For Immediate Release

Contact: John M. Martino
Phone Number:  (215) 895-1186
Date: 03/20/03

USP Invites High School Students to Apply to Health Sciences and Leadership Program 

“Developing Tomorrow’s Student Leader Today” is the motto of the newly established Health and Science Pre-College Leadership Program at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (USP). Approximately 20 students will be selected from Philadelphia-area health and science academies that are affiliated with Philadelphia Academies, Inc., to participate in the five-day program, which will include highly interactive classes and a chance to meet scientists and researchers.

The program, which will begin on July 20, is designed for students completing their junior year of high school who have an interest in health sciences and leadership. Financial support for the program is provided through a grant from the Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation. Interested students must have a minimum 2.75 G.P.A. and a letter of recommendation from their academy coordinator or guidance counselor. A committee of faculty and staff will review all applications and select the 20 participants. Completed applications must be received by April 11. All costs, including fees, housing, meals and materials will be provided. For more information, contact (215) 895-8756.

“This is a great opportunity for high school students to learn the impact of health sciences and leadership skills,” says Len Farber, USP’s director of student life. “By learning these skills, they can help to make positive differences in their communities, schools and in their future careers. This is an exciting program that reiterates our mission here at USP – to educate and groom future leaders in the health sciences field.”

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia is a private, coeducational institution founded in 1821 as Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, the first college of pharmacy in North America. USP specializes in educating students for rewarding careers through its professional and pre-professional degrees in health sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, and arts and sciences.

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