Aetna Health Professions Partnership Initiative
The Program:
- Is for rising college sophomores, juniors, seniors or recent graduates. Priority consideration will be given to pipeline participants.
- Is an eight-week program.
- Is designed to provide a clinical research and enrichment experience and an introduction to health disparities, cross cultural issues, principles of clinical medicine and skills for public health research and interventions.
- Also provides an overview of approaches to cultural definitions, public health issues and discussion of specific techniques for working with diverse populations in community settings.
- Provides housing, meals and a stipend.
Important Dates
- March 1, 2023: Submission date for all applications. All applications must be submitted by midnight March 1 to be considered for admission.
- March 1, 2023: Submission date for all supporting documents. All supporting documents must be received by March 1 to be considered for admission.
- February 15, 2023: Admission decisions for applications completed by February 1, 2023.
- April 1, 2023: Admission decisions for applications completed after February 1, 2023.
- May 30, 2023: First day of program.
- July 21, 2023: Last day of program.
Application Criteria
All Applicants Should:
- Be from groups that have been traditionally underrepresented in the health professions (African American, Hispanic/Latino, Native American, Native Alaskan, Native Hawaiian) or others from disadvantaged backgrounds who meet all eligibility criteria and have a high probability of fulfilling the social and educational goals of this program.
- Be rising college sophomores, juniors, seniors or recent graduates of pre-professional programs with a ‘B+’ average or better (Science GPA of 3.2 or better and Overall GPA of 3.3 or better) who are interested in a career in medicine, dental medicine, or biomedical research.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
How to Apply
Please review the Frequently Asked Questions before submitting your application.
- Submit a completed application available from your counselor, this website, or by email to hcop@uchc.edu.
- Submit supplemental material also to hcop@uchc.edu:
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- Score reports for all exams taken: SAT, PEAU, ACT, GRE and MCAT/DAT.
- An official transcript from each college or university attended.*
- Two letters of recommendation (at least one from a science instructor) submitted directly by recommenders.
- Provide a copy of your Federal Income Tax Form 1040 or equivalent for the current tax year – only page reflecting number of dependents and adjusted gross income (submit 1040 when completed and filed).
Note: Only completed applications with supplemental materials submitted to hcop@uchc.edu will be reviewed.
* Only official transcripts that cannot be submitted as an e-script can be sent by postal mail (please see FAQs for instructions on how to mail transcripts).
Contact
Kerry-Ann Stewart, Ph.D.
Department of Health Career Opportunity Programs
UConn Health
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030-3920
Email: kestewart@uchc.edu
Granville Wrensford, Ph.D.
Department of Health Career Opportunity Programs
UConn Health
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030-3920
Email: gwrensford@uchc.edu