Research Buddy/Mentor Program "Mentoring as a strategy to support the acquisition of research concepts and skills to improve the health of a community."

Health Academy students at South Philadelphia High School are paired with medical students at Thomas Jefferson University in a learning strategy that brings new skills to both sets of students and benefit the South Philadelphia community. A Research Buddy/ Mentor Program utilizes state-of-the-art information technology to support service learning projects with a focus on community health.

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·  South Philadelphia High School · Thomas Jefferson University · Thomas Jefferson University Hospital · One-To-One Mentoring · South Philadelphia Cluster · Jefferson Health System	·  The Health Fair ·  Meeting Schedule ·  Participants ·  Digital Library ·  Possible Projects ·  Photos from a Recent Session

The health profession students will model mentoring behaviors and encourage Health Academy students to share their newly learned skills and provide research support for students not entered in the program.