CODE BLOOM
The CODE BLOOM mentorship program will provide pre-med Hunter College students the opportunity to get guidance from Weill Cornell Medical Students and learn from Weill Cornell Medicine faculty about health inequities. We hope to get students excited about a career in medicine through workshop events.
Health Profession Recruitment/Exposure Program (HPREP)
The Health Profession Recruitment/Exposure Program (HPREP) was created in 1989 by Dr. Daniel Laroche, '92 when he was a medical student to increase the enrollment rate of students who faced systemic and structural barriers that reduced their access to careers in medicine and to provide participants the opportunity to interact with medical students, faculty, and health professionals. Dr. Laroche had then shared the template for the program to the national leadership of Student National Medical Association (SNMA) and thereafter it was decided that the program birthed at WCM would be replicated by SNMA chapters at other medical schools. HPREP is a ten-week program held on Friday afternoons beginning in January. High school students will hear physicians and other health professionals speak on their path and work in small groups with medical students to write a personal statement, and resume, and draft a research paper. In addition, students will participate in practical workshops discussing the college application process. All students in the 10th and 11th grade are welcomed to apply.
The HPREP 2025 application cycle is closed. Please revisit our website in Fall 2025 for application information on HPREP 2026.
For further information, please contact hprep@med.cornell.edu.
Peer2Peer Mentorship Program
Peer 2 Peer is a tiered mentorship program aimed at improving early exposure and resource access for first generation and low-income pre-medical students at CUNY Hunter College. Students in our program receive multiple forms of mentorship through a medical student as well as a near-peer upperclassmen in the cohort to help build a stable support system as they navigate their pre-medical career. We further aim to provide our students with exposure to a career in medicine, support in applying to medical school, and resources to help them in their respective career paths.
Science and Medicine Enhancement Program (SMEP)
The Science and Medicine Enhancement Program (SMEP) provides middle school students from Brooklyn, NY with hands-on opportunities to learn about health and disease through a multi-subject approach. In a series of sessions, groups of students led by medical students work on hands-on group and individual activities designed to reinforce basic concepts in basic biology, physiology, pathophysiology related to the diseases and health conditions that most affect the students' communities. During the program, students also engage with the material through reading, research, presentations, and clinical skill sessions.