High school students representing more than 30 school districts across Upstate New York, who were nominated by their counselors and teachers for their health care and science leadership potential, descended upon Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences to address a faux malaria breakout on Friday, February 6. The exercise was part of the College’s 3rd annual Future of Healthcare Workshop.
This event is designed for local, nominated high school students to learn more about diverse health-care pathways and careers with ACPHS expert faculty,” said ACPHS Assistant Director of Admissions, Grace Higgins.
More than 100 students worked together in groups to dissect the public health crisis from the program portfolio of disciplines at ACPHS, including Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Clinical and Health Sciences. 
The students represented a wide radius of regional high schools, including:
- Albany High School
- Albany Leadership Charter High School for Girls
- Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School
- Broadalbin-Perth High School
- Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School
- Clayton A Bouton High School
- Cohoes High School
- Colonie Central High School
- Cornwall Central High School
- Delaware Academy and Central School
- Doane Stuart School
- Glens Falls High School
- Gloversville High School
- Guilderland High School
- Hoosick Falls High School
- Hudson High School
- Hunter-Tannersville Middle-High School
- Kingston High School
- Lake George Central School
- Maple Hill High School
- Margaretville Central School
- Mechanicville High School
- Ravena-Coeymans Selkirk Senior High School
- Rensselaer High School
- Saratoga Springs High School
- Schoharie Junior-Senior High School
- Schuylerville Central School
- Seton Catholic Central
- Stillwater High School
- Tamarac High School
- Wallkill Senior High School
- Westmoreland High School
The students were selected due to their educational achievement and commitment, with expressed interest in science, math or health care. Nominated students were required to:
- Be a HS sophomore or junior
- Have a GPA of around 3.5+/4.0 (85/100) and or academic strength in math/science coursework
- Be interested in science/math, health care, health sciences, pharmacy, forensics, or mental health studies
Check out our full photo gallery from the event.
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