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The Junior Fellows Program, a partnership between The New York Academy of Medicine, New York City public schools, and regional Academic Medical Centers, is designed to stimulate middle and high students' interests and career awareness in public health, science, medicine and research. From seminars designed to advance Junior Fellows' skills in identifying concrete strategies for improving health and preventing illness, to understanding the research process and the nature of scientific inquiry, the program engages students in project-based learning, works to enhance their critical-thinking skills and helps them to foster positive interactions with practicing physicians and public health professionals.

Students who have completed The Junior Fellows Program are invited to continue participation in science enrichment and career awareness activities as Scholars as they move into high school and beyond. The students gain an in-depth view of the lives, careers and scientific expertise of professionals in these fields and develop a foundation of knowledge and skills needed to successfully pursue careers in these areas.

About Us

The mission of the NYAM Office of School Health Programs (OSHP) is to improve the health status of all children.

The OSHP provides a wide range of health education initiatives that impact New York City public schools and schools and communities nationally. The goal of these programs is to build the capacity of schools and community based organizations to enhance the health of young people and to help them develop the skills, attitudes and knowledge needed to lead and maintain healthy lives and succeed academically.

The OSHP has a demonstrated history of providing a wide array of services to the New York City public schools. Since 1979, more than 40,000 teachers and administrators from K-12 schools across the city have participated in a variety of Academy comprehensive health programs. The Academy provides planning and development, conducts recruitment and orientation of schools and teachers, designs and conducts professional development workshops, trains teacher-trainers, and offers ongoing technical assistance and consultation.

The OSHP has created and maintains a coalition of more than forty-five private sector foundations, corporations, voluntary agencies and informed individuals who support the programs. The Office administers the largest public-private sector supported comprehensive health education program in the United States and is recognized by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a "beacon of change" in the area of school health education.

NYAM also has a record of successfully advocating for comprehensive school health programs within New York City, New York State, and the United States, as evidenced by presentations at local and national conferences on all designed and delivered school health programs.