SETH Program

In a cooperative effort with the New York City Department Of Education, Mount Sinai participates in a career-oriented, science-based high school program that offers academic courses, tutoring and career counseling.

Secondary Education Through Health (SETH) allows high school students and their teachers to utilize our medical environments to advance, enrich and expand their academic and workplace knowledge.

Courses include: Bioethics/History of Medicine/ Philosophy; Blood in Health and Disease; Fruit Fly Science; Mathematical Applications in Hospital Practicum/Medical Research; Environmental Health; and Microbiology. SETH also includes teacher development courses aimed at the advancement of science. Instruction is provided by high school teachers, Mount Sinai Medical School faculty and students, nurses and senior technical staff.

For many, SETH constitutes a first encounter with what turns out to be a life's work. A large percentage of the program's graduates go on to pursue careers in nursing, medicine, biomedical research, teaching, laboratory technology, radiologic technology, dental technology, dentistry and pharmacy.

Scholars Program

The Mount Sinai Scholars Program at the Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics High School in East Harlem is specially designed for students who are interested in careers in medicine and science. Among the activities sponsored by Mount Sinai are:

• After-school enrichment programs in science
• Summer research programs and internships at The Mount Sinai Medical Center
• College and career counseling
• A mentoring program for all students in the program. Students are matched with medical students, faculty, and staff from The Mount Sinai Medical Center

Tutoring in advanced placement science courses in biology, chemistry, and physics
One hundred percent of the program’s students have gone on to college, and in 2001, the first Mount Sinai Scholar to graduate from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Hector Vazquez, started a residency in Pediatrics at North Shore University Hospital.

For further information about the Mount Sinai Scholars Program please call (212) 876-4639 or the Coordinator of the Mount Sinai Scholars Program at (212) 241-6831.

Gateway High Schools

The Gateway to Higher Education Programs, founded together with the City University of New York to serve underrepresented minorities, have reached a remarkable record of scholastic success. Participating students regularly achieve state examination scores far above average and nearly all go on to attend college.

Several years ago, the Dean of Mount Sinai School of Medicine, in partnership with New York City Board of Education and Gateway, initiated a project designed to extend the potential of such programs to a broader range of students, starting at a younger age.

The Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School, entering its sixth year with a total enrollment of 550 students in grade 7 to 12, will ultimately serve 600 students. Queens Hospital Center is closely involved in the curriculum, offering all students learning opportunities and direct career-oriented experiences through the BioScience Studies Institute, modeled after Mount Sinai's Secondary Education Through Health program.

The Life Sciences Secondary School starts the enrichment process even earlier, at the sixth grade. It benefits from its closeness to the innovative Adolescent Health Center, and also draws on the scientific and clinical expertise of our main campus. Mount Sinai medical students serve as mentors, tutors and advisors for students of the new school.

The Center for Excellence

Mount Sinai consolidated its extensive pre-college and collegiate programs, establishing The Center for Excellence in Youth Education (CEYE).  The Center works with a cross section of public high schools, colleges, and other youth organizations in Manhattan and the Bronx to implement academic year and summer internship and educational programs in science, nursing, and other health fields.

It also conducts teacher-training programs for public school science teachers. Current enrollments include 675 high school and 23 college students. Since its inception in 1974, approximately 1,120 students have completed college, and 35 have completed medical school. Eighteen students are currently in medical school. In addition, close to 350 have pursued health and health related professional and technical positions.