Health Professions Career Center Programs

The Clinical Health Summer Program (CHSP) is a seven-week experiential learning opportunity held each year for underrepresented minority and disadvantaged students accepted to a health science or health-related field at North Carolina Central University (NCCU). The program is designed to provide students with experience in a health delivery system based on their current medical or health focus.

The CHSP is a summer program conducted in conjunction with Duke University Medical Centers, Duke Main, Duke Regional, Duke Raleigh, NC Eye Ear Nose and Throat and other private agencies. It is an educational work-learning experience in which students are placed in a 40-hour per week position directly under the supervision of health or medical professionals. Health science seminars are conducted, providing an opportunity to network and interact with a variety of health care professionals.

The North Carolina Central University (NCCU) Health Careers Clinical Shadowing Program (HCCSP) gives qualified students interested in attending professional schools of medicine and health professions an opportunity to observe a practicing health or medical professional face-to-face or virtually. These are invaluable learning experiences, and students are encouraged to participate during their free time.

All students must comply with established requirements set by the Center and the participating office or health facility. Students must be willing to sign “Clinical Shadowing Forms” stating the nature of the shadowing experience; these forms are also signed by the attending physician, a facility administrator and the director of Health Careers at NCCU. For additional information, contact the Health Professions Career Center.

NCCU alumni who are currently in a professional school or graduates of professional schools are invited to speak with students concerning the undergraduate or graduate experiences that led them to enroll in their respective career programs. Also, former students who are now practicing in their chosen medical or health careers are invited to participate, discuss their practices and share any information helpful to students seeking to follow similar career paths.

The presentations are usually offered on Tuesdays or Thursdays during the student activity hour, which begins at 10:40 a.m. Announcements of these events are posted on the university schedule of events. For more information, contact the Health Professions Career Center.

The staff in the Health Professions Career Center invite recruiters from various colleges and universities that are interested in presenting their graduate and professional programs to students who are interested in pursuing a degree (medical, dental, pharmacy, health-rated degrees, and veterinary medicine  after receiving an undergraduate degree from North Carolina Central University.

The staff in the Health Professions Career Center invite recruiters from various colleges and universities to present their graduate and professional programs that focus on veterinary medicine (animal care) to students who are interested in pursuing a veterinary medicine degree after receiving an undergraduate degree from North Carolina Central University. Colleges, universities and local agencies also offer shadowing and internship opportunities to students interested in a career in veterinary medicine.