Penn Med and Netter Center offer high school internships

 As University City High School (UCHS) students reach the stage of making significant life decisions, a Penn Medicine CAREs grant funds a program to provide them with resources and training to help along the way.  

The new program at nearby UCHS, one of the Netter Center for Community Partnership’s university-assisted community schools, includes two parts. The first consists of health education lectures delivered to UCHS students by Family Medicine residents. The second is an internship program for older students interested in medical careers who are enrolled in UCHS’ Twilight classes, an evening school program for students over 17.   

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