Summer Springboard
Medical Research
ON THE CAMPUS OF YALE UNIVERSITY
DISCOVER MEDICAL RESEARCH THROUGH HANDS-ON LABS, EXPERIMENT DESIGN, AND THE SCIENCE BEHIND NEW TREATMENTS.
This course is one week long, and you can extend your experience to as many as six weeks by adding additional one-week courses.
Medical Research @ Yale University
- Research Methodology Fundamentals – Learn how medical studies are designed, conducted, and evaluated for accuracy
- Laboratory Research Experience – Participate in hands-on experiments and data collection using scientific protocols
- Clinical Trial Process – Discover how new treatments move from laboratory research to patient care
- Data Analysis Skills – Use statistical methods to interpret research findings and draw evidence-based conclusions
- Medical Literature Review – Learn to read and evaluate published research studies like medical professionals d
- Research Scientist Mentorship – Work with medical researchers and learn about careers in biomedical science
Summer Springboard
Medical Research
About This Course
Explore the world of medical research and discover how scientists develop new treatments, test hypotheses, and advance medical knowledge. This program introduces fundamental research concepts while providing hands-on laboratory experience and insight into how medical breakthroughs happen. You’ll learn to design experiments, analyze data, and evaluate research findings while understanding the rigorous process that brings new medicines and treatments to patients.
TOPICS YOU'LL EXPLORE
Hands-on Learning
Students design and conduct basic laboratory experiments, practice data collection and statistical analysis, and learn to critically evaluate published medical research studies using scientific methodology.
Career Exploration
Meet with medical researchers, clinical trial coordinators, and physician-scientists to explore career paths in biomedical research, pharmaceutical development, public health research, and academic medicine, plus learn about MD-PhD programs and research opportunities.
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“The program was everything I thought it would be. It’s an experience that will make you feel connected to other people and to the course itself. It makes you become more comfortable with who you are and the things that you’re passionate about. I really enjoyed everything about it.”
-Imani J. | Alumni Student
Summer Springboard
Medical Research
Meet Your Instructor
Dr. Muriel Solberg is a Yale School of Medicine physician and published researcher whose work has appeared in leading peer-reviewed journals including JAMA Network Open and the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. With ten publications to her name — spanning surgical outcomes, gender equity in clinical training, and telemedicine — she began contributing to peer-reviewed research as an undergraduate and has maintained an active scholarly record throughout her medical training. Dr. Solberg has also designed curriculum for Yale medical students and led a program introducing high school students to the medical field, demonstrating a rare combination of research depth and a genuine gift for teaching the next generation of aspiring physicians.
Halla Bates is a Yale Emergency Medicine resident and incoming Chief Resident completing her training across Yale New Haven Hospital, a Level 1 Trauma Center, Bridgeport Hospital, and Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital. She earned her MD from Tufts University School of Medicine and her BA in Anthropology and Spanish from Bowdoin College.
Before medical school, Halla worked as a Clinical Research Coordinator at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and as a Research Fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she studied immunotherapy toxicities in the Departments of Nephrology and Oncology — research that has since led to several peer-reviewed publications.
A passionate advocate for underserved communities, Halla has volunteered with Boston Health Care for the Homeless, served as a medical Spanish interpreter in the Dominican Republic, and led her medical school’s Healthcare Alliance for the Homeless. At SSB, she brings both the clinical expertise of an emergency physician and a genuine commitment to medicine as a force for equity.
DR. MURIEL SOLBERG
HALLA BATES
“Summer Springboard did not only prepare me for a career but also the real world while leaving time to make life long friends and having fun.”
-Addison W. | Alumni Student
Summer Springboard
Medical Research
Dates & Tuition
| 2026 Dates |
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| Session 2: June 21 – June 27, 2026 (Waitlist) |
| Session 5: July 12 – July 18, 2026 |
Click here to enroll in this course using our online enrollment form.
| Tuition First Week |
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| Residential Tuition: $4,298* |
| Commuter Tuition: $2,498* (CLOSED) |
| Course Supplement: $250 |
*Each subsequent week, if combined with other one-week high school courses at Yale or Oxford: Residential Tuition: $3,298, Commuter Tuition: $1,998
Tuition Protection Plan: Allows for cancellation for any reason up until the day of the program.
| Location |
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| City: New Haven |
| State: Connecticut |
| Campus: Yale University |
*Schedule is illustrative and is subject to change. Summer Springboard is operated independently of Yale University and is not sponsored or endorsed by the University. The views expressed in connection with the program are not official positions, statements of advice, nor opinions of Yale University and should not be viewed as an endorsement by Yale of any such views or statements.