SMDEP at Columbia University

11/17/2016

SMDEP has expanded into the new Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP), please follow us on our new page, www.facebook.com/ColumbiaSHPEP and our new account is SHPEP CU

Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) at Columbia University Irving Medical Center

11/04/2015

Save the Date ! The SMDEP National Program Office will host an informational webinar for prospective students on Tuesday, November 10th at 8:30pm. This webinar is a wonderful opportunity for students interested in the program to hear from alum and learn about program requirements. Register Today for the webinar at https://aamc1.webex.com/mw3000/mywebex/default.do?nomenu=true&siteurl=aamc1&service=6&rnd=0.6817145376366422&main_url=https%3A%2F%2Faamc1.webex.com%2Fec3000%2Feventcenter%2Fevent%2FeventAction.do%3FtheAction%3Ddetail%26confViewID%3D4218766746%26%26EMK%3D4832534b00000002b96359131cee378e5c43aa8da1f8ebf271f2192c1b0ce20304b455b99e2ddd7a%26%26encryptTicket%3DSDJTSwAAAALfFHx6EGeikcWnGm7ED6xSE-HvQn0KpImDe2XVDgw0iA2%26%26siteurl%3Daamc1

11/02/2015

Greetings !!
On Sunday, November 1, 2015 the Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP) opened its 2016 online application process. The National Program Office (NPO) looks forward to processing applications from eager freshman and sophomore college students who want to become physicians, dentists or health professionals. Students who meet the following eligibility requirements may be accepted at one of our 12 medical and dental institutions:
~Be currently enrolled as a freshman or sophomore in college;
~Have a minimum overall GPA of 2.5;
~Be a U.S. citizen or hold a permanent resident visa; and
~Not have previously participated in SMDEP.

SMDEP is implemented at 12 program sites (80 students per site) across the nation. Each program site provides scholars with academic enrichment in the basic sciences and math, clinical experiences, career development activities, learning and study skills seminars, financial literacy and planning workshops, and health policy seminars. This free six-week residential program is hosted by the following participating institutions:

~Case Western Reserve University of Medicine and Dental Medicine
~Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and College of Dental Medicine
~Duke University School of Medicine
~Howard University Colleges of Art and Sciences, Dentistry, and Medicine
~David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and UCLA School of Dentistry
~Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
~The University of Texas School of Dentistry and Medical School at Houston
~University of Louisville Schools of Medicine and Dentistry
~University of Nebraska Medical Center, Colleges of Medicine and Dentistry
~University of Virginia School of Medicine
~University of Washington Schools of Medicine and Dentistry
~Yale School of Medicine

Please visit our website for application guidelines and for online registration information at http://ps.columbia.edu/…/college-and-post-bacca…/summer-medi and contact us at [email protected] and or 212-307-4157!

Thank you and good luck!

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