FACES for the Future at San Francisco
A school-year academic program at John O'Connell and Mission High Schools pairing SFUSD juniors and seniors with public-health and clinical internship placements (Health Scholars and Public Health Youth Corps pathways), workshops, and professional certifications to build a pipeline into healthcare careers.
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UC Davis Health Summer VolunTEEN Program
An 8-week summer volunteer program (6-week minimum commitment) placing high school students in UC Davis Health hospital and outpatient departments such as Patient Transportation, Radiology, and Neuroscience Specialties to explore healthcare careers.
Hands-On Health (Ridgeline Pathways)
A free four-day, in-person healthcare exploration program for low-income 11th and 12th graders in Contra Costa County focused on nuclear medicine and medical imaging, culminating in a $400 completion stipend and held partly at the Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences.
HEAL Internship Program (Alameda Health System HealthPATH)
A clinical-rotation workforce internship for Oakland high schoolers at Alameda Health System's Highland Hospital, exposing students to fields like emergency medicine, pediatrics, and nursing, with elective school credit and a stipend or scholarship for successful completers via the OUSD partnership.
John Muir Health Young Healers High School Internship Program
A job-shadowing and career-exploration internship for high school juniors and seniors from partner Contra Costa school districts, offered as a 6-week spring session or 2-week summer session at John Muir Health facilities.
Stanford Blood Center Red Cord Program
A Bay Area high school recognition program in which students earn an exclusive graduation honor cord either by donating blood once a year through high school or by organizing a blood drive at their school, run through Stanford Blood Center's Menlo Park, Mountain View, South Bay, and Tri-Valley centers.
Stanford Blood Center Teen Volunteer Program
An in-person volunteer role for students 16 and older assisting donors as Post-Donation Canteen Hosts at Stanford Blood Center's Campbell, Dublin, Menlo Park, and Mountain View donation centers and mobile blood drives, with free orientation and training provided.