FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • No, our application is currently closed. Please check back later this Fall!

  • By joining our program, you could gain the following:

    • local, regional, and national advocacy opportunities

    • education on health issues facing your community

    • exposure to resources for your community

    • community service hours

    • letters of recommendation

    • mentorship

    • free food and swag bags

  • Yes. Your payment is for your research participation - click here to learn more. You are not being paid for being a part of the program, but more than 3 absences from the program makes you ineligible for the research study and therefore ineligible for further payment.

    You will received 5x $100 payments - totaling $500

    You will also be paid a $55 travel stipend to attend program sessions.

    Additional details will be provided after acceptance.

  • In-person.

    2024-2025 Program Dates

    Jan 11: Health Justice, Disaster Preparedness, and Community Resilience Orientation

    Feb 1: Racial Justice

    Feb 22: COVID-19 and Disability Justice

    March 8: Immigrant and Refugee Health

    March 22: Food Justice

    March 29: Environmental and Housing Justice

    April 26: Mental Health

    May 3: Violence Prevention

    May 17: Harm Reduction

    May 31: Sexual and Reproductive Justice

    June 7: Video Project

    June 14: Graduation Day

  • Sessions last from 11:45am -4:00pm.

    Sessions are the Latin American Youth Center @ 1419 Columbia Rd NW.

    We will notify you of schedule/location changes in advance.

  • After participating in Project Insight, a select group of students will be eligible to serve on a local and national Youth Advisory Council for the Pediatric Pandemic Network (pedspandemicnetwork.org).

    That means you can be a voice advocating for change in your community and across the country!

    Additionally, we hope a few of you will serve on an advisory council for Project Insight - helping us become a better program!

    Lastly, we hope to connect all our students with a community parter of interest!

  • For select participants, this will be a two-year time commitment. Therefore, we are looking for students who are able to commit to Project Insight this year and potentially next year.

    We require students to have

    • internet access at home

    • an internet connected device to look up homework assignments

    • an internet connected device to bring to sessions

    • transportation to each session

    • can commit to attending all sessions, with no more than 3 absences allowed

    • has the bandwidth for the time commitment to the program

    • consents to research participation

    Additionally, there are other things we consider when reviewing applications.

    We will prioritize recruiting students who:

    • identify as Underrepresented in Medicine (UIM), LGBTQ+, and/or as persons with disabilities. (UIM is defined by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) as Black, Mexican American, Native American (American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian), and mainland Puerto Rican populations.)

    • Live in she District of Columbia (especially Wards 1, 4, 5, 7, and 8)

    • Will be the first person in their families to go to college.

    • Receive their primary care at Children’s National Hospital

    • Identify as having a disability

    • Identify as LGBTQIA+ or as being non cis-gender

    • Has taken or is currently enrolled in a college level course

  • This is a competitive application. Last year we had nearly 85 applications. We are currently only able to accept 20 students per year.

  • Check back later for the application link.

    The application consists of a short form that asks background information such as your name, age, school, parent/guardian information, and other things.

    After submitting your application, you will be emailed a link to submit a video interview.

    THIS IS REQUIRED FOR ALL APPLICANTS.

    We use a one-way video “interview” platform. It is extremely simple to use and does not require you to download any additional software. All you need is a laptop or cell phone with a camera to complete the interview.

    The “interview” consists of 4-6 questions that should each take you 1 minute or less to answer. You will not be speaking with anyone - you’re just recording your answer to our questions! That is why it is called a one-way interview.

    After you submit your interview responses, there’s nothing else to do except wait for a confirmation of your acceptance or rejection.