Areisa Peters is a fourth year MD/MPH candidate at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and Indiana University School of Medicine. You can follow her on Instagram or on LinkedIn.

Thinking about a career in medicine? I highly recommend participating in pre-medical internships and summer research programs to decide if the medical field is for you. These healthcare related internships and research programs are also a great way to build your resume for college applications. Below, you will find a list of opportunities and their deadlines. Good Luck!

• CDC Museum Disease Detective Camp     

Due Date: March 27th 

• Coriell Institute For Medical Research Summer Experience

Due Date: April 5th

• The Center of Excellence High School Summer Enrichment Science Academy

Due Date: March 15th 

• Stanford Medical Youth Science Program

Due Date: February 13th 

• High School Senior Summer Internship Program at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital  

Due Date: March 18th

• Wistar Institute Summer Fellow

Due Date: March 27th 

• Camp Neuro 

Due Date: Variable

• Camp Cardiac

Due Date: Variable

• Summer Internships in Biomedical Research for high School Students

Due Date: February 1st

• High School Scientific Training and Enrichment Program

Due Date: January 24th 

• Summer High School Internship Biomedical Research Program

Due Date: March 31st

• Neurological Surgery Summer Student Program

Due Date : January 2nd

• Clark Scholars Program at Texas Tech University

Due Date: February 10th 

• Michigan Summer Sciences Pre-College Exposure Academy

Due Date: March 9th

• Stanford Clinical Summer Internship

Due Date: February 17th

• Stanford Institutes of Medicine Summer Research Program

Due Date: February 22nd

• High School and Pre-Medical Student Stanford Summer Internship

Due Date: March 23rd

The following links are larger resources for internships and research programs hosted by specific universities, healthcare profession and resource boards

1. Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
2. Stanford Medicine
3. Nursing Internships
4. Stanford Medicine – Surgery Programs
5. PrepScholar Medical Programs for High School Students 
6. Additional:
   1. https://cty.jhu.edu/resources/academic-opportunities/internships/science.html
   2. https://www.collegetransitions.com/top-summer-programs-for-high-school-students/