Health Professions Department
Abington Memorial Hospital
AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE ABINGTON
Abington Memorial Hospital offers a program which allows students considering a career in medicine to gain first-hand experience in the health care field. A community teaching hospital, Abington was founded in 1914 and serves residents of Montgomery, Bucks and Philadelphia counties. More than 90 resident physicians receive postgraduate medical education at the hospital every year. Abington Memorial Hospital also operates the Dixon School of Nursing, the School of Radiologic Technology and the School of Medical Technology. Our accredited Emergency Trauma Center is the only regional trauma center in Montgomery County designated by the Trauma Systems Foundation.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
In order to gain an understanding of the work and responsibilities of a physician in a modern hospital complex, volunteers are required to work a minimum of four hours a week, including at least one weekend during the summer, in the Emergency Trauma Center. Since most program participants have full-time jobs, hours may be scheduled for evenings and weekends. They also attend a weekly seminar with hospital staff members to become familiar with subjects relating to medical careers. Topics include basic and specialty areas of practice, medical school admission, medical ethics and others. An evening or day in a primary care physician's office is also required.
Additional opportunities such as observing in surgery, making rounds with members of the house staff and observing in other hospital departments may be arranged.
REQUIREMENTS
- Applicants must have completed the sophomore year in college.
- Applicants must be enrolled in a course of study qualifying them for medical school entrance and achieve adequate grades in these
subjects. - Applicants must spend at least six to eight hours a week in the program during the summer (including seminars and volunteer work).
- Applicants must exhibit a mature attitude toward the responsibilities and privileges of the pre-med volunteer program.
Preference will be given to students living in the immediate hospital area.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
If you have questions or would like to receive an application form for the program, contact:
Abington Memorial Hospital
Volunteer Resources Department
1200 Old York Road
Abington, PA 19001-3788
(215) 481-2490
www.amh.org
amh-volunteer@amh.org (email)
Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering Gateways to The Laboratory Summer Program
The Gateways to the Laboratory Program is highlighted by the NIH as one of the top ten summer programs for underrepresented and disadvantaged students. The focus is on freshman and sophomore college students interested in pursuing a MD/PhD.
15 students are accepted in this 10 week program in NYC. Students receive a stipend. For further information, please contact mdphd@med.cornell.edu or call 212-746-6023.
Fourth Annual Genetic Counseling Summer Camp Students will meet professional genetic counselors and learn about Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children - Wilmington, DE This is a paid opportunity available to current undergraduate students interested in biomedical research. For further information, please visit http://www.nemoursresearch.org/Scholarship/ Reading Hospital and Medical Center The Reading Hospital is offering a six week internship to work in their Internal Medicine, Family Medicine or Obstetrics/Gynecology Departments. The grant is restricted to those students who are either pre-med students
who are completing their junior or senior year of college or medical students
who are completing their first year of training. Positions will be selective.
What does the six-week program involve?
Daily activities will include observation of clinical care, a research project,
didactic programs, and assigned readings. At the end of the The student will receive a stipend of $2500 free meals at the cafeteria and free parking. Dormitory rooms are available for those living beyond community distance. Inquiries should be forwarded to the Director of Medical Education at The
Reading Hospital and Medical Center, Dr. David George, University of Pennsylvania - School of Veterinary Medicine The Veterinary Exploration Through Science program is a day program of one week sessions. Students will participate in rotations with fourth year vet students and experience veterinary medicine throughout their small animal hospital. Applications are available at www.vet.upenn.edu. For further information, contact 215-898-5434 or email summervets@vet.upenn.edu. Weill Cornell Medical College Weill Cornell Medical College will conduct a seven-week program for premedical students from diverse backgrounds who have a major interest in working with underserved populations, and will have completed their junior year of college. The program provides an opportunity for the student to do an independent study-research project under the supervision of a faculty member, and to become acquainted with clinical and public health aspects of medicine that have particular impact on underserved and minority populations. Further information about the program can be found at http://www.med.cornell.edu/education/programs |
SMDEP is a national program funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation with direction and technical assistance provided by The Association of American Medical Colleges and The American Dental Education Association.
