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There are a variety of summer and spring break opportunities that can provide pre-health professions students with resources and experiences they need to learn more about their professions of interest, to build better clinical or research skills, and to become stronger candidates for health professions programs in the future.  The list below contains web links to opportunities that are offered throughout Texas, across the nation, and in other parts of the world.  Because some program applications can be due as early as January, it is important to begin researching opportunities early.  For more possible summer and spring break opportunities, please visit:  www.explorehealthcareers.org

Texas Programs
University / Organization / Foundation Name of Program
Baylor College of Dentistry Summer Predental Enrichment Program
Baylor College of Medicine Michael E. DeBakey Summer Surgery Program
Baylor College of Medicine Baylor SMART Program
Cardiopulmonary Research Science and Technology Institute - Dallas, TX Cardiopulmonary Research Science and Technology Institute - Student Intern Research Program
Cardiopulmonary Research Science and Technology Institute Summer Intern Program in Clinical Medical Research
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Texas State University-TCEQ Internship Program
Parkland Health and Hospital System Collegiate Fellows Program
Dallas, TX
Texas A&M University Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF)
Health Science Center
Texas A&M University Summer Undergraduate Research Focus (SURF)
Corpus Christi
Texas Heart Institute Texas Heart Institute Research Department
at St. Luke's Hospital
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Summer Pre-Medical Academy
University of Houston College of Optometry Texas Optometry Career Opportunities Program (TEXOCOP)
University of Michigan School of Dentistry (Pipeline Program) The Pipeline Program (pre-dental and pre-med)
University of Michigan School of Dentistry (Profile for Success program) The Profile for Success (pre-dental and pre-med)
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Steps Toward Academic Research Fellowship Program (STARS)
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Summer Multicultural Advanced Research Training (SMART)
University of Texas at Austin Undergraduate Research Program
College of Natural Sciences
University of Texas Dental Branch and Medical School at Houston Summer Medical and Dental School Program (SMDEP)
University of Texas at Austin Short Term Toxicology Research Training
College of Pharmacy for Minority Undergraduates
  at M.D. Anderson in Smithville, TX)
University of Texas Health Science Center -Houston Mary Ann Lunsford Student Summer Externship
in Cardiovascular Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center -Houston Summer Research Program
University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston Summer Enrichment Program
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Summer Science Program for College Students
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Science Park Research Division Summer Undergraduate Research Program
University of Texas Medical Branch Summer Research and Academic Enrichment Training Program
School of Medicine
University of Texas Medical Branch Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences 
University of Texas at San Antonio Biomedical Undergraduate Research Experience (B-SURE) for Non-Biology Majors
Health Science Center
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Summer programs for undergraduate students seeking research experiences in the Biological Sciences.
University of Texas at San Antonio Pharmacology Undergraduate Summer Research Program
Health Science Center
University of Texas at San Antonio Physiology Undergraduate Research Experience (PURE)
Health Science Center
University of Texas at San Antonio Summer Programs for Undergraduate Students
Health Science Center (Dental, Medical, HCOP, Pharm-SURF, Test Prep, etc.)
University of Texas Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Studies Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
University of Texas Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Studies Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
in Biophysics, Comp. Biology, Q&A Chemistry
(QP-SURF)
University of Texas Southwestern Undergraduate Medical Research Fellows Program
(UT SUMR)
University of Texas at San Antonio Alternative Spring Break trips sponsored by VOICES and the Inclusion and Community Engagement Center 
Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi SURF: Summer Undergraduate Research Forcus program
Albert Einstein Diversity Student Summer Research Opportunity Program Program 6/10-8/10/11, GPA 3.0 and Stipend $3,000 with deadline 3/01/11.  Must Email:  diversity.enhancement@einstein.yu.edu 
Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine  Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program.  Application deadline 3/1/11.
Illinois College of Optometry Optometry - Focus on Your Future Summer Program, July 11-15, 2011
Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine  Summer Scholars Program.  Application deadline 3/01/11.
