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Our Mission and Strategy

Lang Youth's mission is to inspire young people from the Washington Heights and Inwood community to fulfill their academic and career aspirations. We help our students develop the intellectual habits of mind and life skills that position them to attend college and become future leaders in the sciences and their communities.

Utilizing a holistic youth development approach, Lang Youth employs a five-point strategy to accomplish its mission. These include:

A culture of support from peers and mentors
A challenging science curriculum that cultivates
Leadership opportunities to develop articulate thinkers
Access and exposure to NYP resources and professionals to develop social and professional competencies
Financial incentives to encourage goal setting and planning

Our Objectives

To develop in our students a science background that would provide the skills to participate in today's information-age society with sensitivity, cultural awareness, and civic responsibility.
To build skills that strengthens students' science abilities and would lead to better understanding of the natural world.

To foster students' self-esteem and academic and personal ambitions.
To assist students achieve their academic potential.
To inspire the development and pursuit of career and life goals, particularly in medicine, healthcare, and the sciences.
To create meaningful mentoring relationships with medical students, residents, faculty, and staff and administrators that support individual student development.
To help students develop habits of good citizenship and an appreciation of the meaning of sustained commitment and responsibility to their local community.
To expand upon existing and develop new links between NYP and the surrounding community, including outreach to families and schools through which students can share their medical center experiences.

Our Values

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Lang Youth are committed to being the best by practicing good citizenship and putting the needs of others first.

Lang Youth Scholars on an outdoor retreat

Like all the members of NYP, Lang Scholars guide their actions according to the NYP Value System, which is grounded on the following six characteristics: Empathy, Excellence, Innovation, Respect, Responsibility, and Teamwork.

Recognizing the significance of each of these in the formation of successful and caring young adults, Lang Youth uses the NYP Value System to reflect on the Scholars' social, intellectual, and personal development.

Empathy – We identify with the thoughts and attitudes of others. We listen, understand, and then respond.
Excellence – We are not satisfied with mediocrity. We strive for exceptional quality in our academics, professionalism, and service. We are hard workers who aim to go above and beyond what is expected of us.
Innovation – We are creative problem-solvers who think critically and devise unique solutions to real world problems.
Respect – We esteem and honor the inherent worth of every person and seek to show regard and consideration for each person, including peers, advisors, guest speakers, and us.
Responsibility – We fulfill our commitments. Our word is reliable and we hold ourselves accountable for our own actions.
Teamwork – We listen, help, share, participate, and communicate. Each of us contributes to a positive peer-support network, which strives to help every member to reach common goals and aspirations.