Job Summary:

2-4 tutor positions are available starting for fall 2023 through summer 2024 for the Jump Start Your Health Career Program designed for high school students interested in health careers.

Location

The program will be based on the Upstate Medical University campus and will incorporate visits to teaching laboratories as relevant to the selected cases. Clinical tours will be included as feasible.

Program Overview

Jump Start Your Health Career uses complex and realistic patient cases as the basis for exploration of health care and health careers. Students will be divided into 4 groups of 4 for the small group work, guided by Upstate faculty and students. Through case explorations students will learn and practice the clinical reasoning process that guides the diagnostic and treatment process. Upstate clinicians, faculty and staff will provide interactive learning experiences in on-campus laboratories.

General Program Goals

Increase awareness of the wide range of health careers

• Increase knowledge in anatomy, physiology, and pathology
• Improve study skills
• Increase critical thinking
• Improve professional presentation skills

As a program “tutor” you will

• Guide learning as students explore complex cases
• Set up and facilitate hands on learning activities
• Evaluate program impact
• Learn more about other health professions
• Option to teach in your area of passion

Minimum Qualifications:

Must be a current student enrolled at Upstate Medical University and approved for financial aid through the Student Financial Aid office at Upstate.

Preferred Qualifications:Work Days:

Saturdays 9:30am – 2:30pm

Monday-Friday: some hours to be determined

Compensation Options

Federal work study or elective credit. Outside funding applications may provide other options. FWS students earn $16/HR

Message to Applicants:This Federal Work Study position is available to current Upstate Medical University students who have been approved for and accepted Federal Work Study through the Financial Aid Office. If you are unsure if you are approved for Federal Work Study, please do not hesitate to contact our office via e-mail at: workstudy@upstate.edu or by telephone at: (315) 551-2057. Recruitment Office: Executive Order:Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.