Chicago Scholars to Share Their Internship Experiences at Northwestern Memorial HealthCare’s First Intern Poster Session

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Chicago, Illinois, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) July 25, 2011 -- What did Isamar Villasenor and Rui Ping Zhu do this summer? The two Chicago Scholars will join more than 40 other Northwestern Memorial HealthCare interns to discuss their internship experiences at the organization’s upcoming Intern Poster Session. The event will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. July 27 in the Harris Family Atrium at Prentice Women’s Hospital, 250 E. Superior St.

Attending the session are: Dean M. Harrison, president and CEO of Northwestern Memorial Healthcare, and Dean L. Manheimer, senior vice president of human resources at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

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Chicago Scholars to Share Their Internship Experiences at Northwestern Memorial HealthCare’s First Intern Poster Session

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“Internships provide our scholars with invaluable opportunities to begin developing their talents in real-world situations and building their professional networks,” said Karen G. Foley, president of Chicago Scholars. “The practical experience Isamar and Rui gained at Northwestern will advance them in their academic studies and help to position them for challenging, good-paying careers.”

Both Villasenor and Zhu currently study economics at the University of Chicago, where they expect to graduate with Bachelor of Arts degrees in 2013. During their eight-week internships, Villasenor and Zhu worked in accounts receivable at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

“While working at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, I found myself doing work that showed results and progress,” Zhu said. “It is has been a rare experience to see my work used in quarterly reports and used to improve efficiency in patient financial services. The people I’ve worked with have given me some insight into how to further pursue my career and how important networks are, regardless of the career. The internships provided by Chicago Scholars are a great opportunity to point people in the right direction.”

Said Villasenor, “Working with Chicago Scholars has been a great pleasure and has offered many valuable resources that have helped me develop myself and my career. My internship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital has allowed me to explore the different options of working in health care, without a clinical background. I really enjoyed my internship.”

For more information about the Intern Poster Session, please contact the Northwestern Memorial Academy at academy@nmh.org.

About Northwestern Memorial HealthCare

Northwestern Memorial HealthCare is the parent corporation of Chicago’s Northwestern Memorial Hospital (www.nmh.org), an 854-bed academic medical center hospital and Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital, a 205-bed community hospital located in Lake Forest, Illinois.

About Chicago Scholars

Chicago Scholars (chicagoscholars.org) prepares under-resourced Chicago high school students for college and career success through a 5-year program model. We recently welcomed the class of 2016, our largest and most diverse group with 300 high-potential, college-bound students from approximately 90 Chicago high schools. The program begins at the college admissions stage and continues through undergraduate and graduate school, laying the groundwork for professional success.

We work with partner organizations such as Deloitte (www.deloitte.com), Kirkland & Ellis LLP (www.kirkland.com), Chicago Public Schools (www.cps.edu) and World Sport Chicago (www.worldsportchicago.org), among others, to enhance their existing programs. These additional offerings include: college access and success workshops, a live university onsite admissions forum, a three-tiered mentoring program and summer career exploration exposure sessions.

More information can be found online at http://www.chicagoscholars.org

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