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Summer Updates
HPA Events & Announcements
Campus News & Events
Local Area/Virtual Events & News
Undergraduate Internships & Opportunities
Postgraduate Jobs & Opportunities
Virtual Info. Sessions & Open Houses
Educational Opportunities
MCAT, DAT, PCAT, etc.
HPA Events & Announcements △
- The HPA Office will normally be open Monday through Friday, 8:30 - 4:30 PM. Stop by to borrow books or to say hello. Any scheduling changes will be announced on the HPA website and social media. Limited appointments are available by request during the summer. If you have a quick question, emailing [email protected] is your best first step. If it seems that your questions would be better addressed in a meeting, we will reach out to you to schedule a time.
- Fall 2022 Health- and Medicine -Related Courses List
Campus News & Events △
- Fall Fellowship Events for Undergraduates | Office of International Programs
Wed, Sep 7 - Dec 6 - Princeton in Africa 2023-24 Fellowship Application Now Open
Application deadline: Oct 26 at 11:59pm EST - New Fall 2022 Courses Fall in Program in Latin American Studies
- Funding Available for Innovative Education Projects and Programs | SPIA
Proposals for awards of $10,000 or less will be considered on a rolling basis.
Local Area/Virtual Events & News △
In-Person and Virtual Opportunities △
- Hearts for Health | Free Virtual Shadowing Opportunity (virtual)
- IvyMath Tutoring (virtual)
Math tutoring grades 3-8, $20/hour • Apply - The BroadStreet Volunteer Internship (virtual)
- PhysioCamp is looking for virtual TeleTutors! | Flyer (virtual)
- Volunteer with Mothers for Justice and Equality (Boston, MA)
- Volunteer Abroad with Unite for Sight Global Impact Corps (international)
- Be a Virtual Mentor for a K-12 Student with StudentSphere
- Pre-Health Shadowing Sessions (virtual)
- Volunteer: Medicine in Motion (virtual)
- Volunteer: Community HealthEd (virtual)
- Volunteer: PALS Programs (onsite and virtual)
- Volunteer: Global Brigades - TeleBrigades
- Volunteer leadership opportunities with Prehealth Shadowing
- Volunteer: Camp Holiday Trails
- Virtual Shadowing and Volunteer | The Kingsley Clinic
- Volunteer: Crisis Counseling for LGBTQ Youth | The Trevor Project
- Tutor Elementary, Middle and High School Students | Weill Cornell Tutors
- Volunteer Mentorship | Everyone Deserves STEM
- Volunteer: Tutoring Underserved High School Students in STEM Subjects
Undergraduate Internships & