>Consider applying to the following pipeline program 
>sponsored by The University of Michigan School of Public Health in Ann 
>Arbor.
>
>The University of Michigan School of Public Health
>Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) for Undergraduate Students
>Application Deadline: March 5, 2007
>
>The School of Public Health at The University of Michigan sponsors the 
>Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) which is designed to expose undergraduate 
>students to careers in public health and public policy, particularly 
>issues and topics related to racial, ethnic and socioeconomic disparities 
>in health care.  Under the supervision of School of Public Health faculty 
>and administrators, undergraduate students are placed in paid health 
>management and policy internships and pursue course work in a summer 
>program that focuses on eliminating health disparities.  The internships, 
>which provide paid placements in hospitals, HMOs and other health services 
>and public health agencies in Detroit, Ann Arbor and Flint, enable 
>students to work in organizations that confront these disparities every
day.
>
>The Summer Enrichment Program is geared towards undergraduates entering 
>their junior or senior year of academic study.  Those pursuing degrees in 
>the social sciences, the biological sciences, and other fields pertinent 
>to health management and policy, such as economics, political science, 
>accounting and finance, are especially encouraged to apply.  Because the 
>majority of placements are in Detroit, Ann Arbor or Flint, all 
>participants must reside in Southeast Michigan or Genesee County during 
>the summer.  For students accepted into the program who attend 
>non-Michigan universities and whose permanent summer residence is outside 
>Southeast Michigan, the program will provide transportation to and from 
>Ann Arbor and housing. All students are provided with local transportation 
>or are reimbursed for their transportation costs and receive a food 
>allowance as part of a $3,000 stipend.  Applicants must show evidence of 
>academic achievement (2.8 GPA or above).  Preference will be given to 
>applicants from populations that are adversely impacted by racial, ethnic 
>or socioeconomic disparities in health (health disparities) or show a 
>strong practical or research interest in health disparities.
>In addition to exposing students to public health and public policy 
>issues, particularly health disparities, the Summer Enrichment Program is 
>also a pipeline program intended to provide guidance and direction to SEP 
>participants as they apply to graduate school, preferably to Master of 
>Public Health (MPH) programs and other related degree programs.  To assist 
>students in the graduate school application process, the Summer Enrichment 
>Program offers participants an eight (8) week Graduate Record Examination 
>(GRE) preparation course.  Because of their participation in the program, 
>SEP participants are often admitted to the nation's leading public health 
>graduate programs and/or win scholarships to finance their graduate school 
>education.
>
>The University of Michigan, School of Public Health, Summer Enrichment 
>Program website features a video that fully explains the program which can 
>be found at:
>http://www.sph.umich.edu/hmp/sep_hmp.html
>
>For an application, please visit: http://www.sph.umich.edu/hmp/sep07app.pdf
>
>
>
>Elliott Dawes
>Director, CUNY Black Male Initiative
>The City University of New York
>535 East 80th Street, Room 637
>New York, New York 10021
>(212) 794-5651 (telephone)
>(212) 794-5706 (fax)
>E-mail: [log in to unmask]
>Website: http://www.cuny.edu/bmi