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
- Atlantic Health System: Overlook Summer Internship Program
- Children's Hospital Boston
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Dialysis Clinic, Inc., Collegiate Medical Summer Internship Program
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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