H.O.P.E. Institute


    H.O.P.E. Institute

The H.O.P.E. Institute is a week-long free camp held during the month of JulyAt the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs (UCCS) and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (CU Anschutz) in Aurora. 

Students invited to this camp will receive a variety of experiences, helping them take their first steps in discovering a career in the health professionals industry. This includes but is not limited to:

  • Hands-on workshops involving suturing labs, personal statement building, and Neuroanatomy.
  • Anatomy lab experience.
  • Laboratory experiences with the CU Anschutz School of Pharmacy.
  • Presentations from UCCS and CU Anschutz faculty, staff, and students on their professions, their healthcare career journeys, and what it takes to get there. And more!

Students must be under 18 in August to be eligible to participate in the COAHEC HOPE Institute.


Watch the Students' experience from our 2023 HOPE Institute Camp in the Video Below!

HOPE Institute 2023


Applications for the 2024 COAHEC HOPE INSTITUTE are currently closed.

See you next Year!


Colorado AHEC Program Office

CU Anschutz

Education II North

13120 East 19th Avenue

5th Floor

Aurora, CO 80045


303-724-0348

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