What We Do
We are a 100% virtual and volunteer-driven mentorship program. We connect DMV area high school students who are interested in biology and health with young working professionals in the area.
| Mentorship | Students are paired with local working professionals based on common interests. Mentors meet with students regularly to provide professional and academic support. |
| Development Workshops | Helps students develop the skills required to succeed in college and in academic/professional environments |
| Action Potential Initiative | As part of the Action Potential Initiative, students optionally develop a scientific research question and carry out a small research project. They are led through the scientific method and guided through the project by their mentor. Students must apply to participate in this part of the program. |
| Career Seminars | Working professionals present to students about their careers, sharing the day to day life and steps necessary to reach their career. Emphasis on non-typical health-related careers. |
Mentorship Experience
Career Seminar Satisfaction
"My mentor reached out quickly and is super nice and helpful, I enjoy talking with her and she is totally ready to answer any questions I have."
-Medical Laboratory Sciences Student
"Please keep doing career sessions (preparing for internships/career seminars). Those help and gives me something to look forward to in the future. It also opens the career in the field for those who are not sure what they want to do."
-Health and Biosciences Student
"I like that I can talk with someone who is pursuing a career in health sciences, and that I can learn more about what it would be like to follow this pathway."
-Medical Laboratory Sciences Student