Summer and GAP Year Opportunities in the Health Professions
Most programs have more than one component, but the categories below reflect program emphasis. See individual web sites for details.
Camps | Clinical | Community Medicine & Public Health | Dental Medicine | Healthcare Ethics | Public Service | Veterinary Medicine | Under-represented Minority & Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds
Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Academic Programs Listing for “Career-Changers”, “Academic Enhancement” and Graduate Programs. Here is the link for the Post-Bacc Programs Common Application: https://postbaccas.liaisoncas.com/
Programs with Multiple Sites
- Amgen Scholars Program
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
- Cirrus Research Opportunities
- Explore Health Careers
- Health Career Connection
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Post Bac and Summer Biomedical Research
- Research Experiences for Undergraduates (National Science Foundation)
- The Department of Health and Human Services
- The Jackson Laboratory Summer Student Program
- MD-PhD Summer Undergraduate Research Programs
- Summer Undergraduate Research Programs
- Psychology Guide for Pre-Professional Opportunities
- The Obama Foundation Internship
Programs with a Single Site
- The Atlantis Fellowship - Physician shadowing program with placements in Europe and South America
- Albert Einstein School of Medicine - Summer undergraduate research program
- American Heart Association (Western States) Undergraduate Student Research Program
- Baylor College of Medicine SMART Program
- Boston University REU Program
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Chester Summer Scholars Program Cleveland, Ohio
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital - Undergraduate Summer Internship
- Drexel University (Formerly MCP Hahnemann), Summer Research Program
- Hartford Hospital Summer Student Research Fellowship - Residency, Internship & Fellowship Programs
- The Health Sciences and Technology (HST) Summer Institute
- Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York City, Summer Fellowships in Orthopaedic Bioengineering
- Indiana University School of Medicine - Undergraduate Summer Programs
- The Jefferson Step-Up Program
- Lankenau Summer Internship Program (Philadelphia)
- Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology - Washington University in St. Louis
- Mayo Clinic - Summer Undergraduate Research Program
- Michigan Health Sciences Summer Institute
- Mount Sinai - Summer Undergraduate Research Program
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases STEP-UP Program
- NYU School of Medicine - Summer Undergraduate Research Program
- Pacific Lutheran University Division of Natural Science - Undergraduate Summer Research Opportunities
- PennState College of Medicine STEP-UP Program
- Project Horseshoe Farm - offers summer internships and GAP year fellowships
- Pfizer Inc. - Summer Internship Program
- Rockefeller University - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
- Roswell Park Cancer Center
- Sloan-Kettering Institute - Summer Research Internship Program
- University of Cincinnati College of Medicine - Summer Internship
- University of Connecticut Health Center Med/Dent Prep Programs
- University of Iowa - Summer Undergraduate Research Programs
- UMDNJ Neuroscience Undergraduate Research Program for NJ Students
- University of Massachusetts Medical Center - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
- University of Minnesota - Summer Undergraduate Research Program
- University of Pennsylvania - Summer Undergraduate Internship Program
- University of Pennsylvania/Undergraduate Scholars Program: NIH Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Disease
- University of Rochester - Strong Children's Research Center Summer Training Program
- University of Texas-Houston - Summer Research Program
- University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)
- University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Summer Undergraduate Research Program
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
- One Heart Source
- Camp Discovery
- Camp Sundown
- Camp Sunrise
- Camp Sunshine
- Dragonfly Forest
- Happiness Is Camping, NJ
- Paul Newman Foundation
- Muscular Dystrophy Association
- Abington Hospital Jefferson Health Pre-Med Program, Philadelphia, PA
- AIDS Health Project
- Albert Einstein Medical Center Pre-Med Program, Philadelphia PA
- APDerm Gap Year as a Medical Assistant ; Applicants receive on the job training.
- Atlantic Health System: Overlook Summer Internship Program
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Atrius Health in Massachusetts—Medical Assistant I Once you are on the Atrius Careers website, below "Join our Team" click on "Let's Get Started," from there scroll down to "External Applicants," click on the Search Jobs Tab, then under the "Job Field" click on "medical Assistants/Medical Secretaries" Box. If you have a preferred location, click on that "Box," for example; Boston, Braintree, Cambridge, etc. The available positions should then appear in the listing. Applicants receive on the job training.
