International High School for Health Sciences

We offer English Language Learners who are new to the country an opportunity to develop skills necessary to pursue college and careers in medicine. Classes focus on reading, writing, and communicating in English while also providing opportunities to maintain students' native languages. We give our students experiences in local healthcare settings before they graduate. Students gain practical skills including CPR and first aid, explore careers through 11th grade internships at local medical centers, and take early college coursework with our university partners. These hands-on opportunities both provide a context for language acquisition and allow students to use their native language as an asset in their service to the community.

• Priority to Queens students or residents
• Then to New York City residents

• 100% of offers went to this group

• 100% of offers went to this group

CTE program(s) in: Health Science

iLearnNYC: Program for expanded online coursework and self-paced learning

Students complete Performance-based Assessment Tasks (PBATs) as a replacement for some Regents Exams.

Extended Class Periods, Small Class Sizes, Project-Based Instruction, Emphasis on Collaborative Coursework

Medical Career Focus, Team Setting, Advisory Courses, Internships, Early College Programs

Q29, Q38, Q53, Q58, Q59, Q60, Q72, Q88, QM10, QM11

Internships

DNA Research Team, Astronomy, Anime

• International High School for Health Sciences

• Health Professions

• Students eligible for these programs are English Language Learners per New York City Department of Education guidelines scoring at the Entering, Emerging, or Transitioning levels on the NYSESLAT, NYSITELL, or LAB-R.