Future Healers Experiential Track
Track Leaders: Dr. Erin Sayer, Dr. Shinya Takahashi, and Dr. Anh Do
Learn: Enroll in UHON 301H (fall; 1 credit) and 302H (spring; 1 credit), as well as a relevant UHON 298H or 395H (3 credits) seminar, such as People, Plagues, and Public Health (298H), Food as an Issue of Justice (298H), Psychological Development in Adolescence and Early Adulthood (395H), or The Science of Kids: Critical Issues in Developmental Psychology (395H).
Experience: Develop skills through volunteer opportunities with health-based community partners, health and wellbeing trainings, and professional school application workshops. Site visit examples include the Munroe-Meyer Institute, a free/low-income clinic, Syracuse Area Health, Children's in Omaha, and the Nebraska Athletic Performance Lab.
Collaborate: Participate in Cooper Conversations and engage in healthcare industry visits and panel discussions with your track cohort. Past community guests have included medical professionals working in health disparities, professionals working in health administration, and mental health practitioners.
Create: Prepare strong professional or graduate school application materials and develop a professional competency plan. Plan a group volunteer experience and brainstorm solutions to pressing healthcare challenges.