- Children's Hospital Boston
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- CityMD Urgent Care in New York/New Jersey--Medical Scribe/Assistant; Applicants receive on the job training.
- Dialysis Clinic, Inc., Collegiate Medical Summer Internship Program
- Dermatology Associates of Concord; for medical assistant position/training, please send resume and cover letter to Wendy Navaroli, Medical Office Manager
- DermCare Fellowship Program
- Found in Translation - Language Access Fellowship for Medical Interpreter Training
- Frontier Nursing Service - Courier Program, Wendover, KY
- Hartford Hospital Summer Student Research Fellowship
- Hospice - Fairfield County House
- Hospice - Residential Homes for the Dying (PDF)
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - Healthcare Career Track Program
- Kuchnir Dermatology Clinical Assistant GAP Program
- Long Island Jewish Medical Center
- National Women's Health Network Internships
- Neuropathology Brain Bank Summer Internship at Mount Sinai ; This full-time summer internship will span the course of 8 weeks, running from July through August. Stipends are available for students who identify as financially-disadvantaged candidates. For more information on the application timeline reach out to brainbank@mountsinai.org
- New York Presbyterian Hospital Westchester, NY
- Project Health Care- Bellvue Hospital Center, NY
- Research Assistant Program/Bridgeport Hospital
- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School/Summer Clinical Internship
- ScribeAmerica
- Unite for Sight Global Health
Community Medicine and Public Health
- Aid for Africa
- Agency for Health Care Research and Quality - (AHRQ) Internships
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry - (ATSDR) Summer Internship
- AIDS Healthcare Foundation
- Alliance For Health Reform
- American Cancer Society
- American Medical Student Association/International Health Opportunities
- American Public Health Association/International Health Internship
- Amigos de las Americas
- Boston Health Care for the Homeless
- Carter Center
- Casa de Esperanza Hands of Hope Internship
- Center for Patient Partnerships - Post Bac Certificate in Consumer Health Advocacy
- Charles B. Wang Community Health Center/NYC
- Child Family Health International
- Columbia Mailman School of Public Health Biostatistics Enrichment Summer Program (BEST)
- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Summer Public Health Scholars Program (SPHSP)
- Connecticut Mental Health Foundation
- Council on International Education Exchange (CIEE)
- Cross-Cultural Solutions - Cross-Cultural Solutions is an independent, non-religious 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that employs volunteer humanitarian action to empower local communities, foster cultural sensitivity and understanding, and contribute grassroots solutions to global challenges.
- Daniel Hanley Center for Health Leadership Healthcare Internship
- Education as a Vaccine Against AIDS
- Engineering World Health (EWH) Summer Institute/Duke University
- Experiential Learning Abroad
- Families USA
- Fogarty International Research Training Programs
- Foundation for Sustainable Development
- Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Global Internships
- Global Healing
- Global Service Corps
- Global Health Ministry - Work in distressed urban areas and villages throughout Latin America and the Caribbean
- Global Volunteers
- Grassroot Soccer
- The Hastings Center for Bioethics
- Harvard Fostering Advancement and Careers through Enrichment Training in Science (FACETS)
- Harvard Summer Program in Biology in Public Health
- Harvard Summer Program in Biostatistics and Computational Biology
- Harvard Summer Program in Epidemiology
- Health Leads USA
- Health Management and Policy Summer Enrichment Program - University of Michigan School of Public Health
- Health Volunteers Overseas
- India Study Abroad Center
- Institute for International Cooperation and Development
- International Honors Program: Health and Community (BU/Study Abroad)
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Diversity Summer Internship program (DSIP)
- Institute for Central American Development Studies (ICADS) - Summer internship program in Costa Rica
- Lutheran Social Services of New England
- Fogarty International Research Training Programs
- NIH Bioethics Fellowship
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - Student Research Program
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
- National Mental Health Association - Internship Program
- National Women's Health Network
- Native American Women's Health Education Resource Center - Post Bac and summer internships
- New York City Department of Health - Health Research Training Program
- Operation Smile - Provides reconstructive surgery and related healthcare in developing countries and US.
