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About the Women's Health Science Program
The Women’s Health Science Program for High School Girls and Beyond is a program designed to engage small cohorts of high schools girls of all races and ethnicities from Chicago in authentic learning experiences to explore the basic science, clinical applications, and career options in a variety of science disciplines. This program offers four science academies - Oncofertility Saturday Academy, Cardiology Summer Academy, Infectious Disease Summer Academy, and the Physical Science Summer Academy. To make the learning experiences relevant and applicable to the girls’ lives there is a focused concentration on women’s health throughout the entire program. Integrated into the program is a mentoring network of scientists, clinicians, teachers and family to support the girls pursuits in science during their transition from high school into college. The program’s multiple learning experiences and mentoring relationships the girls gain valuable knowledge and skills to actively pursue to become the next generation of women science leaders.
