CUNY School Of Medicine Health Professions Mentorship Program Application 2026

Applicants can only use the 2026 application

Welcome!

The Health Professions Mentorship Program (HPMP) is for rising high school juniors thinking about a career in the health field. Careers like medicine, nursing, physician assistant, occupational therapy, public health, and research are possible with a college degree in basic or biomedical sciences, social sciences, or specialized health sciences.

The Health Professions Mentorship Program requires a two year commitment and includes two four-week summer sessions following your sophomore and junior years of high school and monthly Saturday sessions. Students will conduct a community based project in which they will take part in recognizing challenges, and developing solutions to health care problems in New York City. Students observe and discuss the social and economic determinants of health and disease and explore how different health care professionals address these issues to improve the health of communities.

The summer portion of the program is during the entirety of July 2026. The program in total requires 18 months commitment. Full attendance is mandatory.

Applicants are required to have an overall minimum of 80grade point average, and an official high school transcript must be included with the application (submission instructions below).

Parental permission is required if admitted to the program.

Make sure you have filled in all required fields which are marked (*), or your application will not be reviewed.

Full Legal Name

First *

Middle

Last *

Address

Home Address *

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Borough or County: Home borough OR county/township *

Neighborhood: If you live in a specific neighborhood in a borough or county, please specify (examples: Manhattan/Harlem, Brooklyn/Bay Ridge or Queens/Flushing. If no definitive neighborhood, enter NA.)

Email Address

Please use your personal not high school email. *
Email Address

Telephone Numbers

Primary Contact Number *

Alternative Contact Number

Biographical Information

Sex *

If your gender is not listed, please indicate how you identify:

Pronouns

Birthdate *

Languages Spoken (other than English):

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Race/Ethnicity

Please answer BOTH the ethnicity and race questions, and any sub-questions that may open depending upon your selections.

This information is being collected to meet research and federal reporting requirements. It is confidential and will not be released except in the form of statistical summaries in which individuals are not identified. This information has no effect on admissions decisions.

Ethnicity

Are you Hispanic or LatinX?

Yes

No

If Hispanic/LatinX, please specify:

If Hispanic/LatinX Mixed Ethnicity, choose all that apply (by holding "Control/Command" key):

If "Other" Hispanic/LatinX, please specify:

If "Other" Hispanic/LatinX Mixed Ethnicity, please
specify:

Race

Regardless of your answer to the prior questions, please check one or more of the following groups in which you consider yourself to be a member: View Definitions

If "Alaska Native or Native American," what is your
tribe or enrollment?

If Asian, choose all that apply (by holding "Control/Command" key):

If "Other Asian," please specify:

If Black, choose all that apply (by holding "Control/Command" key):

If "African," please specify:

If "Caribbean," please specify:

If "Other" under "Black," please specify:

If "Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander," please specify:

If "Other Pacific Islander," please specify:

If "White," please specify:

If "Other" under White, please specify:

If Mixed Race, choose all that apply (by holding "Control/Command" key):

If "Alaska Native or Native American," what is your
tribe or enrollment?

If Asian, choose all that apply (by holding "Control/Command" key):

If Black, choose all that apply (by holding "Control/Command" key):

If "Caribbean," please specify:

If "Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander," please specify:

If "White," please specify:

If "Other" under White, please specify:

If "Other" Under "Mixed Race," please specify:

If "Other" Under "Race," please specify:

Parent Information

Parent/Guardian 1 Contact Number *

Parent/Guardian 1 Email Address *

Highest level of education completed by parent/guardian 1 *

If other, please specify

Parent/Guardian 2 Contact Number

Parent/Guardian 2 Email Address

Highest level of education completed by parent/guardian 2

If other, please specify

Academic Background

School *

School Address *

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Graduation/Completion Date (Expected) *

This program is for 10th grade students only.

Cumulative High School Grade Point Average *

Please list answers below on one line with items separated by a comma.

List up to 6 extra-curricular activities, volunteer service, and work experience.
Activity Position/Role Start Date (MM/YYYY) - End Date (MM/YYYY):

List up to 4 awards and recognitions:

List up to 4 special talents, hobbies, or interests:

List the courses and grades for the Fall term - for example: Biology 100, Chemistry 99, Physics 98...
If the grades have not been released, just include the course: *

List the courses and grades for the Spring term - for example: Biology 100, Chemistry 99, Physics 98...
If the grades have not been released, just include the course: *

List up to 6 tests completed with the scores - for example: Regents 85, PSAT 1500, SAT 1600, Physics 100, AP Biology 5... *

Letters of Recommendation And Transcript

Please note: The application deadline is April 13, 2026, 5:00 PM EST.

Two letters of recommendation are required. One must be from a Science teacher and the other from a school
counselor/advisor. Be sure that your full name is included in each recommendation, and all are written on the recommender's official letterhead and prepared as a PDF/Word document.

How to submit recommendation letters (2) and an official transcript (1):
Please include recommender and counselor/advisor names and email addresses below. The CUNY School of Medicine Admissions office will reach out directly to your recommenders and counselor/advisor to obtain the required documents.

It is your obligation to request that recommendation letters and the transcript be submitted by the recommenders and counselor/advisor by April 13, 2026, 5:00 PM EST.

Recommender 1 (First & Last Name) *

Email *

Recommender 2 (First & Last Name) *

Email *

Counselor/Advisor (First & Last Name) *

Email *

Essays

Write two essays, one essay (up to 250 words) on each topic listed below:
1. Essay 1: Briefly discuss at least one extracurricular or volunteer activity you listed. Explain your role in the
activity and what you have learned thus from the experience.
2. Essay 2: Briefly discuss what you would like to study in college and your future goals.

Essay 1 *

Essay 2 *

Important! Please read carefully!

All applicants will be notified about their admissions status by the second week of May.

Pease make sure that you:

1. Have completed this application in full, being sure you filled out all required fields. Review your completed application with your high school counselor before you click 'SUBMIT.'

2. Confirm with your school counselor about receiving our email with instructions for submitting your transcript.

3. Request that your letter of recommendation be sent, as soon as possible but no later than, April 13, 2026, 5:00 PM EST. All references must be date/time-stamped by no later than April 13, 2026, 5:00 PM EST.

4. Be sure you have included your essays before you click the 'SUBMIT' button.

5. Letters of recommendation for admission are considered confidential. I understand that federal law provides me, after enrollment, with the right of access to these recommendations and that no school may require me to waive this right.

Please Note: Admission into the Health Professions Mentorship Program is not an assurance of acceptance into the Sophie Davis BS/MD program at The CUNY School of Medicine.

Note that after submitting your application, you will no longer be able to revise it.

You'll also be able to access your Application Status Portal. On the application checklist in the portal, a red X indicates the item has not been submitted. This makes your application incomplete; therefore, it cannot be reviewed. It's the applicants' responsibility to follow up with their recommenders and counselors/advisors to submit letters and transcripts by the application deadline.

All materials and documents submitted as part of an application for admission become the property of The CUNY School of Medicine and cannot be returned.

Your signature below confirms all information on this application (including supplemental information) is factual, honestly presented, and that you are the person submitting this application. My entire application was completed without assistance from any artificial intelligence tools. For your signature, enter your full legal name, today's date, and email address (for example: John L. Smith, mm/dd/yyyy, johnsmith@xxx.com) *