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University Hospitals
Beachwood City Schools
Medical Academy Partnership
Today’s Presentation● About Beachwood Schools & University Hospitals
● Concept origins
● Concept Development
● Replicability
Beachwood City Schools● 1550 students - Highly Diverse
● 110.6 Performance Index
● 25 AP offerings
● 100% Graduation Rate
● Comprehensive educational experience
University Hospitals●Mission Statement - “To Heal. To Teach. To Discover.”
●Nationally recognized academic medical center with 150 year history
●Serve 16 counties in Northern Ohio
●Multiple campuses – 25,000 employees
University Hospitals
● UH commitment to community partnerships
● Uniquely positioned with 100 residency training
programs to support the Medical Academy
Concept Origin
● Start with your community’s resources
● Identify a related educational/social need
● Craft a curricular means to address
Medical Academy Purpose
● Provide practical academic and
experiential advantage to students
considering professional careers in
the medical field (recognizing
significant attrition rate of pre-med
college students)
Designing the Program
● Researched needs of HS students
o Survey of medical professionals
o Survey of recent graduates
o Curriculum survey
● Researched existing programs
Align Existing Curriculum
● Community partners
● Mission Statement - “To Heal. To Teach. To Discover.”
● Develop and retain local talent
Purpose - University Hospitals
Developing the Program
Deploying the Program
● Formalized the partnership
○ Straight A Funding application
■ Coordinator
■ Advisory Council (governance)
● Beachwood High School Roll-out
○ Board communication
○ Marketing the medical academy
■ Press releases
■ Student/Parent listserv
■ Website
■ Information night
○ Counselors met with students
○ Discussion with teachers
○ Parent/Student Sign-Up
Deploying the Program
● University Hospitals Roll-out
○ Leadership announcement
○ Workforce announcement
○ Press releases
○ Targeted recruitment of health
care professionals
Deploying the Program
● Intro to Health Care Summer Camp
● Monthly Evening Seminars
● Volunteer and Internship Experiences
● On-Demand Webinars/WebCasts
Deploying the Program
Replicability?
● While programs may share
characteristics, no two are exactly
the same...
Replicability?
● Factors to consider
○ Identify partner
○ Identify the designers
○ Costs
○ Evaluation
○ Sustainability
○ Evolution
Questions?
UH-Beachwood Schools
Medical Academy
Beachwood Schools
Superintendent - Dr. Richard Markwardt - [email protected]
Assistant Superintendent - Mr. Robert Hardis - [email protected]
Director of Curriculum and Technology - Mr. Ken Veon - [email protected]
University Hospitals
Vice President Corporate Health - PJ Hrehocik - [email protected]