- Organization for Tropical Studies
- Our Bodies Our Selves/Boston Women's Health Book Collective
- Physicians for Human Rights - Internship Program
- Physicians for Social Responsibility
- Primary Cares, Inc.
- Project Horseshoe Farm - offers internships for summer and GAP year fellowships
- Remote Area Medical
- San Francisco Community Health Corps
- Society of Toxicology - Student Research Internships in Toxicology
- Student Training and Education in Public Service (STEPS)
- Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics*
- Summer Program in Quantitative Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health
- Uganda Village Project/IFMSA
- Washington University in St. Louis - Institute for Public Helath Summer Research
- World Health Organization
- Yale School of Public Health Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
- Yale School of Public Health - Science, Technology and Research Scholars (STARS) Program
- Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine - Discover Dental School: Summer Scholars' Program
- University of Buffalo Destination Dental School
- University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine - Summer Fellowship
- AMA Ethics Standards Group/Summer Internship
- SUNY Upstate/Center for Bioethics and Humanities
- The Hastings Center
- Undergraduate Internships in Bioethics (courtesy of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities)
Public Service (Public Service Guide to Gap Year)
- Volunteering
- Student Training & Education in Public Service
- National Health Corps
- AmeriCorps/VISTA
- Fellowships and Other Opportunities
- Hidden Villa
- New England Wildlife Center Internship
- Operation Wallacea
- Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine - Adventures in Veterinary Medicine.
- University of Vermont/Animal Science Internship
- Wolf Park - A non-profit research and education facility.
Under-represented Minority and Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds
Programs with Multiple Sites
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Centers for Disease Control/CDC - Office of Minority Health and Health Equity
- Minority Access Internship Program - Paid internships with the federal government and elsewhere
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases STEP-UP
- Student Training and Education in Public Service (STEPS)
- Summer Health Professions Education Program - (SMDEP) At thirteen locations throughout the country
Individual Programs
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine Student Summer Research Opportunity Program
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Hispanic Center of Excellence Summer Undergraduate Mentorship Program
- American Heart Association/Founder Affiliate
- Biomedical Research Apprentice Program - Washington University in St. Louis
- Bronx Hope—Mentoring in Medicine
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC)/Public Health Summer Fellows Program/Office of Minority Health
- Center for Multicultural Affairs, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
- Cooper Medical School at Rowan University PULSE-Premedical Urban Leaders Summer Enrichment Program
- Cornell University Medical College Gateways to the Laboratory
- Cornell University Medical College Travelers Summer Research Fellowship
- Creighton University - Summer Research Training Program
- Des Moines University Health Professions Advanced Summer Scholars Program
- Drexel University College of Medicine/Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
- Dental Medicine Pipeline Projects
- Jackson Laboratory, Summer Student Program
- Georgetown University School of Medicine ARCHES Fellowship
- Harvard Medical School - George Church Lab (Department of Genetics)
- Harvard Medical School - Summer Honors Undergraduate Research Program
- Harvard School of Public Health - Summer Internship in Biological Sciences in Public Health
- Health Professions Advanced Summer Scholars Program - Des Moines University
- Mayo Clinic
- Marquette University School of Dentistry - Summer Science Enrichment Program
- MGH Summer Research Trainee Program - for underrepresented students
- Michigan Health Sciences Summer Institute
- Michigan State University of Veterinary Medicine Vetward Bound Programs
- NYU School of Medicine
- Northeast Regional MedPrep Program
- Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
- Stanford School of Medicine - Health Careers Opportunity Program
- SUNY Downstate/Brooklyn Summer Research Program
- Tufts University - Summer Research Program for Undergraduate Minority Students
- The Broad Summer Research Program (BSRP) - The Broad Institute
- UCLA Prep
- University of Alabama (UAB) - SIBS (Summer in Biomedical Science) program
- University of Cincinnati - Summer Premedical Enrichment Program
- University of Massachusetts Medical Center - Combined Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity
- University of Michigan Health Services Management - Summer Enrichment Program
- University of Pennsylvania Summer - Pre-Med Enrichment Program
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine - Summer Premedical Academic Enrichment. Program
- University of Utah - Summer Research Opportunity Program
- Virginia Commonwealth University - Summer Academic Enrichment Program
International Students and US citizens
- Pathways To Science - Browse a list of all types of summer research programs