HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Health Career Exploration
Our Career Exploration programs help students discover the wide range of career opportunities in the healthcare field, available right here in our region!
Beginning Your Career in Health - Classroom presentations
Our Health Career Exploration presentation is designed to introduce students in grades 9-12 to the many different Healthcare Career opportunities that are out there. This comprehensive program outlines the many healthcare careers in demand in our region, and helps students develop an understanding of how they can pursue this careers and what training is necessary to do so.. This program is offered in partnership with local high school guidance counselors, career counselors, and career instructors.
click Here to access our Health Careers exploration Guide
The Health Careers Exploration Guide is our new resource to help understand many of the health careers available. The guide provides descriptions of each health occupation, employment demand/outlook, average salaries, education needed and training/education programs in NYS.
Click on the live link above to access this new resource we are excited to share! If you are interested in a printed copy, please reach out to us.
click Here to access our Career Resource Guide
Ready to start applying to schools or looking for jobs? The Career Resource Guide is our resource to assist with writing resumes, cover letters, interviews and more!
Other Resources Available
Visit the New York State AHEC’s website for more resources and information on Healthcare Education Programs.
MASH Camp
Hudson Mohawk AHEC’s MASH Camp is a comprehensive hands-on, interactive health career exposure program for students in grades 8-12. During this camp, students will learn from local health professionals how they came to pursue their profession, what training is involved, and what their job is all about. Through interactive presentations, students gain a better understanding of opportunities for careers in the healthcare field.
Check out the MASH Camp Summer 2025 page for more details on our 2025 camps. Information will be updated once applications for our Summer 2025 MASH Camps are open.
Job Shadows and Internships
We believe students who have early exposure to healthcare careers are more likely to enter the field. As such, we work to provide students in grades 8-12 residing in Albany, Essex, Fulton, Montgomery, Hamilton, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren, and Washington counties opportunities to observe and learn from professionals in health-related fields.
Please note that there will be pages in the application to enter two contacts as references and upload one letter of reference and your resume. It is suggested that all of the information is gathered prior to starting the application for an easy submission.
To apply for a job shadow or internship, click here.
Health Career Scholarship
Hudson Mohawk AHEC is proud to offer an annual scholarship program to support high school students and adult learners who plan to enter a health professions training certificate or degree program.
Individuals who are newly entering an approved health related certificate or degree program at community colleges, universities or training entities in New York State are eligible to apply - recipients are able to apply for year two of their program.
Applicants must reside within or be a graduating senior from a high school within the Hudson Mohawk AHEC service region, which includes Albany, Essex, Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren and Washington counties.
Check back in early 2026 for more details on the 2026 Health Career Scholarship.
We are excited to announce our 2025 Health Career Scholarship recipients! Due generous support, we were able to award 11 scholarships this year with nine (9) high schools seniors and two (2) previous year recipients currently enrolled in college.
In June/July, we will be sharing information on social media about scholarship recipients.
congratulations to our 2025 health career Scholarship Recipients:
Emma Armstrong, Northville High School
Emily Best, Ticonderoga High School
Samuel Burns, St. John Fisher University
Amber Chase, Berne Knox Westerlo High School
Kaitlyn Farron, Averill Park High School
Samantha Figueroa, Cohoes High School
Morgan Foster, Greenwich Jr/Sr High School
Cara Harrington, Glens Falls High School
Addelayde Ross, Galway High School
Angela Tawfik, Siena College
Lilianna Wright, Wells High School
Our 2025 Scholarship/pipeline Sponsors
Scholarships and pipeline activities for high school and college students are made possible through the generous support of a number of community partners and individual supporters.
A very special THANK YOU to our 2025 donors!
Albany Medical Center Foundation
Kevin Bolan
Cohoes Savings Foundation
Andrea Deepe
E5 Support Services
Cynthia Forrest
Glens Falls Hospital Foundation
Jennie Gliha
MaryBeth Goldstein
Hometown Health Centers
Robert Martiniano
Kelly Owens
David Shippee
Stewart’s Holiday Match Grant
Rachel Truckenmiller