Summer Opportunities
There are many exciting summer opportunities in health related fields, some of which are listed below. Most programs have application deadlines in January, February and March.
These links are provided for your convenience and do not represent an endorsement by the Health Sciences Office or Swarthmore College.
Research | Clinical | Public Health | Dental Medicine | Veterinary |
International Opportunities | For Disadvantaged/Underrepresented Minority Students
Research
Sites with Multiple Programs
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research
- Research Experiences for Undergraduates (National Science Foundation)
- Rochester Institute of Technology extensive list of premedical internships throughout the country
Individual Programs
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Program
- American Heart Association (Western States) Undergraduate Student Research Program
- American Society for Microbiology Undergraduate Research Fellowship
- Boston University REU Program
- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, CHOP Research Institute Summer Scholars Program
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Undergraduate Summer Student Program
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute Summer Undergraduate Research Program
- Drexel University College of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
- Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York City, Summer Fellowships in Orthopaedic Bioengineering
- Indiana University School of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunities
- Mayo Clinic Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
- Mount Sinai Summer Undergraduate Research Program
- Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children Summer Undergraduate Research Scholarship Program
- Northwestern University Summer Undergraduate Research Program
- NYU Langone Health Summer Undergraduate Research Program
- Rockefeller University Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
- Sloan-Kettering Institute Summer Research Internship Program
- SUNY Brooklyn Summer Research Program
- Tri-Insitutional MD-PhD program in New York City
- University of California San Francisco Summer Research Training Program
- University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
- University of Connecticut College Summer Fellowship Program
- University of Iowa Summer Undergraduate Research Programs
- University of Massachusetts Medical School Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity
- University of Pennsylvania Summer Undergraduate Internship Program
- University of Pennsylvania Summer Undergraduate Internship in Clinical and Translational Research
- University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Student Scholars Training Program
- University of Rochester Strong Children's Research Center Summer Training Program
- University of Texas-Houston Summer Research Program
- University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Summer Undergraduate Research Program
- University of Texas-San Antonio Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
- University of Virginia Summer Research Internship Program
- Vanderbilt University Summer Science Academy
- Washington University Biomedical Research Apprenticeship Program (BioMedRAP)
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Clinical
- Albert Einstein Medical Center Pre-Med Program, Philadelphia PA
- Arizona Heart Institute Foundation Cardiovascular Summer Student Program
- Bellevue Hospital Center Project Health Care, NY
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania College Volunteer Program
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Westchester), Practicum in Mental Health
- Rochester Institute of Technology extensive list of premedical internships throughout the country
- St. Mary Medical Center Pre-Med Summer Program, Langhorne PA
- Tri-Insitutional MD-PhD program in New York City
Public Health
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Summer Internship
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Student Research Program
- New York City Department of Health Internship Program Health Research Training Program
- Philadelphia Health Management Corporation Research and Evaluation Division
- See also International Opportunities below
- See also programs for Disadvantaged Students/Underrepresented Minority Students below
Dental Medicine
- University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine Summer Fellowship
- Temple Kornberg School of Dentistry Postbaccalaureate Program
- See also programs for Disadvantaged Students/Underrepresented Minority Students below
Veterinary Medicine
International Opportunities
- AmeriSpan SALUD program
- Center for International Service Learning
- Child Family Health International
- Engineering World Health (Duke University)
- Global Health Corps
- Health Education & Advocacy Liaisons (HEAL) internship in Roatan, Honduras
- International Program Resources. Links to International Health Websites (primarily for medical students, but informative)
- Minority Health & Health Disparities International Research Training
For Disadvantaged Students/Underrepresented Minority Students
Sites with Multiple Programs
- National Institute on Drug Abuse Summer Research with NIDA
- Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP)
Individual Programs
- Albert Einstein Summer Research Opportunity Summer Program
- American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Microbiology Undergraduate Research Fellowship
- Columbia University Medical Center Summer Program for Under-Represented Students
- Cornell University Medical College Weill Graduate School ACCESS Summer Research Program
- Cornell University Medical College Gateways to the Laboratory
- Cornell University Medical College Travelers Summer Research Fellowship
- Creighton University Summer Research Institute
- NYU School of Medicine Minority Undergraduate Summer Research Program
- Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine Summer Scholars Program
- Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Biomedical Careers Program
- Summer Training and Enrichment Program for Underrepresented Persons (JeffSTEP-UP)
- Tufts University Summer Research Program for Undergraduate Minority Students
- UCLA Prep
- University of Connecticut Health Center Medical Summer Undergraduate Program
- University of Pennsylvania Summer Undergraduate Minority Research Program
- University of Pittsburgh Summer Undergraduate Research Program for Underrepresented Students
- Yale BioMedical Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Public Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Public Health Fellowship Program
- University of Michigan Health Services Management Summer Enrichment Program
- University of Pennsylvania Summer Undergraduate Minority Research Program, Health Services Research
Veterinary
- Michigan State College of Veterinary Medicine Enrichment Summer Program
- UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Summer Enrichment Program
Dental
- Marquette University School of Dentistry Summer Science Enrichment Program
- Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) at twelve locations throughout the country
- University of Connecticut Health Center Medical/Dental Preparatory Program
- University of Michigan School of Dentistry Profile for Success Program
