UNMC High School Alliance — Dual-Credit Health Sciences Program (Grades 11–12)

About This Opportunity

The UNMC High School Alliance is an academic enrichment program that provides Omaha metro area high school juniors and seniors with unique opportunities to explore health science careers through hands-on learning at one of the nation's leading academic medical centers. The program offers advanced health science courses — including infectious diseases, anatomy, and medical decision-making — taught directly by UNMC faculty on the UNMC campus in the Nebraska Medical Center area of Omaha. Students receive DUAL CREDIT: both high school credit and college credit from their institution. Program participants shadow healthcare professionals, network with other serious science students, and gain a significant advantage when applying to health science programs in college. Since 2010, the UNMC High School Alliance has been building a pipeline from Omaha-area high schools into healthcare careers. This is one of the most rigorous and prestigious free opportunities available to a high school student in the metro who is interested in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, physical therapy, or any allied health field. The application window typically closes in the spring for the following academic year. Students at Bellevue Public Schools and OPS schools have dedicated pathways.

Who Can Apply

Must be a rising junior or senior in high school (entering 11th or 12th grade) and at least 16 years old at the start of the program year. Strong academic record in science: must have completed Algebra I, Biology, a physical science course, and a third year of science — all with a grade of B or above. Must submit a 250-word essay describing your interest in a health science career. In-person interview required as part of selection. Application typically due in spring for the following year. Contact UNMC High School Alliance at 402-559-3027 or visit unmc.edu/alliance for current application dates.