{"id":3750,"date":"2021-03-04T11:25:56","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T16:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/prehealth\/?page_id=3750"},"modified":"2025-12-04T15:00:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T20:00:47","slug":"summer-enrichment-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/prehealth\/experiences\/summer-enrichment-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Enrichment Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Below are some summer enrichment programs for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These programs, which vary widely in nature, provide a supportive environment in which to enhance your preparation for a career in medicine, dental medicine, research, and other health-related fields. In addition, most of the programs provide generous stipends and housing expenses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This list is not meant to be exhaustive, but will serve as an excellent starting point from which you can begin your own search for activities. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alabama<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

University of South Alabama Diversity Recruitment and Enrichment for Admission into Medicine (D.R.E.A.M.)<\/a><\/p>\n

UAB Kidney Undergraduate Research Program (KURE)<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Alabama at Birmingham\u00a0Preparation for Graduate and Medical Education (PARAdiGM)\u00a0Program<\/a><\/p>\n

UAB Short Term Research Experience for Under-Represented Persons (STEP-UP)<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Alabama at Birmingham Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP)<\/a><\/p>\n

UAB Surgery Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE)<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

Alaska<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

Alaska Pacific University’s Alaska Indigenous Research Program (AKIRP)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Arizona<\/h4>

\n<\/a>University of Arizona Arizona Applicant Academy<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Arizona Graduate College Minority Health Disparities Summer Research Opportunities<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Arkansas<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

University of Arkansas Premedical Summer Scholars Program<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

California<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

Health Career Connection Comprehensive Summer Internship Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Loma Linda University Undergraduate Training Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Stanford Summer\u00a0Community College Premedical Program (SSCCPP)<\/a><\/p>\n

University of California Los Angeles David Geffen Schools of Medicine and Dentistry – UCLA PREP<\/a><\/p>\n

University of California Los Angeles Summer\u00a0Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP)<\/a><\/p>\n

University of California San Diego Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship<\/a><\/p>\n

University of California San Francisco Summer Research Training Program (SRTP)<\/a><\/p>\n

Western University of Health Sciences Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP)<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Colorado<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Graduate Experience for Multicultural Students (GEMS)<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Connecticut<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

Yale School of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)<\/a><\/p>\n

UCONN School of Medicine & School of Dental Medicine: Summer Research Fellowship Program<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Washington, D.C.<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

Academy for Research, Clinical, and Health Equity Scholarship (ARCHES) Program at Georgetown University<\/a><\/p>\n

Howard University Summer\u00a0Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP)<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Florida<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

Florida International University Research and Summer Enrichment Programs<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Florida Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP)<\/a><\/p>\n

University of South Florida\u00a0Prehealth Scholars Program<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Georgia<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

Emory University Laney Graduate School Summer Opportunity for Academic Research (LGS-SOAR) Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Medical College of Georgia Student Educational Enrichment Program (SEEP)<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

Morehouse School of Medicine M.D. Summer Program (APEX)<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Illinois<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

Illinois College of Optometry (ICO) Focus on Your Future Summer Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine CURE Summer Research Program<\/a>
\n<\/b><\/p>\n

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine – Medical\/ Dental Education Preparatory Program (MEDPREP)<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Illinois Graduate College Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP)<\/a><\/p>\n

Pritzker School of Medicine Experience in Research (PSOMER)<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Iowa<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

Des Moines University Health Professions Advanced Summer Scholars (PASS)<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Iowa Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP)<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Kansas<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

University of Kansas Medical Center Health Careers Pathways Program (HCPP)<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Kentucky<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

University of Louisville Schools of Medicine and Dentistry Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP)<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Louisiana<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP)<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Maryland<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

Johns Hopkins Medicine Summer Internship Program<\/a><\/p>\n

The National Institute on Drug Abuse Summer Research Training Programs<\/a><\/p>\n

The National Institutes of Health Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP)<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Massachusetts<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

