2025 Health Careers Summer Camp Application

Thank you for your interest in attending the 2025 Health Careers Summer Camp with MAHEC at UNCA From Sunday 7/13 - Wednesday 7/16. Please complete the below application in it's ENTIRETY and all at once. You will not be able to save your progress on the application once you begin.


There is a short essay question at the end. You may copy and paste your essay responses from a word processor into the essay question so you may edit beforehand.


Application Deadline: 5/2/2025


Notification of Acceptance/Deferral: 5/12/2025 (this may change depending on application volume)


Please contact your Regional Health Career Advisor with questions about the application process.


  • Bryan McClure (Bryan.McClure@mahec.net) - North (Madison, Mitchell, Yancey, McDowell)
  • Amy Parker (Amy.Parker@mahec.net) - West - Swain, Cherokee, Macon, Haywood, Clay, Jackson
  • Misty Cox (Misty.Cox@mahec.net) - South - Henderson, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania


If accepted, you and a parent/guardian will need to complete onboarding paperwork in a timely manner in order to participate in camp. You will be contacted at the email your provide for all required paperwork.

Applicant Information

This will be how we contact you for acceptance, so be sure you have access to this email.

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Will you be 18 years old at the time of camp (July 13th)?*

This is for room assignment purposes.

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This question is asked for room assignment purposes.

Do one or both of your parents/guardians have a 4 year college degree?*
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Graduation Year*

Select all that apply.

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Essay

You will NOT be able to save your progress on this application. You must submit everything at once. We encourage applicants to view this essay prompt beforehand and compose responses in a word processor, then copy and paste the response here.


Please keep responses between 100-200 words.

One purpose of this Health Careers Summer Camp is to address the shortage of healthcare workers in rural Western North Carolina (WNC). This shortage has led to poor health outcomes for WNC residents. Please reflect on what this purpose means to you and how you plan to address this shortage in your future career?