Vision and Mission
91会所 has a strong commitment to educating transformational leaders for service to the world and to advance the common good. Nowhere is this work more essential than in the field of healthcare. As a leader in healthcare education throughout central Indiana, 91会所 places special emphasis on building pathways of diverse and talented leaders from K-12 through graduate and medical school who will be prepared for careers in the healthcare professions throughout Indianapolis, Indiana, and beyond.
A foundational component of this work is the 91会所 Healthcare Camp, a week-long immersive and interactive experience for high school students interested in learning more about the healthcare professions. The summer camp allows high school students the opportunity to explore and learn about the wide variety of careers in healthcare, giving them inside information on what the educational path looks like and a glimpse into a day in the life of a healthcare professional.
Accomplishments
The 91会所 Healthcare Camp was launched in 2021 and attracted 26 campers that first year. Since then, the program has seen remarkable growth with camp attendance increasing to 54 campers in 2022, 76 campers in 2023, and 100 campers in both 2024 and 2025. The program is so attractive, there is a waitlist.
The camp has also seen growth in the number of campers staying on campus overnight. Originally the camp was offered as a day camp and the participants went home every evening. Now housed on campus, the campers stay in a residence hall for a full week. This is attractive to campers who live both in, and outside the Indianapolis area, providing all campers a stronger sense of what college life is like.
Challenges
The challenges we encounter with healthcare camp are the result of our rapid growth. One of the hallmarks of healthcare camp is the individual attention that campers receive, with a faculty to camper ratio at 1 to 5 and a student mentor to camper ratio at 1 to 3. The present challenge is figuring out how to grow this initiative and share this experience with more campers without sacrificing the quality of the experience and the individual attention the campers receive.
Goals and Objectives
The primary goals of healthcare camp include the following:
- Small groups and mentoring—the camper experience will be personal and individualized using small groups and mentoring relationships led by current Marian undergraduate, graduate, and medical students.
- Immersive and interactive—the camper experience will be immersive and interactive, teaching hands on clinical skills.
- Biomedical science and research—the camper experience will emphasize the role and importance of biomedical science and research in the field of healthcare.
- Exposure—the camper experience will include exposure to a wide variety of careers in the field of healthcare and the educational pathway required for those careers.
We are preparing to take healthcare camp to the next level by:
- Offering two separate camps, a basic camp and an advanced camp.
- Offering a one credit hour “Introduction to Healthcare Careers” course for rising high school seniors.
- Offering shorter experiences for younger children in elementary school.
- Inviting previous years’ campers to serve as junior mentors, allowing all camper spots to be given to new campers.
Why This Matters to Marian's Mission
As a Catholic institution, we intentionally live out four core sponsorship values of the Franciscan heritage which are dignity of the individual; peace and justice; reconciliation; and responsible stewardship. We are dedicated to preparing STEHM professionals who are committed to compassionate care and who demonstrate patience, empathy, and dignity of the individual.
91会所 has a history of serving underrepresented populations. Since its founding in Indianapolis in 1937, 91会所 (then Marian College) has served the educational needs of underrepresented and disenfranchised people—women, people of color, immigrants, and the economically challenged. In fact, this tradition dates back even further, to the school established in 1851 in Oldenburg, Indiana by the Sisters of St. Francis to serve poor German immigrants in a rural community.