from Health Sciences.
• In 2000 HCOP just started receiving pre-med
  students.

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PURPOSE

• To expose incoming freshmen to the real college
  experience.
• Increase number of disadvantage students into the
  Health or pre-health majors
• Increase the number of disadvantaged students
  into Health Professions or graduate schools.

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What SEP I Entails?

• College level courses (English, Math, Anatomy
  Physiology, and Study Skills)
• Advising
• Counseling
• Tutoring
• Field Trips (Zoo, UW- Medical College, Milwaukee
  Center of Independence)
• Hands on Laboratory experience

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HOW DO YOU GET IN?

• Must be a US citizen or permanent resident which
  meet required criteria for a disadvantaged
  family.
• Must meet the criteria of an ecomonically or
  educationally disadvantaged US citizen.

• Must complete the application process which
  includes an interview.
• Should have an ACT score of at least 19.
• Should have a minimum GPA of 2.5 with a strong
  science and math background.

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HCOP FACULTY

• Mrs. Marion McDowell
• She is the Assistant Dean of the College of
  Health Sciences
• Head of all Science Programs at the College of
  Health Sciences, including HCOP

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HCOP FACULTY

• Mr. Gregory Thomas is the Undergraduate Program
  Coordinator
• He is also the primary coordinator of the HCOP
  program

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HCOP FACULTY

• Mr. John Ndon Ph.D. ,MT (ASCP)
• He is the academic coordinator for the HCOP
  program
• He is also an associate professor at the College
  of Health Sciences in Clinical Laboratory Science

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HCOP FACULTY

• Ms. Susan Blong is an pre-med advisor and
  coordinator of MED-PREP.
• MED-PREP is a pre-medical program for minority
  students designed to help increase number of
  minorities into medical school

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EXPECTATIONS

• Students must work up to their full potentials
• Attain and sustain high academic performance
• Set goals high and be motivated to meet those
  goals
• Be able to give back to the community
• Become excellent role models

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ADVANTAGES OF THE PROGRAM

• Exposes students to the various health related
  professions
• Students become accustomed to college level work.
  
• Helps ease the transition into college life
• The program also provides an excellent support
  system for the students.

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Special Thanks

• Marion McDowell, Assistant Dean
• Gregory Thomas, Undergraduate Program Coordinator
• Isa Ortiz, Program Assistant
• Annie Brown, Program Assistant
• Lanrae Adedokun, Teacher Assistant
• We would like to give special thanks to all or
  you for helping this experience a wonderful one.
• THANK YOU!

• Grace Thompson, Teacher Assistant
• Professor Dr. Amadou Camara
• Instructor Kelly Kaiser
• Professor Dr. Rachel Baum
• Instructor Ericka Lynk