The Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) program application is now open!
Students who meet the following eligibility requirements may be accepted at one of 12 medical and dental institutions:
- Be currently enrolled as a freshman or sophomore in college;
- Have a minimum overall GPA of 2.5;
- Be a U.S. citizen or hold a permanent resident visa; and
- Not have previously participated in SHPEP.
SHPEP is implemented at 12 program sites (80 students per site) across the nation. Each program site provides scholars with academic enrichment in the basic sciences and math, clinical experiences, career development activities, learning and study skills seminars, and a financial planning workshop.
Programs A-M
| University / Organization | Name of Program |
|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | Summer Internship Program |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine | Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURF) |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine | NIH Diversity Supplement Grants |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) | Entry Point: Internship Programs for Students with Disabilities |
| American Heart Association Eastern Affiliates |
Undergraduate Student Fellowship Program **Residents or students of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont ONLY |
| American Indian Science and Engineering Society | Internship Program |
| American Society for Microbiology (ASM) | Undergraduate Research Fellowship (URF) |
| Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) |
AAMC Summer Enrichment and Pipeline Programs **Database resource to help students locate summer enrichment programs |
| Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University | Summer Program for Future Doctors |
| Brookhaven National Laboratory | Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) |
| BWH - Brigham and Women's Hospital | Summer Training in Academic Research and Scholarship (STARS) Program |
| California Institute of Technology (Caltech) | Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) |
| California Institute of Technology (Caltech) | Minority Undergraduate Research Fellowships (MURF) |
| Case Western Reserve University of School of Medicine | Undergraduate Summer Research |
| Centers for Disease Control | Collegiate Leaders in Environmental Health (CLEH) |
| Centers for Disease Control | Student/Intern Opportunity |
| Colorado State University School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences | Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) |
| Cornell University - Joan and Sandord I. Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences | ACCESS Summer Research Program |
| Cornell University - Joan and Sandord I. Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences | Travelers Summer Research Fellowship Program |
| Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering | Gateways to the Laboratory Summer Program - Tri-institutional MD-PhD program in New York City. Specifically for pre-MD-PhD students |
| Council International Study Abroad Programs | Summer Community Public Health Program in Dominican Republic |
| Duke University School of Medicine | Summer Medical Education Program (Summer Biomedical Science Institute) |
| East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine | Medical Horizons Program |
| Emory University | Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Summer Undergraduate Research Program |
| Frontier Nursing Service | Courier Program |
| Georgia Tech School of Biology | Aquatic Chemical Ecology |
| Hartford Hospital, Hartford Connecticut | Summer Student Pre-Med & Research Programs |
| Harvard University | Systems Biology Summer Internship |
| Jackson Laboratory | Summer Student Program |
| Keck Graduate Institute | The Summer Explore MED offers students an intense two-week residential program of classroom and first-hand learning. Best suited for undergraduate sophomores and juniors, but is also beneficial for anyone contemplating a career in healthcare. |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Summer Research Trainee Program |
| Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) |
| Medical College of Georgia | Star Training And Research for Undergraduate Students (STAR) |
| Medical College of Wisconsin | Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) |
| MetroHealth Foundation |
Edward M. Chester, M.D. Summer Scholars Program **Ohio Residents and/or students only |
| Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory | NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Fellowship Program |
| Mount Sinai School of Medicine Graduate School of Biological Sciences | Summer Undergraduate Research Program for Underrepresented Scholars (SURP4US) |
Programs N-Z
| University / Organization | Name of Program |
|---|---|
| NASA | NASA Academy |
| National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive Kidney Diseases | Short-Term Research Experience Program to Unlock Potential (STEP-UP) |
| National Institutes of Health | Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research |
| National Youth Leadership Forum | National Youth Leadership Forum (NYLF): Medicine |
| NYU School of Medicine/Bellevue Hospital | Emergency Medicine Project Healthcare Summer Volunteer Program |
| NYU School of Medicine Vilcek Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences | Summer Undergraduate Research Program |
| Pepperdine University | Summer Undergraduate Research in Biology |
| Penn State College of Medicine | Summer Undergraduate Research Internship Program (SURIP) |
| Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) |
| Robert Wood Johnson Medical School | Summer Clinical Internship Program |
| Robert Wood Johnson Medical School | Summer Research Fellowships |
| Rutgers New Jersey Medical School | Summer Health Professions Education (SHPEP) |
| St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital | Pediatric Oncology Education (POE) Program |
| Stanford School of Medicine | Summer Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) |
| Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine | Summer Internship Program |
| Tufts University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | Building Diversity in Biomedical Sciences for Undergraduates |
| Tulane University School of Medicine | Summer Undergraduate Research Program |
| University of Alabama Birmingham | Blazer BRAIN (Broadening Representation And Inclusion in Neuroscience) Undergraduate Summer Program |
| University of California at Davis | Advanced Training in Environmental Health Sciences |
| University of California at Los Angeles | UCLA PREP, Summer Premedical Enrichment Program |
| University of California at San Diego | Summer Training Academy for Research Success (S.T.A.R.S.) |
| University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine | Pre-Health Undergraduate Program |
| University of Cincinnati | Research, Observation, Service, Education (ROSE) |
| University of Colorado School of Medicine | Pre-Health Emergency & Wilderness Medicine Course. Scholarships available. |
| University of Connecticut Health | Medical/Dental Preparatory Program |
| University of Connecticut Health | Summer Research Fellowship Program |
| University of Iowa | Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) |
| University of Kansas Medical Center |
Summer Training Option in Rural Medicine (STORM) **Kansas residents and/or students only |
| University of Massachusetts Medical School | Summer Undergraduate Research Program |
| University of Michigan School of Public Health | Health Management & Policy Summer Enrichment Program |
| University of Minnesota Medical School | Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program (LSSURP) |
| University of Montana Center for Environmental Health Sciences | Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center | Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center | Summer Undergraduate Research Program |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE-REU) Program in Biological Mechanisms |
| University of Pittsburgh | Summer Undergraduate Research Program |
| University of Rochester Medical Center, Strong Children's Research Center | Summer Training Program |
| Yale University Graduate School | Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) |