Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies

Summer Programs for High School Students

Medical Institute

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You will be introduced to the traditional disciplines that medical students encounter during their training through a hands-on laboratory setting in the Georgetown Medical Center. During your eight-day institute, you will get a snapshot of the Georgetown medical school curriculum and address such topics as human anatomy and physiology, microbiology and infectious diseases, surgery, cancer, and biomedical ethics. Students will have the opportunity to work with a patient simulator and focus on some of today's basic medical issues, such as preventative medicine, heart disease and HIV. The Georgetown Medical Center includes the nationally ranked School of Medicine and School of Nursing & Health Studies, in addition to the world-renowned Lombardi Cancer Center.

Core Topics Covered*

  • Gross anatomy
  • Cardiovascular physiology and pathology
  • Microbiology
  • Infectious diseases
  • Surgery
  • Cancer
  • Biomedical ethics
  • Current medical issues such as HIV
  • Introduction to alternative medicine
  • ICU medicine
  • Emergency medicine and trauma surgery
  • Autopsy

Hands-on Experience*

  • Work with a patient simulator
  • Tour the Georgetown Medical Center
  • See the latest in medical advances in a lab setting
  • Practice taking blood pressure, listening for heart sounds, working in the suture lab, conducting an ultrasound, analyzing a cadaver and more
  • Visit the National Museum of Health and Medicine at Walter Reed Hospital
  • Work with Georgetown medical students and professors

* Core topics, hands-on experience and sample schedules are subject to change.

Sample Day*

Tuesday, July 2*

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast in the Dining Hall
9:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Intro to Human Anatomy Georgetown University Faculty
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Understanding Human Subjects: The Patient Simulator
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Visit to World Health Organization: Pandemics
5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Discussion Section: Medical School Preparation Now!
6:15 – 7:00 p.m.
Dinner in the Dining Hall
7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Capstone Evening Program: Quality of Life: Solving a Medical Ethics Case
 

*Program Sample Days are tentative

Institutes

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At a Glance

  • Jun 23 - Jun 30, 2013
  • Jun 30 - Jul 7, 2013
  • Jul 7 - Jul 14, 2013
  • Jul 14 - Jul 21, 2013
  • 8 days
  • Non-Credit
  • Tuition - $2,395
    (includes tuition, housing, and meals)
 

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I loved the hands-on experience of this program. I enjoyed the anatomy labs and patient simulators. Living independently was exciting! The whole experience reassured me I am heading in the right direction in choosing medicine as my future." Allison, Rapid City, SD