Below is an extensive list of Summer Research Opportunities courtesy of Dr. David Thurlow and Wendy Praisner from Clark University:
- Alabama A&M University Department of Physics Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Summer Program
- U. of Alabama at Birmingham Summer in Biomedical Science (SIBS) Undergraduate Research Program
- U. of Alabama Department of Chemistry Summer Undergraduate Research Program
- Albany Medical College Graduate Studies Program Undergraduate Summer Research Opportunities
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Internship Opportunities for Students with DisabilitieAmerican Mathematical Society (AMS) Research Experience for Undergraduates Summer Programs
- U. of Arizona Collaborative Research in the Chemical Sciences Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
- U. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program
- U. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program
- Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) List of Summer Undergraduate Research Programs
- Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP)
- Baylor College of Medicine Summer Medical and Research Training (SMART) Program
- Baylor U. CASPER (Center for Astrophysics, Space Physics and Engineering Research) Summer Undergraduate Research Program
- Biogen Idec Summer Internship Program
- Brigham Young University Physics Research Experience for Undergraduates
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Summer Research Program in Genomics
- California NanoSystems Institute Nanosystems Chemistry and Engineering REsearch NSF-REU Program
- U. of California, Davis Physics Department NSF-REU Program
- U. of California, Riverside Bioengineering Research Institute for Technical Excellence (BRITE) NSF-REU Program
- U. of California, San Francisco School of Pharmacy Summer Research Training Program
- U. of California, Santa Barbara Materials Research Laboratory Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE)
- U. of California, Santa Cruz Chemistry and Biochemistry Department Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program
- Caltech (California Institute of Technology) Amgen Scholars Program
- Caltech MURF Undergraduate Research Fellowships
- Caltech Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF)
- Carnegie Mellon University Department of Biological Sciences NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
- Case Western Reserve University NSF Undergraduate Summer Research Experience
- Case Western Reserve University Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Biomedical Engineering
- Case Western Reserve University Summer Program in Undergraduate Research (SPUR)
- Case Western Reserve University Summer Undergraduate Research in Pharmacology (SURP)
- U. of Central Florida NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) in Lasers, Optics, and Optical Materials
- U. of Chicago Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Undergraduate Summer Research Internship
- U. of Chicago Department of Physics Summer REU Opportunities for Minorities and Women
- U. of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Experience in Research (PSOMER) Program
- U. of Cincinnati College of Medicine Summer/Enrichment Programs
- U. of Cincinnati College of Medicine Summer Surgery Experience (SSE)
- U. of Cincinnati College of Medicine Summer Undergrad Research Fellowship (SURF)
- U. of Cincinnati Department of Chemistry Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
- U. of Cincinnati REU in Membrane Science, Technology, and Bio-Applications
- U. of Cincinnati Summer Undergraduate Research Training Program in Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- City of Hope Summer Student Research Program
- Clemson University Department of Chemistry Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute Undergraduate Research Opportunities
- Coe College Chemistry Department Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Watson School of Biological Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program
- College of William and Mary Department of Physics Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program
- Colorado State University Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Summer Program in Molecular Biosciences
- Colorado State University Psychology Department Summer Research Program on Mind and Brain REU
- U. of Colorado at Boulder Summer Multicultural Access to Research Training (SMART) Program
- Columbia University/Barnard College Amgen Scholars Summer Research Program
- Columbia University Medical Center Summer Program for Under-Represented Students (SPURS) Biomedical Research Program
- UConn. School of Pharmacy Internships and Summer Research Opportunities in Pharmaceutics
- Coriell Institute for Medical Research Summer Internship Program
- Dartmouth Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program in Molecular and Cell Biology
- University of Delaware Howard Hughes Medical Institute Undergraduate Research Scholars Program
- DePaul University MedIX: MEDical Informatics eXperiences in undergraduate research
- Drexel University College of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
- Emory University Center for Behavioral Neuroscience (CBN) Behavioral Research Advancements in Neuroscience (BRAIN) Summer Program
- Florida Mental Health Institute (FMHI) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
- Georgia Institute of Technology School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Undergraduate Summer Research Program
- Harvard University FAS Center for Systems Biology Undergraduate Summer Research Internships
- Harvey Mudd College Summer Research in Chemistry
- Hope College Summer Hope Academic Research Program (SHARP)
- U. of Houston Office of Undergraduate Research List of Summer Research Opportunities
- U. of Houston Rice-Houston AGEP Summer Research Program
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Janelia Undergraduate Summer Scholars
- Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Diabetes
- Indiana U. Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates in Animal Behavior
- Indiana U. Purdue U. Indianapolis (IUPUI) Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP)
- Indiana U. School of Optometry Summer Research Program for Undergraduates
