• Opportunities for college credit with Early College classes

• Opportunities for college credit through Advanced Placement Exam scores

• Knowledge and Enhancement of laboratory skills for future utilization in the biomedical fields

• Knowledge and Enhancement of clinical skills focusing on data and patient care for future potential careers

• Guest speakers/presenters from companies and organizations both local and statewide

• Field trips to local areas/companies to gain field experience

• Exposure to biomedical opportunities city/state wide through programs offered at various colleges/universities and institutions

• Principles of Biomedical Science (9th Grade)-From design and data analysis to outbreaks, clinical empathy, health promotion, and more, students explore the vast range of careers in biomedical sciences. They develop not just technical skills, but also in-demand, transportable skills that they need to thrive in life and career.

• Human Body Systems (10th Grade)-Students experience real-world scenarios and cases to see medicine in action – as they diagnose and provide treatment and rehabilitation to patients at an outpatient center, keep clients safe and healthy on adventure medicine trips in remote locations, and work in a research center to design laboratory investigations to explore development and aging. 

• Medical Interventions (11th Grade)-Students delve into activities like designing a prosthetic arm as they follow the life of a fictitious family and investigate how to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease.

• Biomedical Innovation (12th Grade)-Students build on the knowledge and skills gained from previous courses to design their own innovative solutions for the most pressing health challenges of the 21st century.

• Any eighth-grade student who is a resident of Worcester or who is currently accepted as a school choice student, is eligible to apply. The application calls for a brief statement of interest.

• Applications will be scored by an admissions committee consisting of administration, guidance counselors, staff from several academic departments, and the assessment coordinator.

• Accepted students, if they live more than 2.0 miles from the school, will be provided transportation so long as they remain in the academy.

• If a student elects to leave the academy, they will be required to enroll in their home school.

• If the student is a Worcester resident and has not taken STAR testing, please contact Doherty.

• For additional information about admissions criteria, please contact Doherty High School.

Eighth-grade Worcester Public Schools students who obtain a certain percentage on the STAR test in Reading and Math will be invited to apply to the Advanced Science Academy at Doherty. Grade 8 students who were not invited may also apply for admission.

A maximum of 50 students total will be accepted for ninth grade each year.

Current Worcester Public Schools students in grade 8 will be invited to apply to the Advanced Science Academy in tiers based on their STAR scores:

• Tier 1: 85% or better in Reading and Math

• Tier 2: 75% or better in Reading and Math

Students who were not invited may apply via this process:

• Input your information on the online application form

• Provide attendance and discipline records from grades 7 and 8

• Complete an essay of interest: "Provide a brief explanation of why you are interested in applying to the Advanced Science Academy at Doherty Memorial High School."

• Applications will be scored by a committee and selected students will be placed into Tier 3.

• The deadline to apply is January 31, 2025 for the 2025-26 school year.

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