The Burton Family Foundation Summer Health Institute is a free, week-long residential program at Arizona State University's Downtown Phoenix campus, offered in partnership with Creighton University for high school juniors interested in health careers. Students explore pathways in medicine, nursing, physical therapy, pharmacy, physician assisting, occupational therapy, and more through hands-on simulation activities and immersive experiences. Housing, food, materials, and instruction are all provided at no cost, making the program highly accessible to motivated students. It is an exceptional opportunity for juniors to gain real exposure to the health professions before pursuing college and career decisions.
Designing studies, testing hypotheses, and drawing evidence-based conclusions.
Evaluating information carefully before drawing a conclusion or making a decision.
Breaking down a challenge and working through it methodically to a solution.
Guiding a group toward a shared goal and keeping everyone moving together.
Fully focusing on and understanding what someone else is communicating.
Understanding and respectfully engaging with people from different backgrounds.
Students learn what it means to be a physician through immersive simulation activities like suturing, IVs, and intubation.
Program explores nursing roles through hands-on simulation and interaction with members of the health care team.
Students explore physical therapy as a health career option through facility tours and health care provider interactions.
Program introduces physician assistant roles alongside other health professions through simulation and clinical exposure.
Students learn about occupational therapy careers through immersive college experience and health care facility tours.
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