Overview
The CVSC ENVISION Project, funded by the Duke Endowment, partners with Futurum, a publishing company specializing in profiling scientists, to produce a series of portfolios featuring some of our amazing colleagues as relatable role models from diverse backgrounds. The material is geared to the high school/early college level and provides resources for teachers to implement within their curriculum or share with their students, including Lesson Plan/Activity Sheets, Online Journal Articles, Brochures, Careers-focused PowerPoints, and Podcasts with transcript and PowerPoint. Materials are produced in English and Spanish.
Goal
To grow the number and increase the diversity of the healthcare and biomedical workforce in North Carolina and South Carolina.
Strategy
Enhance science capital for high school and early undergraduate students.
- Develop and disseminate age and culturally appropriate educational content about healthcare/biomedical careers.
- Provide exposure to diverse career role models to high school and early undergraduate students.
Approach
- Multi-dimensional and layered dissemination.
- Online tools and social media.
- Partnerships with high school teachers and university outreach programs across North Carolina and South Carolina.
- Provide educational and other life exposure determinants of healthcare/biomedical careers.
- Equip teachers with real-life examples of career paths in biomedical careers to fill science capital gaps in high school and college students.