Investing in the Future of Healthcare

High School Student Opportunities

• Mentored Experience to Expand Opportunities in Research Program (METEOR v 3) The Mentored Experiences to Expand Opportunities in Research v 3 program (METEOR v 3) provides meaningful experiences to high school students from the Washington, D.C., area and STEM teachers-in-training from the George Washington University through a seven (7)-week summer internship program. Throughout the summer, METEOR students learn the basics of neuroscience and research through Children’s National-led lectures and an immersive mentorship experience in a clinical or translational research lab. At the end of the summer, interns present their research projects to the Children’s National community. For more information about the METEOR Version 3 program, please contact Naomi Luban, MD.
• Urban Alliance. We partner with the Urban Alliance to provide high school students experiencing economic barriers with exposure, opportunity, support and training needed to prepare them for lifelong economic self-sufficiency. We offer youth real-world experiences to set them up for a future in college and in the medical field. The Urban Alliance serves high school youth from under-resourced communities who are at risk of disconnecting from pathways to economic self-sufficiency and lack the skills, experience and networks needed for success. The goal of the program is to prepare under-resourced high school seniors for future economic self-sufficiency through an intensive, year-long experience combining paid, professional internships, job skills training, one-on-one mentoring and ongoing post-program support.
• D.C. Career Academy Network (DC CAN). D.C. CAN is a locally funded program that promotes the District's mission to strengthen the pipeline to college and careers for high school students. The D.C. CAN mission is to reshape Washington, D.C.'s workforce by effectively preparing high school students for college and careers through the use of the National Academy Foundation (NAF) educational design.
• D.C. Health and Academic Prep Program (D.C. HAPP). D.C. HAPP is a pipeline program coordinated by the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences to increase access to healthcare careers. The program is offered to rising seniors who attend D.C. public schools and have a passion for medicine. D.C. HAPP participants gain exposure to healthcare professions, learn hands-on medical skills, develop public health projects and prepare for college applications and college life.
• Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) – Future Health Professionals. HOSA is an international student organization that provides leadership development, motivation and recognition exclusively for secondary, postsecondary, adult and collegiate students enrolled in health science education and biomedical science programs or have interests in pursuing careers in health professions. The mission of the organization is to promote career opportunities in the healthcare industry to enhance the delivery of quality healthcare for all people. 

Medical Student Opportunities

• Advancing Academic Pediatrics Program. Children’s National is committed to training the pediatric workforce necessary to meet the future needs of all of our patients and families. The Advancing Academic Pediatrics Program is a funded opportunity for fourth-year medical students applying to pediatrics to rotate at Children’s National in Washington, D.C., and gain exposure to academic pediatrics at a large, freestanding children’s hospital. Our scholars receive supplemental mentorship, networking opportunities with current residents, as well as a stipend to offset the costs of travel and housing.
• Mentored Experience to Expand Opportunities in Research I Program (METEOR I). Children’s National participates in the METEOR I program, a competitive fellowship opportunity to support students who have been admitted to medical school and are interested in an academic research career.
• Building the Next Generation of Academic Physicians (BN GAP). At Children's National, we partner with BN GAP to help medical students and residents become aware of academic medicine as a career option and provide them with the resources to further explore and potentially embark on an academic medicine career. 

Biomedical Research Opportunities

We also have a variety of biomedical research opportunities for pre-college, college and medical students, as well as residents, fellows and Children's National faculty.