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ASPIRE
ABOUT:
"Cultivating the next generation of healthcare professionals."
In 2021, NorthShore University HealthSystem committed to accelerating Opportunity, Inclusion, and Health Equity by creating new opportunities for personal, professional, and economic growth across its communities. With the financial collaboration of The City of Evanston and The Finnegan Family Foundation, the ASPIRE Program commenced.
In the program’s first two years, over 100 high school students and recent graduates were given the opportunity to shadow during their spring break or gain hands-on experience during their summer internship. Here is how the program has grown over time:
Opportunities
ASPIRE offers various opportunities for its program participants to excel in their progression towards a healthcare career. From internships to employment preparation, ASPIRE actively works to cultivate the next generation of healthcare professionals.
- Paid Internships - Gain hands-on knowledge in your career interest area with a summer internship.
- Credential Attainment - Earn the proper certification needed to market your employable skills at our partnering institution, Oakton College. You may be eligible for an ASPIRE scholarship upon enrollment.
- Employment Opportunities - Get a jumpstart to your career as an Endeavor Health Team Member.
Actively working to reduce workforce barriers through acquiring greater social and economic equity in the Healthcare Industry, ASPIRE Evanston invests primarily in under-resourced students and young adults within our community and provides them with opportunities to explore careers in healthcare.
- Evanston Township High School
- YWCA
- IKIT
- Career Pathways Mayor's Employer Advisory Council
- Oakton College
- Youth Job Center (YJC)
- Endeavor Health
