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Cornell University

Diversity Center of Excellence

Education Core of the Cornell Center for Health Equity

Covid-19 STEM Community Education and Empowerment Internship Program

The Covid-19 Community Education Empowerment Program, a collaboration of New York City medical schools, will recruit underrepresented in medicine, first generation, and disadvantaged college and gap year students interested in medical and health careers to learn about Covid-19 and disparities, vaccine science, the roles of medicine and public health, and strategies for community education and empowerment. This is a virtual internship for STEM college students.

Program Details:

Cohort 1: 3/27/21, 4/10/21, 4/17/21, 4/24/21

Cohort 2: 5/1/21, 5/8/21, 5/15/21, 5/22/21

Cohort 3: 7/19 – 7/22 (M, T, W, TH); 7/26 – 7/29 (M, T, W, TH), 8/4 and 9/1 capstone project presentation

Cohort 4: 10/27 – 12/15 (W); 6:30-8:30PM; capstone presentation 1/5/22

 

CCEEI Steering committee

Program Partners:

  • Cornell Center for Health Equity and its Diversity Center of Excellence
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
  • Mentoring in Medicine
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
  • NYU School of Medicine and NYU Langone Medical Center
  • Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For more information view the flyer or email us at cceei@med.cornell.edu

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