UC Irvine Summer Premed Program

Welcome to the Summer Premed Program. The Summer Premed Program is a two-week program dedicated to fostering the interest of high school students toward careers in medicine. This program combines didactic lectures given by distinguished UC Irvine faculty members and hands-on workshops to provide a first-rate exposure to the medical field. All activities are geared toward an “insider’s look” at being a medical student.

Program activities include:

• Clinical case studies
• Suturing and intubation
• Introduction to Basic life support
• Vitals workshop
• Nutrition and effects on health
• Physicians guest speakers
• Robotic and laparoscopic surgery
• Hospital and undergraduate tour
• Casting and splinting
• Human anatomy laboratory
• College and career development
• Bedside ultrasound
• Team projects

The 2013 program is full and we are not considering any new applications. We are in the process of reviewing all the submitted applications.