Medicine & Healthcare Track
Pre-College Exploration Academy
Overview
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Considering a career in medicine or healthcare? It’s a major decision that can influence the next four to twelve years of your life. Sign up for Summer Springboard’s Online Exploration Academy to see if medicine and healthcare is right for you!
January Session - Days 1 & 2:
January 23, 2021
January 24, 2021
January Session - Days 3 & 4:
January 30, 2021
January 31, 2021
June Session - Days 1 & 2:
June 12, 2021
June 13, 2021
June Session - Days 3 & 4:
June 19, 2021
June 20, 2021
Topics you'll cover
Emergency Medicine
Learn about emergency medicine on the frontlines of the pandemic through simulations and discussions.
Your instructor:
Dr. Craig Kutz, UC San Diego
Dr. Craig Kutz is a physician-scientist, currently working as a senior resident in the Department of Emergency Medicine at UC-San Diego Health.
Genetics
Learn about life as a geneticist and work on a project related to genetic testing for viruses and infectious diseases .
Your instructor:
Summer Morrill & John Replogle, MIT
Summer Morrill and John Replogle are Ph.D. candidates in biology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Psychology
Learn about the psychology behind human connection and social relationships.
Your instructor:
Adam Morris, PhD
Adam Morris received his Ph.D. from Harvard University and his B.S. in psychology from Brown University, where he graduated magna cum laude with honors. He is currently doing a postdoc at Princeton University.
Neuroscience
Explore the relationship between the mind, brain, and body and study the physiological basis for mental disorders such as schizophrenia.
Your instructor:
Dr. Jessica André, Yale University
Dr. Jessica André is a professor at Quinnipiac University in nearby Hamden, CT in the Psychology department.
