LaunchPad: Educator's Edition (EDULaunchPad)
Application Deadline
Location
Deadline by Jan 10, 2025
Virtual
Dates
Price
Feb 11- March 18 2025
$750
LaunchPad: Educators Edition is a 6-week boot camp that provides professional development by guiding educators, career counselors, pre-health advisors, dream center coordinators, and others in supporting their students through their journey as entrepreneurs in health professions.
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This boot camp will enhance advisors' knowledge as they serve students pursuing health careers regardless of their students' immigration status, especially if the student does not have employment authorization.
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This boot camp will elevate educators' knowledge when serving undocumented students who may not know how to use their professional health-related degree and license, especially if they do not have employment authorization or a social security number.
What is LaunchPad for educators?
EDULaunchPad provides educators with information, guidance resources, and skillsets that can develop or strengthen their advising skills when working with undocumented students. This boot camp will be even more supportive if you are an advisor to an undocumented student seeking a health-related professional program, such as nursing, medicine, dentistry, research, and more.
This boot camp will elevate educators' knowledge when serving undocumented students who do not know how to use their professional health-related degree and license, especially if they do not have employment authorization or a social security number.
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Do I need to have any prior experience?
The EDULaunch Pad bootcamp is designed for educators at all levels, including those new to advising undocumented students. The program provides foundational knowledge and resources to help you effectively support students in navigating entrepreneurship and building their own businesses, even as they work toward their degrees.
How is this course offered?
The EDULaunch Pad bootcamp is an online 6-week bootcamp that is hosted by our Pre-Health Dreamers team. If you would like to sign up, please follow the link above for more information as to how to register. For any questions, please contact flavia@phdreamers.org.
When are the classes offered?
See our schedule below for the upcoming Spring Term.
Feb 11: Live Q&A Panel
Feb 18: Transferable Skills & First Steps to Business
Feb 25: Building Your Student's Roadmap To Success
Mar 4: The LLC Paper Mill
Mar 11: Financial Responsibilities: Taxes and Invoice Contracts
Mar 18: Insurance, SEED Grants & Closing Ceremony
IMAGINE
Brainstorm with students creative ways to launch their health centered business
LEAD
Lead your students on the steps they will need to start their business in healthcare
STRATEGIZE
Guide your students on how to market their business and find clients
LAUNCH
Launch your students into a successful start in healthcare.