- Indiana U. Simon Cancer Center Summer Research Program
- U. of Iowa Biochemistry Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
- U. of Iowa Free Radical and Radiation Biology Summer Program
- The Jackson Laboratory Summer Student Research Program
- Johns Hopkins University Computer-Integrated Surgical Systems and Technology (CISST) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Johns Hopkins University Institute for NanoBioTechnology Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Exploration of Nanotechnology for Biology and Medicine
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Graduate Programs Summer Internship Program (SIP)
- Joslin Diabetes Center Summer Research Student Internship Program
- U. of Kentucky Chemistry Department Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program
- Lehigh University Biosystems Dynamics Summer Institute Research Internships
- Lehigh University Department of Physics Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Summer Program
- U. of Louisville Undergraduate Summer Research Opportunities
- Marquette University College of Health Sciences Biomedical Sciences Summer Research Program
- Marquette University Summer Research Program in Biology
- U. of Maryland Baltimore County Summer Biomedical Training Program
- U. of Maryland Department of Psychology Program in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Summer Research Internship Program for Undergraduates
- U. of Maryland School of Medicine Summer Research Programs
- UMass. Amherst Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Program in Nanotechnology
- UMass. Medical School NIH Summer Research Program
- UMass. Medical School Summer Enrichment Program (SEP)
- Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Research Opportunities
- Mayo Clinic Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program
- Medical College of Wisconsin Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR)
- Medical University of South Carolina College of Graduate Studies Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)
- Merck/AAAS Undergraduate Science Research Program (USRP)
- Michael E. DeBakey Summer Surgery Program at Baylor College of Medicine
- U. of Michigan Chemistry Program Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
- U. of Michigan Medical School Office of Diversity and Career Development Summer Opportunities for Apprenticeships in Research (MedSOAR)
- U. of Michigan Program in Biomedical Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunities
- U. of Michigan Space Physics Research Laboratory Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
- U. of Michigan Summer Undergraduate Research Experience at CERN
- U. of Minnesota Chemistry Department Summer Undergraduate Research Program (REU)
- U. of Minnesota Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)
- U. of Minnesota Undergraduate Research Program in the Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
- Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training Program
- U. of Mississippi Medical Center Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience (CPN) Neuroscience Scholars Summer Program
- U. of Mississippi Summer Research Institute for Undergraduates
- U. of Missouri-Columbia Cell and Molecular Biology Undergraduate Research Program
- MIT Amgen Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Scholars Program
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- Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory Undergraduate Research
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- NASA/New York Space Grant Undergraduate Summer Research Program at Cornell University (for NY state residents)
- National Cancer Institute (NCI) Introduction to Cancer Research Careers (ICRC) Program
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Biomedical Research Training Program for Individuals from Underrepresented Groups
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Summer Programs in Biomedical Research
- National Human Genome Research Institute Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research
- National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program (SURF) Physics Laboratory Research Opportunities
- National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) Biomedical Engineering Summer Internship Program (BESIP)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Short-term Education Program for Underrepresented Persons (STEP-UP)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Summer Research Training Program
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences NIH Summer Internship Program (SIP) in Biomedical Research
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Summer Program in the Neurological Sciences and Other Neuroscience Research Training and Funding Opportunities
- National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) Research Experience for Undergraduates Program
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Science and Technology Centers Undergraduate Summer Internships
- U. of Nebraska-Lincoln Summer Research Program
- U. of Nebraska-Lincoln Summer Undergraduate Research Training in Redox Biology
- U. of Nebraska Medical Center Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship Program
- U. of Nebraska Medical Center MD/PhD Summer Undergraduate Research Program
- U. of Nevada, Reno Chemistry Department Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
- New York Space Grant Program Undergraduate Research Opportunities (for NY state residents)
- New York University Center for Neural Science Summer Undergradute Research Program
- North Carolina State University Department of Chemistry Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program
- U. of North Texas Health Science Center Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Summer Multicultural Advanced Research Training (SMART) Program
- U. of North Texas Health Science Center Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Summer Training Among Research Scientists (STARS) Program
- U. of Notre Dame Biological Sciences Department NSF Summer Undergraduate Research Program
- U. of Notre Dame Nano Bioengineering Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
- U. of Notre Dame Summer Research Program in Physics
