About the Program
Developed in 2023, the UPMC/CNX M.O.V.E.S (Motivation, Opportunity, Value, Experience, Success) Program provides internships, externships, volunteer opportunities, job shadowing experiences, and on-site visits to 11th and 12th grade students in the CNX Mentorship Academy program. The initiative aims to expand career opportunities for students from the CNX Mentorship Academy into the healthcare sector. Internship, externship, and volunteer opportunities enable students to apply the knowledge gained in the classroom in a hands-on, practical work environment. Students will have the opportunity to expand their professional network while developing career competencies and knowledge that will contribute to their overall professional success.
“We are excited to work with CNX on the M.O.V.E.S. initiative,” said MaCalus V. Hogan, MD, chair, UPMC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and David Silver Professor. "We look forward to providing valuable mentorship and career development opportunities through UPMC Orthopaedics and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center that set students up for successful careers across the spectrum of healthcare."
About the Students
Students accepted into the UPMC/CNX M.O.V.E.S Program are participants of the CNX Mentorship Academy program. The Mentorship Academy is an initiative of CNX Foundation and part of CNX’s commitment to investing in its local community. Designed for high school students who do not plan to immediately attend a four-year college, the Academy is focused on providing urban and rural youth from historically marginalized Appalachian communities with greater opportunities—helping provide these young adults a bridge to family-sustaining careers. The CNX Mentorship Academy provides high school students with opportunities to job shadow, intern, extern, volunteer, and participate in on-site visits during their junior and senior years of high school. Following the mentorship program, students will have developed new relationships with peers and business leaders across western Pennsylvania, a new excitement for the region’s career opportunities and an understanding of how to pursue those careers.
The Mentorship Academy | CNX Resources Corporation
Do you have additional questions? Email Tina Seidelson, CNX Moves Program Coordinator, at SeidelsonT@UPMC.edu.