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ESP Description
The Office of Diversity summer program's philosophy is based on an educational pathway concept. The summer offerings take into account the difference in participants' educational levels, science content background and exposure to veterinary medicine. Consequently, students will be placed in one of three summer programs appropriate to achieve their own personal success, which is consistent with the goals of the Office of Diversity Programs.
The primary purpose of the program is to develop a pool of
well-qualified disadvantaged persons ready for entrance into the
professional program in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan
State University; to facilitate admissions to that program; and to
retain those students admitted through the attainment of the Doctor of
Veterinary Medicine degree.
ESP Core Components
The Office of Diversity Enrichment Summer Programs share a core of program components that are common to all levels of programming. They are:
Academic Study Strategy Development
Computer assisted reading comprehension and rate improvement
activities, study strategy (time, stress and interpersonal management)
workshops and test taking enrichment skills.
Field Experience
Exploration of the diversity within the profession, and the
characteristics of the veterinarian's responsibilities in industry,
zoological exhibits, private practice or extended health care
facilities.
Enrichment Summer Program I (ESP I) June 4* – July 23
College students who have completed general biology or chemistry and
are minimally two years from applying to a professional
program.
In addition to the ESP core components:
Animal Exposure
Building a knowledge base about the husbandry and management of food
and fiber animals, augmented with weekly seminars and recitation
periods that provide an opportunity for review and increased
understanding of the animal health industry research and
production.
Basic Science Enrichment
An overview of the preliminary concepts in organic chemistry and
physics, and, reinforcement in inorganic chemistry, biology and
mathematics.
Enrichment Summer Program II (ESP II) June 4* – July 23
College students who plan to apply to a school of veterinary medicine within the next academic year and who are exploring careers in the profession.
In addition to the ESP core components:
Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT)/Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
Preparation
Organizing and reviewing subjects content; test taking strategies and
simulated exams.
Application Workshop
Veterinary medical application preparation. Communication and interview skill development.
Enrichment Summer Program III (ESP III) June 4* – July 23
Current applicants for a professional veterinary medicine program and students who have been accepted.
In addition to the ESP core components:
Simulated Veterinary Curriculum
Introduction to an integrative curriculum of pathology, canine gross anatomy, epidemiology and public health, veterinary parasitology, veterinary pharmacology and toxicology.
Additional Core Components for ESP II and III Only:
Comparative Veterinary Physiology
A course in specific veterinary physiology systems with laboratory exercises and demonstrations.
Veterinary Clinical Exposure
Surgery, general medicine, radiology, equine, anesthesiology, neurology and neurosurgery, food and fiber animals, and companion animal involvement, which will familiarize students with clinical expectations and initiate the clinical learning process.
Microbiology
A review of fundamental microbiology including microbial structure and function, nutrition, growth, and applications of microbial groups.
*Slight modifications may occur depending on program offerings
Participant Eligibility
All individuals participating in the Office of Diversity Enrichment Summer Program must:
- Be willing to participate in all assigned program components;
- Be an educationally and/or economically disadvantaged student;
- Be a citizen of the United States or permanent resident of the National of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Island or Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, or a lawful permanent resident of the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands or Guam.
Program participants will receive a $50.00/per day stipend to assist in
the defrayment of cost for room and board in assigned university
resident facilities. A partial travel allowance may also be
rewarded.
The Office of Diversity Programs Enrichment Summer Programs are
rigorous and dynamic. This intensive professional school
preparation offered at Michigan State University should be undertaken
by those students who are committed to education and to meeting
the challenges of a diverse health
profession.
This program is supported by the federal assistance made possible from the: Division of Health Professions Diversity, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services.
*The inclusion dates of the Enrichment Summer Programs are subject to
change. The Office of Diversity Programs reserves the right to
offer extensions to qualified participants.
