HCOP Ambassadors

About the Program

Open to all students, the HCOP Ambassadors program is designed with the goal of supporting educationally and economically under resourced students by providing mentoring, stipends, scholarships, and clinical training in underserved areas. Building on existing partnerships, the program offers targeted outreach and integrates public health topics like health disparities and behavioral health into its curriculum. Students gain hands-on experience in rural and urban underserved clinics while preparing for healthcare careers. 

The program is open to students throughout the state of Washington (rural, urban, suburban, etc), especially those with limited educational and financial resources. 

For more information, please see the flyer below (also please note that the deadline listed on the flyer has passed). 

Apply Here

Link for the interest form (bit.ly/HCOPAmbassador) 

Meet the Team

Hoa B. Appel, PhD, MPH 
Associate Director Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) Office of Rural Programs | UW School of Medicine 
Email: happel@uw.edu 

John F. McCarthy, MD
Principal Investigator

Dr. Estell Williams (she/her)   ​
Co-Principal Investigator
Executive Director, Center for Workforce Inclusion and Healthcare System Equity (WIHSE) Vice Chair, Equity Diversity and Inclusion – Department of Surgery 
Email: estellw@uw.edu

Sarah Azhar, MPHSH 
Project Coordinator 
Email: 

Nora Coronado (she/her/ella) 
Program Director, Center for Workforce Inclusion and Healthcare System Equity (WIHSE) 
Email: ncorona@uw.edu 

Fred Rieke, PhD
BRIGHT-UP Director
Email: rieke@uw.edu