Where did the EP take place?

• In-person
• CEYE Office
• Clinical placement
• Clinic
• Operating Room
• Library
• Lecture Hall
• Conference Room
• Mentor’s Office

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• Most activities held in Mount Sinai Hospital on the Upper East Side (1468 Madison Avenue)
• Certain Placements at Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital (Upper West Side), Elmhurst Hospital (Queens), the Adolescent Health Center, (UES) and Mount Sinai Doctors clinics (UES)

I went home every evening and commuted 90 minutes to the hospital every morning from Brooklyn

CEYE

Hospital Internship

@ The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

+iiiMount Sinai Hospital System

Camila Pierre

First Day!

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Goal of EP

“This is an internship-based program designed to expose students to health careers while enhancing their basic science knowledge, research and communication skills. Participants will spend each day in placement for the purpose of study and career exploration. Studies will include library research, weekly seminars, and an introductory series on disparities in health and medicine.”

-CEYE Website

Weekly Schedule

Monday

• Clinical Placement (different department each day; shadowing in clinic, research, or surgery)

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Tuesday

• College Readiness and Race and Health Seminars (taught by CEYE staff and medical school professors)

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Wednesday + Thursday

• Clinical Placement + Senior Seminar (to work on our final projects)

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Friday

• Virtual Energizer Session

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One Time Only

• College and Career Panels

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Why Did I Apply?

• I was interested in being a doctor/be in healthcare in the future, but I didn’t know what a day in the life looked like, or what exactly I needed to do or know to get there

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• I wanted to get experience in healthcare to apply to BS/MD programs (something that is required to get into one)

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• I wanted to see if I would truly enjoy being a doctor, and if I should commit the next 7-8 years of my life in a BS/MD program or as a pre-med to become one

How Did I Apply?

I found out about CEYE from my school’s newsletter.

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I went on their website which had a form, with prompts for questions that I had to answer. I had to upload my school transcript, SAT or PSAT score and a headshot. This was an independent EP, so I didn't get much support in my application from SEO, even though I could’ve If I had asked.

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Questions:

1. Listen to this podcast: Are Barbershops the Cutting Edge of Healthcare Delivery?
1. Please offer a description that touches upon the main points of the piece.
2. What are your thoughts/reflections after listening to the content?
3. What questions do you have after listening to the podcast?
2. Read this article: Training the Next Generation of Indigenous Data Scientists
• Please offer a description that touches upon the main points of the piece.
• What are your thoughts/reflections after listening to the content?
• What questions do you have after listening to the podcast?
3. Write a 250 word response explaining why diversity is important in healthcare and why do you want to be part of the field?**

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**This isn’t the exact prompt, but this is what I remember from it

What Would I Do Differently?

WARNING: There was no reliable cheap food near Mount Sinai. The hospital cafeteria food is gross and overpriced. To save more money, I should’ve brought more food from home (I’m a picky eater)

How Did This Experience Shape Me?

Future Goals

College Plans

Doing this internship confirmed to me that I definitely would enjoy being a doctor, and has taught me the steps I need to take to become one

Originally, I wanted to be a biology or neuroscience major, but not after this internship. I realized that I want to have elements of public health in my college education

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PICTURES

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Favorite Restaurant

Me + my mentor

College Readiness Seminar

Presenting my final project