American Cancer Society Alvan T. & Viola D. Fuller Research Fellowships<\/a><\/p>\n

Boston University School of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)<\/a><\/p>\n

Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital\/Harvard Medical School Summer Training in Academic Research and Scholarship Program (STARS)<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

Harvard Medical School Four Directions Summer Research Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Harvard Medical School Summer Honors Undergraduate Research Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Harvard School of Dental Medicine Bridge to Dental School<\/a><\/p>\n

Health Career Connection Comprehensive Summer Internship Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Massachusetts General Hospital Summer Research Trainee Program (SRTP)<\/a><\/p>\n

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Summer Research Program (MSRP)<\/a><\/p>\n

PREDOC (Pathways to Research and Doctoral Education)<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Massachusetts Medical School NIH Summer Research Fellowship Program for Minority Students<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Massachusetts Medical School Summer Enrichment Program (SEP)<\/a><\/p>\n

Tufts University Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences Summer Research Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Summer Student Fellowship<\/a><\/p>\n

YES for CURE: Dana-Farber & Harvard Cancer Center<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Michigan<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

Biomedical Research for University Students in Health Sciences (BRUSH) program at Michigan State University<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Program – MSU<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Michigan Department of Health Management and Policy Health Management Summer Enrichment Program (SEP)<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Minnesota<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

Mayo Graduate School Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program (SURF)<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Minnesota Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Programs (LSSURP)<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Minnesota School of Medicine Center of American Indian and Minority Health (CAIMH) – Native Americans into Medicine (NAM)<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Missouri<\/h4>
\n

Washington University in St Louis \u2013 Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences Biomedical Research Apprenticeship Program (BiomedRAP)<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

Nebraska<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP)<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

New Hampshire<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

Dartmouth College MD-PhD Undergraduate Summer (MPUS) Fellowship<\/a><\/p>\n

McNair Scholars Program<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

New Jersey<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Premedical Urban Leaders Summer Enrichment Program (PULSE)<\/a><\/p>\n

Health Career Connection Comprehensive Summer Internship Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Northeast Regional Alliance (NERA) MEDPREP Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Rutgers University Project L\/earn<\/a><\/p>\n

Rutgers Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Neuroscience (NeuroSURP)<\/a><\/p>\n

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Academic Enrichment Programs<\/a><\/p>\n

Robert Wood Johnson Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Undergraduate Summer Research Experience<\/a><\/p>\n

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Summer Health Professions Education Program\u00a0(SHPEP)<\/a><\/p>\n

Robert Wood Johnson Biomedical Careers Program (BCP)<\/a><\/p>\n

Northeast Regional Alliance MedPrep Scholars Program<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

New York<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

Aspiring Scholars in Undergraduate Pre-Medicine Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University Hispanic Center of Excellence Summer Undergraduate Mentorship Program<\/a><\/p>\n

University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine and Seneca Nation Health System: Native American Pre-Dental Gateway Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons\u00a0Summer Health Professions Education Program\u00a0(SHPEP)<\/a><\/p>\n

Columbia University Medical Center Summer Program for Undergraduate Rising Stars (SPURS)<\/a><\/p>\n

Zucker School of Medicine- College Pipeline Program (SOM-CPP)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Health Career Connection Comprehensive Summer Internship Program<\/a><\/p>\n

New York University School of Medicine Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

Summer of Translational Aging Research for Undergraduates (STAR U) at Columbia University\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Rochester Medical Center Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)<\/a><\/p>\n

Weill Medical College of Cornell University The Travelers Summer Research Fellowship Program for Premedical Students<\/a><\/p>\n

Weill Medical College of Cornell University Weill Cornell\/ Rockefeller\/ Sloan-Kettering Gateways to the Laboratory Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Weill Medical College of Cornell University The ACCESS Summer Research Program<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

North Carolina<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

Campbell University Healthcare Professionals Readiness & Enrichment Program (H-PREP)<\/a><\/p>\n

East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine Summer Program for Future Doctors<\/a><\/p>\n

