Pre- Health Summer Programs and Internships

Summer Programs There are many exciting summer opportunities in the health related fields, some of which are listed on the website below. Most programs have application deadlines in January, February and March http://www.swarthmore.edu/Admin/health_sciences/summer_opportunities.html

Research Opportunities National Institutes of Health (NIH) Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research Research Experiences for Undergraduates (National Science Foundation) Howard Hughes Program at the University of Illinois database of research opportunities Rochester Institute of Technology extensive list of premedical internships throughout the country

Clinical Opportunities Arizona Heart Institute Foundation Cardiovascular Summer Student Program Frontier Nursing Service Courier Program, Wendover, KY Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Healthcare Career Track Program Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Summer Clinical Internship Program Rochester Institute of Technology extensive list of premedical internships throughout the country St. Mary Medical Center Pre-Med Summer Program, Langhorne PA University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center Volunteer Program

For Disadvantaged Students/Underrepresented Minority Students Minority International Research Training (MIRT) Programs Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP) at twelve locations throughout the country Partnership for Minority Advancement in the Biomolecular Sciences - lists summer internships throughout the U.S.

Minority/Disadvantaged Opportunities On the website below there are summer programs that are targeted to disadvantaged minorities, all of these programs are free and most of them give you stipends http://www.montana.edu/dhs/hpa/minority.html

SUMMER STUDY ABROAD  The Office of Study Abroad at Michigan State University is dedicated to providing all MSU students with high quality international academic opportunities that allow them to develop knowledge and skills needed to become productive and successful members of the global community http://studyabroad.msu.edu/

Scholarships Undergraduate: Scholarships: For Minority Scholars http://www.cse.emory.edu/sciencenet/links/AllLinks.cfm http://studyabroad.msu.edu/scholarships/index.html http://www.ns.msu.edu/cstudents/undergraduate/scholarships_available_index.asp

Co-op/Internship Opportunities All co-ops/internships listed on the below websites are PAID, unless otherwise indicated In addition to the valuable experience and good pay that a Co-op or Internship will give you, very many of the Opportunities listed on this website also provide Travel Reimbursement, Housing and Meals. http://www.rit.edu/~gtfsbi/Symp/premed.htm

Benefits Valuable experience Hands-on research experience Providing a solid foundation for the remainder of undergraduate course work Making new friends Developing professional relationships Gaining a sense of what graduate school will be like

Requirements Rising Sophomores, Juniors, or non-graduating Seniors. Usually a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0-or higher U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident• African American, Native American, Hispanic, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander and Female students encouraged to apply! Two letters of recommendation from faculty* get hints on your recommendations Current official college transcript * Most programs want to see that you have taken certain courses that pertain to their program

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