- Oakland University Physics Department Summer Materials Research Training (SMaRT) NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
- Oakland University Summer Institute in Bioengineering and Health Informatics
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Educational and Research Experiences for Undergrads
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Research Alliance in Math and Science (RAMS) Program
- Ohio State U. Departments of Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
- Ohio U. College of Osteopathic Medicine Summer Scholars Program
- Partners in Health Internships
- Pasteur Foundation Paul W. Zuccaire Summer Internship Program
- Penn State College of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Internship Program
- Penn State Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program
- U. of Pennsylvania Health System Molecular Biology Summer Research Program for Undergraduates
- U. of Pennsylvania Nano/Bio Interface Center Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
- U. of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Gastroenterology Division Undergraduate Student Scholars Program
- Pepperdine University Seaver College Summer Undergraduate Research in Biology
- Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative Undergraduate Summer Internship Program
- U. of Pittsburgh Center for Neuroscience Summer Undergraduate Research Program
- U. of Pittsburgh/CMU MSTP Summer Undergraduate Research Program for Underrepresented Students (SURPUS)
- U. of Pittsburgh Musculoskeletal Research Center Summer Research Program
- U. of Pittsburgh Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program in Physics
- U. of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Interdisciplinary Biomedical Graduate Program Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)
- U. of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Molecular Virology and Microbiology Summer Undergraduate Research Program
- U. of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Summer Premedical Academic Enrichment Program (SPAEP)
- Purdue University Undergraduate Summer Research Programs
- Rochester Institute of Technology Co-op/Internship Opportunities Links
- U. of Rochester Center for Visual Science Undergraduate Summer Fellowship Program in Vision Science
- U. of Rochester Medical Center Summer Undergraduate Research Programs
- Sandia National Labs Internships
- Science Jobs Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowships and Internships in the Sciences
- Siteman Cancer Center Summer Research Opportunities
- U. of South Alabama NSF-REU in Structure and Function of Proteins
- U. of South Carolina Department of Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research in Integrative Evolutionary Biology
- U. of Southern California Chemistry Department NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
- Southern Illinois U. Carbondale Interdisciplinary Materials Research REU
- SRI Molecular Physics Laboratory REU Program
- Stanford University Center on Polymer Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURE)
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Pediatric Oncology Education (POE) Program
- Stony Brook University AGEP Summer Research Institute
- Summer Opportunities for ALANA (American, Latino/a, Asian American and Native American) Undergraduate Students
- Summer Undergraduate Research Programs in Life Sciences List
- SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine Summer Research Program
- Swarthmore College List of Health-Related Summer Opportunities
- Syracuse University Department of Chemistry NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
- Texas A&M University Summer Undergraduate Research Programs
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Summer Accelerated Biomedical Research (SABR) Internships
- U. of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Pharmacology Department Summer Research Program
- U. of Texas Medical School at Houston Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy Undergraduate Summer Research Program
- U. of Texas Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Green Fellowships
- U. of Texas Southwestern Quantitative and Physical Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program (QP-SURF)
- U. of Texas Southwestern Undergraduate Medical Research Fellows Program
- Theravance (a biopharmaceutical company) Summer Internships
- U. of Toledo College of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Program
- Travelers Summer Research Fellowship Program for Premedical Students at Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- U. of Utah College of Pharmacy Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Summer Undergraduate Research Program
- U. of Utah NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Integrative Biology for Undergraduates Program
- U. of Utah School of Medicine Summer MCAT Preparation and Research/Clinical Training Scholars Program
- Van Andel Institute Frederik and Lena Meijer Student Internship Program
- Vanderbilt U. Summer Science Academy Undergraduate Clinical Research Internship
- Vanderbilt U. Summer Science Academy Undergraduate Summer Research Programs
- Vanderbilt U. Vascular Biology Summer Research Program for Minority Students
- U. of Virginia School of Medicine Summer Research Internship Program
- Wadsworth Center Department of Biomedical Sciences Summer Research Program in Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
- Washington U. in St. Louis Biomedical Research Apprenticeship Program (BioMed RAP)
- Washington U. in St. Louis School of Medicine Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology Summer Research Program
- Wesleyan University Hughes Summer Research Program (for Connecticut residents
- West Penn Allegheny Health System Center for Genomic Sciences Undergraduate Research Internships
- U. of Wisconsin-Madison Integrated Biological Sciences Summer Research Program for Undergraduates
- Yale Science and Engineering Research (YSER) Programs and Funding Opportunities for Undergraduates
- Yale U. School of Medicine Biomedical Science Training and Enrichment Program (BioSTEP)
- Yale U. School of Medicine Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP)
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