Preparing South L.A. students for health care careers of the future
South L.A. Scholars Plus (+) was launched in the summer of 2016 in collaboration with then Mayor Eric Garcetti's office, the City of Los Angeles’ Economic & Workforce Development Department and Los Angeles Unified School District. The program provides paid work experience in a health care setting for South L.A. students enrolled in health-career-themed high schools. The program is designed to connect students, especially low-income and underrepresented youth residing in South Los Angeles, to meaningful summer internship opportunities, and help youth develop the necessary skills to secure future employment in the health sector.
300+ youth served
Students participate in activities that nurture their passion for health care professions. These activities include:
- Engaging with guest speakers from the health care industry virtually
- Taking part in health care panels and discussing health care issues and current topics such a mental health
- Participating in group activities to apply learned health care principles
- Engaging employers through virtual tours of bioscience facilities
Past industry partners have included:
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Contact Ever Hilleprandt at [email protected] for more information.