Youth Neurology Education and Research Program
The Mass General Youth Neurology Education and Research Program engages youth from communities underrepresented in neurology. We particularly focus on providing educational and research opportunities to female, Black, Latinx, American Indian, and low-income youth across Massachusetts.
We aim to inspire by offering exposure to leading neurologists and neuroscientists from diverse backgrounds, equip through paid opportunities to engage in mentored educational and research activities, and empower with structured support to translate contributions into publications, presentations, and awards that facilitate the academic advancement of participating youth.
2020 Virtual Programming
Interactive career chats with leading neurologists and neuroscientists across a diversity of backgrounds. These are free-of-cost and open to high school and undergraduate students as well as educators.
Paid summer internships for high school and undergraduate students to conduct mentored research while learning about neurology and neuroscience, acquiring leadership skills, and developing a supportive professional network.
Undergraduate internships: Full-time from July 6 to August 21
Download undergraduate application
High school internships: Part-time from July 20 to August 21
Download high school application
Meet the Team
Leadership
Nicte Itzel Mejia, MD, MPH, FAAN is Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and Director of MGH Neurology Community Health, Diversity and Inclusion. Dr. Mejia’s clinical interests and expertise focus on improving access to healthcare while advancing equity. She has created mechanisms for trainees to engage in these efforts, including the MGH Neurology Community Health Diversity and Inclusion Internship for undergraduate and graduate students, the Mass General Brigham Neurology Residency Program Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion for neurology residents, and the MGH Neurology Youth Stroke Education Series for high school students.
Program Coordinator: Madison Ellin, MS, a first generation student, received her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology with a minor in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She went on to attend the Johns Hopkins University Health Science Intensive Program and graduated with a Master of Science degree in Biotechnology. As an aspiring physician, she has developed an immense interest in addressing health inequities and is currently a Master of Public Health degree candidate at Loyola University Chicago with a concentration in Global Health Equity.
Advisory Committee
The Mass General Youth Neurology Education and Research Program is humbled to have expert guidance from a diverse group of advisors who are leaders in youth programs, diversity and inclusion, and neurology research at Biogen Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital.
Mentors
We are thankful to all our mentors for their continued inspiration and support as we strive to inspire, equip, and empower youth participating in the Mass General Youth Neurology Education and Research Program. The mentors from Mass General are:
Special Thanks
We are immensely grateful to the Biogen Foundation for their support of our vision to develop a diverse group of future neurologist and neuroscientists and their philanthropic contributions.
We look forward to working with you in 2020!
Our free-of-cost interactive video career chats with leading neurologists and neuroscientists will occur weekly over the summer. Our paid summer internships will be offered July 6 to August 21 as full-time jobs for undergraduate students and July 6 to August 21 as part-time jobs for high school students.