The Ohio State University Optometry - I-DOC August 1-3, 2011
  Optometry - Opto-Camp, Session 1 in June and Session 2 in July
Pacific University Optometry - InSight July 6-8, 2011
UTMB Health Hispanic Center of Excellence Hispanic Center of Excellence (HCOE) and Medical Careers Diversity Program (MCDP) - deadline is 2/28/11
University of Texas Southwestern Scholars Program in Organic Chemistry (SPOC)
Out of State Programs
University / Organization / Foundation Name of Program
Abbott Laboratories Summer Internship Program
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Summer Internship Opportunities
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURF)
Yeshiva University
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of NIH Research Grant Supplements for Underrepresented Minorities
Yeshiva University 
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Entry Point: Internship Programs for Students with Disabilities
American Chemical Society - Divison of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology Undergraduate Fellowships in Nuclear Chemistry and Radiochemistry
American Indian Science and Engineering Society Internship Program
American Littoral Society - Email a cover letter describing your primary areas of interest and your resume to jim@littoralsociety.org  Marine Science Summer Internship
American Society for Microbiology ASM Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Argonne National Laboratory Student Research Participation Program (SRP)
Arizona Heart Institute Colonel Alexander W. Gentleman Cardiovascular
Summer Student Program
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) AAMC Summer Medical Education Program**
**This program is offered at eleven different sites
around the country.
Each school is listed individually on this webage.
Click here for a complete information.
Brigham and Women's Hospital (Teaching Affiliate of Harvard Medical School) Summer Training in Academic Research and Scholarship (STARS) Program
Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University Summer Program for Future Doctors
Brookhaven National Laboratory Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI)
California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF)
California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Minority Undergraduate Research Fellowships (MURF)
California School of Podiatric Medicine CSPM Immersion Week
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Summer Medical Education Program
(Health Careers Enhancement Program for Minorities, HCEM)
Center for Disease Control Student/Intern Opportunity
Chicago Consortium Summer Medical Education Program
(Loyola, Northwestern, Pritzker, Rush) (Chicago Summer Science Enrichment)
Colorado State University School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) 
Columbia University Summer Medical Education Program
College of Physicians & Surgeons 
Cornell University- ACCESS Summer Research Program
Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Cornell University- Travelers Summer Research Fellowship Program
Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Cornell University- Gateways to the Laboratory
Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Council International Study Abroad Programs Santiago, Dominican Republic Program in Public Health, Medicine and Allied Health Professions
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and UCLA School of Dentistry Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP - Los Angeles, CA is one of twelve sites for this program)
Des Moines University Health Professions Advanced Summer Scholars Program
Des Moines University Summer Podiatry Preview
Duke University School of Medicine Summer Medical Education Program
(Summer Biomedical Science Institute)
East Tennessee State University Pathway Summer Programs
James H. Quillen College of Medicine
Emory University Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE)
Families USA Wellston Fellowship Program
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Undergraduate Research Summer Intern Program
Frontier Nursing Service Courier Program
George Mason University Multidisciplinary Summer Research Experience (REU)
Georgetown School of Medicine  Georgetown Summer Medical Institute
Georgia Tech School of Biology Undergraduate Research In Biology and Environmental Sciences
Gerstner Sloan - Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Science Sloan-Kettering Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Hartford Hospital, Summer Student Fellowships
Hartford Hospital,
Harvard Medical School Summer Honors Undergraduate Research Program (SHURP)
Howard University Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program
Illinois College of Optometry  Focus on Your Future Summer Program 
  Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program
Kaiser Family Foundation
Jackson Laboratory Summer Student Program
John Hopkins University Summer Institute in Anatomy for Undergraduates
Medical College of Georgia Star Training And Research for Undergraduate Students (STAR)
Marquette University School of Dentistry Summer Science Enrichment Program II (SSEP II)
Massachusetts General Hospital Summer Research Trainee Program
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT Summer Research Program (MSRP)
