{"id":3703,"date":"2025-04-21T22:29:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T22:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.uwmedicine.org\/somrural\/?page_id=3703"},"modified":"2026-02-23T18:39:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T18:39:23","slug":"hcop","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.uwmedicine.org\/somrural\/programs\/hcop\/","title":{"rendered":"HCOP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) at the University of Washington includes four programs to help students gain valuable experience in the journey towards a career in healthcare or health related sciences. Our programs are open to high school students, college students, and students currently enrolled in a health professional school.<a id=\"udoc-link\" href=\"https:\/\/equity.uwmedicine.org\/udoc\/\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcop.uw.edu\/\">Visit the HCOP Website HERE!<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"hcop-roadmap-container\">\n<h3>The 4 Programs in HCOP<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcop.uw.edu\/bright-up\/\">BRIGHT-UP:\u00a0Biomedical Internship for High-Schoolers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/equity.uwmedicine.org\/udoc\/\">UDOC:\u00a0 Summer Program for High-Schoolers interested in Health Professions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/equity.uwmedicine.org\/wihse\/our-programs\/shpeple\/\">SHPEPLE: Summer Health Professions Education Program Longitudinal Enhancement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcop.uw.edu\/ambassador-program\/\">Ambassador: Graduate Level Education Program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>If you have questions about the program, please contact us at:<\/div>\n<div>Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP)<br \/>\nUniversity of Washington<br \/>\nSchool of Medicine<br \/>\n1959 NE Pacific St.<br \/>\nHealth Sciences Building, A300<br \/>\nSeattle, WA\u00a0 98195<\/div>\n<div>Email: <a href=\"mailto:hcop@uw.edu\">hcop@uw.edu<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) at the University of Washington includes four programs to help students gain valuable experience in the journey towards a career in healthcare or health related sciences. 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