UICSPH Summer Residential Enrichment Program

Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP)
Summer Residential Enrichment Program  (SREP)
May 30, 2011 - July 22, 2011
Monday - Friday
9:00 am - 4:30 pm

The Urban Health and Diversity Program office at the UIC School of Public
Health is accepting applications for its Summer Residential Enrichment
Program (SREP). The program is designed for college students who have
earned at least sixty semester hours or more and graduates who are
interested in pursuing a career in public health. Housed at UIC School of
Public Health, the Summer Residential Enrichment Program seeks to inspire
and prepare underrepresented and economically disadvantaged undergraduate
juniors and seniors, recent college graduates and those changing
professions to pursue graduate education and professional degrees in
public health. Accepted applicants will be required to complete a short
course on-line as part of the program curriculum. The course is free.  At
the end of the eight-week program, participants should be able to : 1)
Identify and discuss areas of health disparity among the US ethnic and
racial populations; 2) Understand the theories and principles of
biostatistics, community health science,  environmental and occupational
health science, epidemiology, and health policy administration; 3) Know
the importance and practice of time management as well as test-taking
strategies; 4) Demonstrate the skills necessary for public health
advocacy; 5) Prepare a poster presentation describing preceptorship site
experience and an abstract of its relevance to health issues confronting
underrepresented and disadvantaged communities; 6) Participate fully in
the Graduate Records Examination (GRE); 7) Know about the many educational
pathways that could lead to careers in public health; 8) recognize and
appreciate the role of research and clinical trials in public health
efforts; 9) Earn a minimum of 2 credits towards the UIC Human Subject
Protections Program Continuing Education Requirement; 10) Collect, enter
and analyze data and prepare simple statistic frequencies.  SREP
participants who successfully complete the program will receive a
$3,200.00 stipend.

The program will be held at UIC School of Public Health, 1603 W. Taylor
St. Chicago Illinois 60612
You can find complete description, requirements and application at:
www.uic.edu/sph

For additional information please e-mail LCPineda@uic.edu

Sponsored by:
Bureau of Health Professions
U.S. Department of HHS-HRSA
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Health Professions Program
and Division of Health Careers Diversity and Development