Mayo Graduate School Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
MetroHealth Foundation Edward M. Chester, M.D. Summer Scholars Program
***Ohio Residents and/or students only!
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine (MSU-CHM) Premedical Achievement Program (PMAP)
Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory Research Experience for Undergraduates
Mount Sinai School of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)
Graduate School of Biological Sciences
NASA NASA Academy
NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program (USRP)
National Cancer Institute - Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG) Summer Fellowship
National Cancer Institute - Frederick Cancer Facility Cancer Research Training Award (CRTA)
American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Program
National Institute of Health Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research
National Youth Leadership Forum International Mission on Medicine
New Jersey Medical School Summer Medical Education Program
New York University Sackler Institute Summer Undergraduate Research Program
of Graduate Biomedical Sciences
Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine Pre-Professional Internship Program
Ohio State University I-DOC
Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine  Summer Scholars Program
Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine  Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program
Pacific University InSight 2011
Pepperdine University Summer Undergraduate Research in Biology
Pennsylvania State University Summer Undergraduate Research Internship
Pennsylvania State University Summer Vets Program 2011
Pennsylvania State University Biogeochemical Research Initiative for Education (BRIE)
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Summer Clinical Internship Program
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Summer Research Fellowship
St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital Pediatric Oncology Education (POE) Program
St. Vincent's Medical Center Research Associates (RA) Program in Emergency Medicine 
Stanford School of Medicine Health Career Opportunity Program (HCOP)
Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine Summer Internship Program
Tufts University, Summer Research Program
Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences
University of Alabama Summer Medical Education Program
University of Arizona Graduate College Summer Research Institute (SRI)
University of California at Berkeley Opto-Camp
University of California at Berkeley Summer Undergraduate Program in Engineering Research at Berkeley Team for Research in Ubiquitous Secure Technologies (TRUST SUPERB-IT Program)
University of California at Davis NIEHS Undergraduate Summer Training in Environmental Toxicology
University of California at Los Angeles UCLA PREP, Summer Premedical Enrichment Program
University of California at San Diego Summer Training Academy for Research in the Sciences (S.T.A.R.S.)
University of California at San Francisco Undergraduate Preparation Program
School of Medicine
University of California at Santa Cruz Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Dept. of Chemistry
University of Cincinnati Research, Observation, Service, Education (ROSE)
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Summer Premedical Enrichment Program (SPEP)
University of Connecticut Health Center Medical Dental Preparatory Program
University of Connecticut School of Medicine Summer Research Fellowship Program
University of Illinois Hughes Undergraduate Research Fellows
Howard Hughes Program (HURF)
University of Iowa Summer Research Programs in the Biosciences
University of Iowa Summer Undergraduate MSTP Research Program
University of Maryland School of Medicine Training Opportunities in Mali, West Africa - Malaria Studies
Center for Vaccine Development
University of Massachusetts Medical School Summer Research Fellowship Program
University of Massachusetts Medical School Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity
University of Michigan Health Management & Policy
School of Public Health Summer Enrichment Program
University of Minnesota- Duluth Native Americans into Medicine Program 
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program
(LSSURP)
University of Missouri - College of Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Research Scholars Program
University of Nebraska Medical Center M.D./PH.D. Summer Undergraduate Research Program for Students
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
University of Oklahoma Headlands Indian Health Careers Program
University of Pittsburgh Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Carnegie Mellon University
University of Pittsburgh Summer Premedical Academic Enrichment Program (SPAEP
University of Pittsburgh Summer Undergraduate Research Program
University of Rochester Medical Center Summer Undergraduate Research Program
University of Southern Alabama National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF-REU)
Tulane University Health Sciences Center Summer Research Fellowship Program
University of Virginia Summer Medical Education Program
(Medical Academic Advancement Program, MAAP)
University of Virginia Summer Institute for Premedical Scholars
Washington University Biomedical Research Apprenticeship Program (BioMedRAP); Cell & Developmental Biology Research Apprenticeship Program (CD-BioRAP); and the AMGEN Scholars Program.  
Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/ Sloan-Kettering Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program in NYC
Western Consortium Summer Medical Education Program
(University of Washington, University of Arizona)
Yale University School of Medicine Biomedical Science Training and Enrichment Program (BioSTEP)
Yale University School of Medicine Summer Medical Education Program
Yale University Graduate School Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
International Programs
University / Organization / Foundation Name of Program
Amigos de last Americas Volunteer Opportunities
Child Family Health International Service Learning Opportunities in Global Health 
Danish Institute for Study Abroad International Study Program
Global Medical Training Summer Medical Experience
Global Service Corporation Volunteer Opportunities
Health Care In Mexico UT Sponosored Summer Medical Program
Institute for International Cooperation and Development Volunteer Opportunities
International Service Learning International Service Learning Pre-Health Programs
ProjectsAbroad Volunteer & Intern Abroad
Somos Hermanos Student Immersion Program Six month intensive Spanish program in Guatemala
Syracuse University  Summer Study Abroad
Comparative Health Policy & Law
Unite For Site International Medical Opportunities
University of Copenhagen International Study Program
University of Georgia Studies Abroad Program in Cortona, Italy
University of Southern California Somos Hermanos Student Immersion Program
Visions in Action Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer In Africa Medical Opportunities In Africa
 

 

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