This program is now only accepting applications for Summer 2012 from students who do not require on-campus housing.  A limited number of spaces are still available in our eight-day Medical Institutes.

You will gain tools to prepare you for medical school and later for a career in medicine. In this program, you will get a snapshot of a first-year medical school curriculum as you study topics ranging from neuroscience and pathology to anatomy, immunity, cardiology, and endocrinology. The program includes lectures, laboratory work and fieldwork components. Labs may include patient simulations, blood pressure testing, light microscopic examination of prepared slides and dissections.

Core Topics Covered *

• Biomedical science and research
• Current medical trends
• Biochemistry
• Gastrointestinal and renal systems
• Anatomy
• Neural processes
• Cardiology
• Respiratory functions
• Immunology 
• Histology

Hands-on Experience*

• Connect with thought leaders and practitioners in the field of medicine
• Analyze metabolic disorders
• Perform blood pressure testing
• Visit the electron microscopy facility and gross anatomy lab
• Work in a lab setting and use light microscopic examination techniques
• Hear from guest lecturers from the Washington, DC medical community
• Connect with Georgetown faculty and medical staff
• Participate in patient interviews