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Apply to be a medical student mentor for the 2012 Infectious Disease Summer Academy!!!

Submitted by cwallace on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 15:22

The Infectious Disease Summer Academy (IDSA) is one of four academies offered by the Women’s Health Science Program for High School Girls and Beyond (whsp.northwestern.edu). This program is led by educators Cathryn Smeyers, MAT, Nadia Johnson, MA, and three leading women physicians: Patricia Garcia, MD, Sarah Sutton, MD and Melissa Simon, MD.

WHSP receives a Presidential Award for excellence in mentoring!!!

Submitted by cwallace on Wed, 11/16/2011 - 16:02

The Oncofertility Saturday Academy received a Presidential Award for excellence in mentoring. Click here for the details!

WHSP is now accepting applications for OSA 2012!

Submitted by cwallace on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 12:53

This year, there will be two OSA Application deadlines:

The EARLY DECISION OSA Application deadline is Wednesday, November 16, 2011. Early Decision applicants will be interviewed first!
The regular decision OSA Application deadline is Wednesday, November 23, 2011.

ALL OSA interviews will occur the week after Thanksgiving break.

Please click here for the student application: http://whsp.northwestern.edu/osa/osa-student-application

Please click here for the parent/guardian form: http://whsp.northwestern.edu/osa/2010-osa-parent-form

Apply for Physical Science Weekend Academy 2011!

Submitted by cwallace on Mon, 08/29/2011 - 14:30

We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications to the 2011 Physical Science Weekend Academy. Click HERE to apply! Application deadline is Wednesday, September 14, 2011.

Check out the OSA program article in the latest issue of Northwestern Magazine!

Submitted by cwallace on Fri, 05/27/2011 - 10:31

Academy Opens Students' Eyes to Science

OSA 2011 Graduates Will Be Inspired By Dr. Andresse St. Rose

Submitted by cwallace on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 13:27

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Featured Career of the Week: Physician Assistant

Submitted by cwallace on Wed, 02/09/2011 - 19:01

Physician Assistants (PAs) practice medicine under the supervision of a doctor. PAs are trained to provide a range of medical care to patients, including making diagnoses, providing therapy, and prescribing certain medications. In order to become a PA, you must complete an educational program, typically after earning a college degree, which can take about two to three years to finish (for full-time students). After completing an accredited program, you must pass the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam, which is required to be a licensed PA in all states.

OSA 2011 Students Selected!

Submitted by cwallace on Wed, 01/26/2011 - 16:15

Selection for OSA 2011 is complete! Congratualtions to the following students:

SOSA: Kayla Allen, Keisha Barreto, Amirr Beathea, Angelique Boyd, Jazmin Gonzalez, British Griffis, Takilah Hasan, Charneka Hopkins, Tarin Kennedy, Nyomi Kivenas, Katara Marks, Ashley Murray, Kiara Murray, Denisha Parker & Brenda Ramirez

All-OSA Faculty Meeting

Submitted by cwallace on Tue, 01/04/2011 - 17:12

Preparation for the fifth year of the Oncofertility Saturday Academy is under way. Northwestern University and Young Women's Leadership Charter School are planning, organizing, and sharing their resources to deliver OSA 2011 in February and March. To successfully deliver OSA, it takes over 100 faculty.

Emira Mamuti is the WHSP Science Sister of the Week!

Submitted by cwallace on Mon, 11/01/2010 - 21:30

Emira Mamuti is the WHSP Science Sister of the Week! Emira participated in this summer’s IDSA and is currently enrolled in our new program, the Physical Science Weekend Academy. Emira is a natural leader in both the WHSP programs and at YWLCS, and she plans to pursue a career as a pediatrician or pediatric surgeon. Her favorite quote is, “Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death,”-Albert Einstein. She loves these words because it implies that education does not stop