Lehigh Career & Technical Institute’s Emerging Health Professionals professionals program is a perfect fit for rising high school seniors who plan to pursue careers in the health care field.

Made possible by the partnership of LCTI, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Lehigh Carbon Community College and Penn State Lehigh Valley, this intensive, dual-enrollment program is designed to give students a head start on college and expose them to a variety of medical professions through job shadows, hands-on training and clinical study at facilities across the region.

Students who wish to apply for admission to the Emerging Health Professionals program must:

• Reside in a Lehigh County school district

• Be entering their senior year of high school

• Have a grade-point average of 3.0 or better

• Have completed biology and chemistry, each with a grade of B or better

• Have either scheduled trigonometry or completed it with a grade of B or better

• Have a written recommendation from their high school guidance counselor or teacher

• Meet academic prerequisites for Lehigh Carbon Community College and Penn State Lehigh Valley.

For more detailed information:

• View the EHP brochure
• View the EHP FAQ sheet
• View the EHP application process sheet
• View the EHP webpage

Students who wish to apply for the Emerging Health Professionals program should:

1. Review the EHP program application process.

2. Tell their school counselor that they intend to apply for the EHP program.

3. Complete the EHP program online application.

4. Print the EHP program signature form and complete page one before giving it to your school counselor, who must complete page 2.

5. Print the EHP program letter of reference form and give it to their school counselor or science teacher to complete.

Remember, the online application must be submitted on or before the extended application deadline of Friday, Jan. 28.

Questions? Contact Ms. Wolfgang at 610-799-1484 or wolfgangc@mylcti.org.