What about summer programs to help me learn more about medicine?

Summer is a perfect time to pursue programs and activities that could help strengthen your application and make you a more attractive candidate to prospective medical schools.

For example, the Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP) is a free, six-week, residential summer program that provides highly motivated first- and second-year college students from diverse backgrounds with intensive and personalized preparation for medical or dental school. Program components include:

• Academic enrichment in the basic sciences (organic chemistry, physics, biology, pre-calculus/calculus) and key elective courses (writing, oral presentations, current topics in health);
  
  
• Learning-skills seminars, including study skills and methods of individual and group learning;
  
  
• Limited clinical exposure through small-group clinical rotations and full-group clinician seminars;
  
  
• Career development, including the exploration of the medical and dental professions and an individualized education plan to identify other appropriate summer experiences; and
  
  
• A financial-planning workshop.

For More Information:

• Summer Medical and Dental Education Program  - Free Resource!
  This Web site includes information on this free, six-week, residential summer program that provides highly motivated first- and second-year college students from diverse backgrounds with intensive and personalized preparation. 
  
  

• Online Enrichment Programs  - Free Resource!
  This AAMC Web site includes a database resource to help undergraduate students locate summer enrichment programs on medical school campuses. 
  
  

•  NIH Summer Programs for Students 
  The Summer Internship Program (SIP) at the National Institutes of Health provides an opportunity for students who are 16 years of age or older and U.S. citizens or permanent residents and enrolled at least half-time, to spend the summer working side-by-side with some of the leading scientists in the world in an environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research.

• NEOUCOM – Pipeline Program
  If you have an interest in medicine or pharmacy, HealthSuccess may be just the program for you.