CU Pre-Health Scholars Program Middle School Track
The CU Pre-Health Scholars Program Middle School (CUPS Middle School) is a pathway program under the Office of Educational Outreach and Pathway Initiatives at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus. The application for the Summer 2024 cohort (2024-2025 Cycle) is now closed. The application will open from August 1, 2024, to December 1, 2024.
Applications will be reviewed in December and January. Selected participants will be notified at the end of January.
The CU Pre-Health Scholars Program (CUPS) serves grades 6 through 12 and exposes scholars to high-impact events, research, STEAM, and Healthcare careers. At the same time, preparing our scholars to be competitive applicants for post-secondary education and matriculation into professional health careers or graduate school programs.
Don't hesitate to contact Sothary Chea at sothary.chea@cuanschutz.edu or Sam Ramirez at SAMANTHA.RAMIREZ@UCDENVER.EDU.
Hours of Commitment:
- 30 hours over the Summer of June 2024 through May 2025
- 80% of attendance must be met to maintain participation 24 of the 30 hours to maintain program pathway objectives.
The CU Pre-Health Scholars Program (CUPS) serves grades 6th through 12th and exposes scholars to high-impact events, research, STEAM, and Healthcare careers. At the same time, preparing our scholars to be competitive applicants for post-secondary education and matriculation into professional health careers or graduate school programs.
The CU Pre-Health Scholars Program envisions education and medical systems that provide quality service to all. Through a holistic understanding of social determinants of health, researchers and practitioners center on historically marginalized communities' values, experiences, and needs.
- Holistic approach to student engagement
- Addressing health inequities
- Providing inclusive curriculum
- Improving cultural sensitivity and responsiveness
- Fostering a welcoming, inclusive environment for the campus community
- Providing mentorship and leadership opportunities through networking and community involvement
- Promoting excellence and innovation
- Bridging underrepresented populations through the P-20 spectrum to healthcare, STEM, and research disciplines
- Infusing empowerment by increasing social capital
The CU Pre-Health Scholars Program (CUPS) serves scholars from grades 6th through 12th. It is an academic enrichment and integrative support program designed to build cultural confidence and expose first-generation, underrepresented, and low-income students to high-impact events, research, STEAM, and Healthcare careers while preparing our scholars to be competitive applicants for post-secondary education and matriculate into a professional health career program or graduate school program.
Scholars participate in once-a-month Saturday Academy during the academic year and annually in the summer intensive session. Our application is open to any student in Colorado from 6th through 12th grade. We prioritize students from Title 1 Aurora Public Schools and Denver Public Schools who identify as first-generation students or students with financial need.