Health Career Connection Comprehensive Summer Internship Program<\/a><\/p>\n

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Medical Education Development Program (MED)<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

North Dakota<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

The University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences Indians into Medicine<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Ohio<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

Case Western Reserve University Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine Heart, Lung, and Blood Minority Research Training Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Ohio University of Osteopathic Medicine Summer Scholars Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF)<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Oklahoma<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Programs<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Oregon<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

Oregon Health and Science University Equity Summer Research Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Summit Dental Education Immersion<\/a><\/p>\n

Tilikum Summer Health Experience<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Pennsylvania<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

University of Pennsylvania The Undergraduate Student Scholars Program NIH Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Disease<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Clinical Scholars Program<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Program<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Tennessee<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

St. Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital Pediatric Oncology Education (POE) Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Vanderbilt University Summer Research Programs<\/a><\/p>\n

Pre-Health Scholars Summer Program at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Texas<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

Texas A&M College of Dentistry SPEP Collegiate II Program<\/a><\/p>\n

University of North Texas Health Science Center McNair Scholars Program<\/a><\/p>\n

University of North Texas Health Science Center Summer Multicultural Advanced Research Training (SMART)<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Summer Programs for Undergraduates<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Texas\u00a0Health Science Center at Houston Summer Health Professions Education Program\u00a0(SHPEP)<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Virginia<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

Virginia Commonwealth University Summer Academic Enrichment Program (SAEP)<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Virginia School of Medicine Summer Research Internship Program<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Washington<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

Pathways Undergraduate Researchers<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

University of Washington Health Sciences Center STAR Program<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Washington School of Medicine Summer\u00a0Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP)<\/a><\/p>\n

RISE Summer Academy at Washington State University<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Wisconsin<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

Marquette University\u00a0College Science Enrichment Program (CSEP)<\/a><\/p>\n

Medical College of Wisconsin Multicultural Summer Research Training Program<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Various States<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

AGA-Aman Armaan Ahmed Family Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship<\/a><\/p>\n

American Indian Science and Engineering Society<\/a><\/p>\n

Health Career Connection Comprehensive Summer Internship Program<\/a><\/p>\n

National Institute of Health Summer Internship Program (STEP-UP)<\/a><\/p>\n

Summer Health Professions Education Program\u00a0(SHPEP)<\/a><\/p>\n

Summer Research Early Identification Program (SR-EIP)<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Programs in Dentistry<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

University of California Los Angeles David Geffen Schools of Medicine and Dentistry UCLA PREP<\/a><\/p>\n

Summer Health Professions Education Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Medical\/ Dental Education Preparatory Program (MEDPREP)<\/a><\/p>\n

Baylor College of Dentistry Summer Pre-Dental Enrichment Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Harvard School of Dental Medicine: Bridge to Dental School (10-week summer program)<\/a><\/p>\n

Summer Enrichment Program at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Programs in Optometry<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

University of California, Berkeley Optometry Opto-Camp<\/a><\/p>\n

Illinois College of Optometry Focus on Your Future Summer Program<\/a><\/p>\n

State University of New York (SUNY) State College of Optometry Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP)<\/a><\/p>\n

The Ohio State University Improving Diversity in Optometric Careers<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Programs in Veterinary Medicine<\/h4>
\n

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Minority Fellow Program<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Pennsylvania Veterinary Exploration Through Science (VETS)<\/a><\/p>\n

Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine Enrichment Summer Program<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Below are some summer enrichment programs for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.\u00a0 These programs, which vary widely in nature, provide a supportive environment in which to enhance your preparation for a career in medicine, dental medicine, research, and other health-related fields. In addition, most of the programs provide generous stipends and housing expenses.\u00a0 This list is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16644,"featured_media":0,"parent":3680,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/prehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3750"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/prehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/prehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/prehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16644"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/prehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3750"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/prehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6906,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/prehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3750\/revisions\/6906"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/prehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/prehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}