LaunchPad: Educator's Edition

PHD has witnessed the need for additional resources geared to undocumented students pursuing health-related professional programs, such as medicine, dentistry, nursing, research, and more.

In 2024, 75% percent of PHD participants stated that "it [was] difficult or very difficult" to find an academic advisor and career counselor who could guide them in pursuing a health professional program while undocumented. One of the main concerns for advisors, administrators, and students was, "Will they be able to use their degree if they can not work?"

What is LaunchPad: Educators Edition?

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.

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.

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.

Let's create more support and safe spaces for undocumented students. Click the "Learn More" button below to visit LaunchPad's website.

For questions, please email [email protected]

Logistics:

Each session will take place every Tuesday at 7 PM EST/4 PM PST for 2 hours from Feb 11th to Mar 18th, 2025. There is a total of 6 sessions in this bootcamp. By the end of the boot camp, PHD hopes that you leave with a concrete idea of the services students can provide, how to network and market to student's business to gain clients, legal and insurance information regarding business, and more.

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