{{Short description|Public school in New York City}} {{Use American English|date=October 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}} The '''High School for Medical Professions''' is a public [[high school]] located in the [[Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn]] neighborhood of [[Canarsie]] in [[New York City]]. It teaches grades 9 through 12, and enrolls students throughout the [[New York City Department of Education|New York City school system]].<ref>[http://schools.nyc.gov/SchoolPortals/18/K633/default.htm High School for Medical Professions] official NYC schools site, accessed Mar. 17, 2009.</ref>
This high school opened in the buildings of the former [[Canarsie High School]], which was closed due to poor performance and graduated its last class in 2011. The school will share its facilities with the Urban Action Academy and the High School for Innovation in Advertising and Media. The school is set to focus on training its students for a [[pre-medical]] and [[pre-health sciences]] curriculum, including the [[nursing]] and [[pharmacist|pharmacy]] fields.<ref>[http://www.hsmp.us/ High School for Medical Professions], independent site, accessed Mar. 17, 2009</ref> Students will be required to complete 50 hours of [[community service]] in [[nursing home]]s, [[hospital]]s, [[Physical medicine and rehabilitation|rehabilitation]] centers, and [[medical office]]s. The school has partnerships with the [[Bristol Meyers Squibb]] and [[Duane Reade]] pharmaceutical firms.<ref>[http://insideschools.org/index12.php?fso=1635&all=y Review of the school] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100813221236/http://insideschools.org/index12.php?fso=1635&all=y |date=2010-08-13 }} at insideschools.org, accessed Mar. 17, 2009.</ref>
==References== {{reflist}} {{Education in Brooklyn}} {{MedicalhighschoolsU.S.}}
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