The RYSE MED (Readying Youth Scientists for Excellence in Medicine, Health Equity and Discovery) program is a 6-week summer program housed at Henry Ford Health. The program is for underrepresented or underresourced metro Detroit high school upperclassmen who are interested in pursuing a career in healthcare. Some of the activities that students participate in are shadowing physicians and learning medical skills, healthcare career exploration, developing college success skills, creating a presentation about a topic in health equity and developing long-term mentor relationships with current college students who have health-related majors and with researchers & physicians. The goal of the program is to help students with diverse backgrounds become healthcare professionals in the Detroit-area in the future.