Summer Pre-Health Programs
Medical and higher education institutions across the nation offer summer research programs for undergraduates to gain experience in the lab and/or field. Many applications open in late fall (October/November) and close in early spring (January/February). A resume, application essay, transcript, and letters of recommendation are often required so do your best to meet with your professors before leaving campus for winter break if you are considering applying. Also, make sure to pay close attention to the eligibility and application requirements before applying.
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Bronx, NY)
- Amgen Scholars Program (Various locations)
- Boston University Summer Training as Research Scholars Program (Boston, MA)
- Columbia University Summer Public Health Scholars Program (New York, NY)
- Drexel University’s College of Medicine (Philadelphia, PA)
- Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth (Dartmouth, NH)
- Hofstra North Shore Feinstein Institute for Medical Research (Manhasset, NY)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (New York, NY)
- Loyola University Chicago Pharmacology (Chicago, IL)
- Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Overlook Summer Internship Program
- Penn State Hershey College of Medicine (Hershey, PA)
- The Sackler Institute at NYU School of Medicine (New York, NY)
- Texas Tech University Biomedical Sciences (Lubbock, TX)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham Biological Sciences (SIBS) (Birmingham, AL)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham PARAdiGM Program (Birmingham, AL)
- University of California San Francisco Summer Research Program (San Francisco, CA)
- University of California San Diego SURF (San Diego, CA)
- University of Cincinnati SURF (Cincinnati, OH)
- University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine SUMR (Iowa City, IA)
- University of Michigan SMART Undergrad Summer Program (Ann Arbor, MI)
- University of Pennsylvania SUIP (Philadelphia, PA)
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (Pittsburgh, PA)
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center SURF (Dallas, TX)
- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (Nashville, TN)
- Wadsworth Center for Public Health (Albany, NY)
- Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering Gateways to the Laboratory