At the Center for Excellence in Youth Education (CEYE), we help more than 200 students each year from grade seven through college prepare for careers in science and health care. As a unit of Mount Sinai Health System's Office for Diversity and Inclusion, CEYE operates a range of school-year and summer programs geared to youth belonging to groups that are underrepresented in medicine.
The following programs are conducted via exclusive partnerships with surrounding schools and departments. Eligible students must attend a partner school in order to participate. A full list of our partners along with their corresponding program can be found here:
- Day-with-a-Scientist Series
- Geared toward seventh and eighth graders, this full-day immersion series orients students to a different major organ each session.
- Biomedical Science Enrichment Program
- This is a two-year program for juniors and seniors attending the High School for Math, Science, and Engineering, offering lab skill preparation in the field of biotechnology in year 1 and clinical and laboratory internship in year 2.
- The Lloyd Sherman Scholars Program
- Geared toward high school-aged boys belonging to groups that are underrepresented in medicine, this research preparation program offers classroom and laboratory training in DNA and technology.
- DR. MMEN: Doctors Reaching Minority Males Exploring Neuroscience
- A partnership between the Center for Excellence in Youth Education and the Mount Sinai Department of Neuroscience, DR. MMEN is a summer mentorship program for Black and Latino young men in high school and includes clinical immersion within neurosurgery and related fields.
- Veterinary Sciences
- This internship-based program is designed to expose high school students to veterinary sciences in a biomedical research environment while enhancing their basic science knowledge and language skills.
The following summer programs are open to any eligible NYC public or charter high school student.
- Introduction to Bioinformatics
- This online course is designed to teach high school students the basic concepts of cellular and molecular biology, genomic science, and computer programming.
- Medical and Scientific Exploration Program
- This online course is designed to guide students through different laboratories or clinical departments within the Mount Sinai Health System through the real-world application of scientific concepts.
- Internship Placement Program
- This in-person program is designed to expose current eleventh grade students to health careers through a hands-on internship in a single department within the Mount Sinai Health system.
The following program is open to eligible college students with permanent residency in New York or New Jersey:
- Northeast Regional Alliance MedPREP (NERA)
- This three-year summer enrichment program enables students to develop key skills and competencies that are needed for medical school.
Be sure to view other Mount Sinai sponsored programs for students.
The Center for Excellence in Youth Education and its activities are supported, in whole or in part, by a grant from the Pinkerton Foundation, the New York State Education Department, and the Health Resources and Services Administration. Scholarship Opportunities are provided through generous contributions from Serve and Rally (in honor of Dr. Lloyd R. Sherman) and the family of Roy N. Barnett.