In Georgetown's 3-Week Medical Academy, you'll get a snapshot of a first-year medical school curriculum while learning from Georgetown University School of Medicine faculty and medical students. Throughout the program, you’ll investigate contemporary medical challenges facing society today, discuss the latest advances affecting the applied science of medicine, and interact with experts from the field to learn how to pursue a career in medicine.
You’ll register for one of three distinct tracks: Anatomy & Physiology, Social Medicine and Public Policy, or Emergency Medicine. In each track, you’ll delve into your chosen area of study, gaining a deeper understanding of the topic through classroom learning as well as hands-on projects, simulations, case studies, and lab work.
Estimated Tuition:
$4,264
This tuition is reflective of a virtual environment.
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How You'll Benefit
Connect with thought leaders and practitioners in the field of medicine
Attend virtual classes at the Georgetown University Medical Center
Learn about modern medical techniques
Hear guest lectures from experts within the D.C. medical community
Connect with Georgetown University School of Medicine faculty, staff, and medical students
Create a research-based poster tied to a theme from the program
Receive a Certificate of Participation upon successful completion
Program Format & Subject Areas
Anatomy & Physiology
In this program, you will be immersed in a snapshot of a first-year medical school curriculum, a “mini” medical school, so to speak. As you study topics ranging from neuroscience and pathology to immunology, cardiology, and endocrinology, you will learn the science of how human body systems work. Starting with basic human anatomy we will branch into the various body systems and wrap up with how they all work together. Whether you plan to be an emergency physician, pediatrician, oncologist or nurse anesthesiologist, you will be given the opportunity to explore how clinicians of various specialties use their knowledge of these body systems to monitor health and cure disease.
This year’s program will be completely virtual! It will provide you with exciting simulations designed to complement your learning experience and to test your knowledge.
You'll leave the program with a deeper understanding of the world of medicine, as well as the tools that prepare you to pursue medical school.
Social Medicine & Public Policy
The Social Medicine & Public Policy track is designed for students interested in covering the fundamentals of public health policy. We will explore models and methods of public policy to gain an interdisciplinary understanding to analyze real-world problems. Students will reflect on the meaning of democracy, freedom, justice and equality, as well as investigate how advocacy leads to change in public policy. In doing this, we hope to help you develop your capacity for leadership; and become part of a community committed to personal growth. Students will have the opportunity to draw on policy think tanks and organizations that fight for health equity through education, training, service and advocacy. We will work to identify and address the concepts of population health, and the basic processes, approaches, and interventions focusing on the major health-related needs and concerns of populations. In doing so, we will integrate the core elements of public health with a selected area of specialization to recognize how the field of public health applies to individuals, communities, and society overall. Students will have the opportunity to engage with these interdisciplinary public policy themes through real-time analysis on the impact and response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Emergency Medicine
In the Emergency Medicine track, you’ll learn basic medical techniques through a blend of classroom learning and hands-on practice. You’ll participate in simulations, where you’ll be challenged to conduct rapid assessments of and treatments for a wide range of undiagnosed patients exhibiting various symptoms. Throughout the program, you’ll explore fundamentals such as the steps in physical examinations, positioning and extracting, wound care, control of bleeding, stitches and suturing, control of bleeding, airway management, CPR, oxygen administration, medication administration, usage of stents, and splinting. You’ll leave the program with a broader understanding of the inner workings of the pre-hospital emergency medical services system, patient triage, and the basics of lifesaving skills.
It was amazing to be surrounded by such high caliber students and staff who were all encouraging and fabulous to work with. I took away many positive things from my week as a Summer Hoya.
Nicole Lyon
The program offers so much–from the off-site visits to the daily lectures and the on campus activities. The lectures were interesting, meeting new people was great and the off-site visits were interactive and intriguing.
Jazzelle DeLaney
My #SummerHoya experience was enriching, inspiring, and rewarding; if I could turn back the clock, I’d do it all over again.
Trevor Dalton
As I am filling out my college applications, I am able to think back to my memories from the summer and I am reassured that I am pursuing the right educational path.
Grace Hermes
Having the chance to experience once in a lifetime opportunities and getting to meet people from around the world made it so I got to really experience what college life was like.
Anthony DuPrau
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