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M. J. Friedrich

JAMA. 2009;302(9):933-935.

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At a time when employment is hard to find even for adult full-time workers, many high school students would consider themselves fortunate to secure a minimum-wage job for the summer. Only those with luck or connections might be able to obtain a position that helps them build experience toward a future career. But thanks to an innovative program that focuses specifically on those least likely to find such opportunities, a group of New York City teenagers spent the summer as research interns in some of the most prestigious laboratories and hospitals in the Northeast. And that's just one facet of a 4-year high-school program designed to prepare students for highly skilled careers in health and science.

Starting early has been a key to success in helping disadvantaged students pursue careers in medicine and science. The Gateway Institute for Pre-College Education enrolls students in the ninth grade to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

EARLY DAYS



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