Summer Springboard
Emergency Medicine
ON THE CAMPUS OF UC SAN DIEGO
LEARN FROM EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIANS AND EMTS, TRAIN AT THE UCSD SIMULATION CENTER, AND DEVELOP PRACTICAL SKILLS THROUGH HANDS-ON LEARNING
Emergency Medicine @ UC San Diego
- Learn a variety of practical skills such as taking vitals, placing a splint, basic first aid, suturing, stopping a bleed, performing CPR
- Immerse yourself in the hospital setting and medical simulation lab, where you’ll be able to apply your knowledge in mock scenarios
- Observe where healthcare students and faculty hone and refine their life-saving skills
- Gain valuable insight into diverse educational and career opportunities in medicine and healthcare
- Work in teams to research, diagnose, and develop a treatment plan for simulated patients
- Apply your newfound knowledge by participating in a mock disaster scenario where you’ll have to triage and care for simulated injured patients
Summer Springboard
Emergency Medicine
About This Course
A medical program for teens on a university campus in San Diego
The past few years have underscored just how vital emergency care professionals—doctors, nurses, EMTs, and first responders—are to society. Emergency room nurses earn between $77,000 and $107,000 annually, with top salaries reaching $124,500.
Whether you’re aiming to become an EMT, paramedic, ER doctor, ICU nurse, or pursue another emergency care role, the Summer Springboard Emergency Medicine course at UCSD provides a strong foundation.
Through hands-on activities and realistic simulations, students will learn essential skills like first aid, wound care, bleeding control, splinting, suturing, and patient extraction. They’ll also practice triaging emergencies and managing high-stress scenarios.
Participants will analyze a simulated patient’s history, develop diagnoses and treatment plans, and ultimately respond to a mass-disaster scenario—gaining experience in decision-making under pressure and applying real-world medical techniques.
TOPICS YOU'LL EXPLORE
Hands-on Learning
Learn basic medical skills and get training on how to handle situations when medical care is not immediately available. Simulations will allow students to learn and practice hands-on medical techniques including positioning and extraction, wound care, control of bleeding, stitches and sutures, usage of splints and slings, and other useful potentially life-saving skills. In small groups, students in a simulated medical team will be required to research the patient’s history and symptoms, create a diagnosis based on their findings, and develop a treatment plan.
Career Exploration
Throughout the program, meet a variety of experts in the field of healthcare that will provide advice and tips on academic preparation and professional pathways to explore. We will discuss the wide variety of professions within the medical field, such as physical therapy, physician’s assistants, phlebotomy and more. Students will get a deeper sense of their unique motivations and aptitudes and how that aligns with potential academic and career choices. This helps students make better informed decisions about some of life’s most important choices.
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“I was a part of the Emergency Medicine course, and I’ve found myself using the different skills that I’ve learned, even in different subjects. I’ve used suture knots in my art and bio classes. I’ve helped other people make basic decisions if something hurts based off what I learned. It was a really valuable experience.”
-A. Jones | Alumni Student
Summer Springboard
Emergency Medicine
Meet Your Instructor
Gilbert Gimeno holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and brings over 18 years of experience in clinical practice, occupational health, emergency response, and healthcare education. He is a licensed Registered Nurse in both New York and the Philippines, as well as a Registered Midwife in the Philippines.
His broad range of certifications includes NREMT, California EMT, Phlebotomy Technician (NHA), Safety Officer 2, NAEMSE Instructor, and Offshore Safety Instructor. Gilbert’s career spans both local and international healthcare settings, reflecting a dynamic and multidisciplinary background.
He has served as a Coordinating Nurse at International SOS, managing remote medical cases and global medical evacuations; a Corporate RN in a healthcare organization; and OIC–Senior Occupational Health Officer at a luxury resort and casino, where he led a 40-person team and implemented COVID-19 safety protocols.
Gilbert has also worked in public safety and disaster risk reduction for the local government, overseeing emergency response and trauma training programs, ensuring regulatory compliance, coordinating public events, and representing the city on the Manila Peace and Order Council.
Currently pursuing coursework in the Master of Arts in Nursing program, Gilbert remains committed to elevating healthcare standards and education through strategic planning, policy compliance, and multi-sector collaboration.
GILBERT GEMINO
“The Emergency Medicine Track 100% confirmed that science is what I want to study in college, and that I want to be on the Pre-Med track. I did in fact mention the program in my application more than once. I made sure to include it in my activities section as well as two essays for two different colleges.”
-J. Disco | Alumni Student
Summer Springboard
Emergency Medicine
Dates & Tuition
| 2026 Dates |
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| Session 1: June 28 – July 10, 2026 |
| Session 2: July 12 – July 24, 2026 |
| Session 3: July 26 – August 7, 2026 |
Click here to enroll in this course using our online enrollment form.
| Tuition |
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| Residential Tuition: $5,698 |
| Commuter Tuition: $3,298 |
| Course Supplement: $250 |
Tuition Protection Plan: Allows for cancellation for any reason up until the day of the program.
| Location |
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| City: San Diego |
| State: California |
| Campus: UC San Diego |
Summer Springboard programs are not run by our campus partners (with the exception of Cal Poly and NYSID which are run in partnership with SSB). Universities and their affiliated departments and partners do not control and are not responsible or liable in any manner for any part of the Summer Springboard program.