Health Career Opportunity Program (HCOP)

This year we are collaborating with Morehouse School of Medicine and Emory University School of Medicine’s Health Careers Opportunity Programs (HCOP) to provide college readiness programs and activities to expose students to various careers in the healthcare field, such as:

“Pathway to College” Program
A panel discussion with college representatives

On January 15, 2020, SPCC Atlanta AHEC partnered with Emory University School of Medicine to provide opportunities for high school juniors to participate in college readiness activities in our “Pathway to College” Program. Students obtained quality information on the steps to be successfully admitted into college. They asked college representatives questions about financial aid, scholarships, health career clubs, and other pertinent information.

“Roadmap to Health Careers”
A health professions panel discussion and healthcare facility tour

High school/college scholars engage with a minimum of five healthcare professionals from different health career disciplines and ask pertinent questions during a panel style discussion. They are able to ask these healthcare professionals questions about the academic journeys, challenges, rewards, daily responsibilities, and salaries of their respective careers. After the panel discussion, the scholars will tour Emory Decatur Hospital.

“From Mock-tales to Career”
Mock interviews with college admissions representatives

The “mock” participants are actually health career admissions program representatives who are undercover and who engage in conversations with our undergraduate college students. The purpose is to evaluate the students’ preparedness for a real health career admissions program. Students received valuable feedback from the “mock” participants with whom they engaged in conversation.

“Mock Emergency Preparedness”
An inter-professional activity highlighting roles that various health professionals play in an emergency or crisis event

Twenty-five Pre-Med scholars and Emory program staff learn of Inter-professional Education (IPE) via a mock emergency preparedness activity. This activity provides students with exposure to several different health career disciplines and shows the important role that IPE plays in the health careers. Scholars learn what it takes to balance the demands of these health careers and their individual approaches to meeting the needs of underserved populations in emergency situations.