Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP)
Tuskegee University 's Health Careers Opportunity Program HCOP is partially supported by the federal assistance made possible from the:
Division of Health Careers Diversity and Development, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
HCOP is Yours
What Is HCOP?
The Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) at Tuskegee University (TU) is designed to encourage, prepare, facilitate and develop a larger competitive applicant pool in the veterinary medical, occupational therapy and clinical laboratory sciences programs for eligible students to enter and graduate from TU.
What Do I Learn?
HCOP can help you at your educational level be good at some or all of the following:
- Life Skills (Time management, Study Skills, Listing Skills, etc.)
- Critical Thinking
- Logical Reasoning
- Analytical Reasoning
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
What Do I get?
HCOP at TU offers the following programs and activities that serve students at three educational levels to pursue their careers in the health professions:
- Counseling, mentoring and other services designed to assist individuals to successfully complete their education at such schools.
- Preliminary education and health research training to assist middle school students to successfully complete regular courses of education.
- Knowledge of existing financial aid resources available to all students in the education program.
- Primary care exposure activities for health profession students, where they gain experience by working at public or private facilities.
How Can I Join?
HCOP operates at different levels. We help students in middle school, high school and college.
Fun In Reasoning, Science and Technology (FIRST) Club
Summer Enrichment and Reinforcement Program (SERP)
Contacts:
Mrs. Mary A. Lampley, M.Ed.
Assistant Program Director/HCOP
Tuskegee University
College of Veterinary Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health
Tuskegee, AL 36088
334.727.8477 or 334.552.1598 (Cell)
334.724.4758 (FAX)
malampley@tuskegee.edu
James E. Webster, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Facilities Management
Program Director/HCOP
Tuskegee University
College of Veterinary Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health
Tuskegee, AL 36088
334.727.8469
334.727.8177 (FAX)
websterj@tuskegee.edu