High School Mentorship in Academic Health Care Administration

Each time you go to the doctor’s office, you interact with an assortment of different people: a receptionist, a nurse, a doctor, maybe even a radiologist or pharmacist. But did you know that there are teams of professionals making sure everything runs smoothly behind the scenes?

You Don’t Have to be a Physician to Make an Impact in Health Care

Health Care Administrators manage the operations at academic medical centers, insurance companies, senior care facilities, and outpatient clinics. Our mentorship program invites high school students to explore the different career opportunities in health care and medical research administration at Stanford Medicine including:

• Human Resources Team
• Faculty Affairs Team
• Fiscal Affairs Team
• Lecture & Event Planning Team
• Communications Team
• Faculty Administrative Support Team
• Clinical Research Coordinators Team
• Surgery Coordinators Team
• Education Program Coordinators Team
• Lab Managers Team
• Clinical Outcomes Team
• Department Leadership Team

Whether you excel at writing, finance, or graphic design, you’ll be introduced to a function that suits your skill set all while learning how to engage professionally with people of all backgrounds and experiences.

At the conclusion of the program, mentees will work together on teams to prepare a presentation for all mentors and team leads and take a final exam. Stanford will present each mentee with a certificate of completion and an $800 payment.  

In today’s ever-changing healthcare landscape, the need for skilled professionals who can navigate the complex intersections of healthcare policy, research, education, operations, and patient care has never been more critical.

Are you committed to leading change and innovation in today's complex health system? Apply here!

This program is 100% virtual. *If the mentee does not have a laptop, we will work with them to obtain a loaner laptop from a public library.

Application Requirements

• A cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher
• Completion of the online application
• Current high school transcript
• A one-page essay describing why they are interested in academic healthcare administration
• One letter of recommendation from a teacher, coach, or guidance counselor (no family members)