The Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) application is now open! Formerly SMDEP (Summer Medical and Dental Education Program), the program expanded for the Summer of 2017 to include a broader range of health professions beyond medicine and dentistry to include pharmacy, nursing, optometry, public health, physical therapy and physician assistant.
This FREE academic enrichment program for freshman and sophomore college students interested in the health professions is hosted at 13 institutions across the United States (including the University of Washington School of Medicine Center for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (CEDI) in collaboration with the Schools of Dentistry and Public Health). Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the program’s goal is to increase diversity in the health professions. The program offers the following experiences:
- Academic enrichment in the basic sciences;
- Career development activities;
- Learning and study skills seminars;
- Exposure to clinical settings; and
- Workshops on financial planning and health policy
The curriculum will also expose participants to concepts and the practice of Interprofessional Health education.
Early Admissions DEADLINE: February 1st, 2017
Regular Admissions DEADLINE: March 1st, 2017. Early applications are strongly encouraged. More information is available at www.shpep.org.
