headerpicEnrichment Programs -
Summer Programs, Study Abroad, etc.

Professional Experience

Working and observing in health settings is a CRITICAL aspect of pre-health education.

Academic Enrichment

The Find a Pre-Health Enrichment database includes descriptions of over 500 summer undergraduate programs. APPLY EARLY!!

Of special note to UT Dallas students:

Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP) - A unique, FREE, six-week experience for talented pre-med and pre-dent students completing their freshman or sophomore years of college. Offered at 12 sites around the nation. Apply ASAP!

Retina Foundation of the Southwest - Undergraduate and Post-Graduate research opportunities in ophthamology.

Baylor College of Dentistry
Summer Pre-Dental Enrichment Program (SDEP) - Available to select students who will have over 60 college hours by the end of the spring semester, SDEP is an excellent 8-week program of science courses and professional training. Feb 1

UT Southwestern Medical Center
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program (SURF) - Enhanced research training of natural science undergraduates who are interested in obtaining the PhD or MD/PhD degrees. 10-week program, $4000 stipend. Feb 8

Quantitative and Physical Sciences - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (QP-SURF) - Enhanced research training of physics, mathematics, chemistry, and computer science undergraduates who have completed the sophomore year. 10-week program, $4750 stipend. Feb 8

The University Of Texas Southwestern Undergraduate Medical Research Fellows Program (UT-SUMR) - Enhaced training of Texas undergraduate researchers who do not plan to pursue a PhD degree. 9-week program, $3000 stipend. Feb 4

Green Fellowships - This program offers biochemistry majors from UT Dallas an intensive research training experience at the prestigious UT Southwestern Medical Center. The program replaces a spring semester at UT Dallas. Oct 15

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Summer Surgery Experience - An intensive 10-day program of lectures, shadowing, and observation, focused on cardiac surgery. Mar 15
Summer Neuroscience Experience - An intensive 10-day program of lectures, shadowing, and observation, focused on neurology. Mar 15

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
SPAEP Level I - A competitive, 7-week opportunity for small group medical prep classes, focused on Freshmen and Sophomores. Free tuition plus stipend! Mar 1

SPAEP Level II - A highly competitive, 9-week opprtunity for research, MCAT prep, and application workshops, focused on MD/PhD applicants. Free tuition plus stipend! Mar 1

Travel and Service

Health related community service initiatives, church missions, and foreign service ventures fall into this category.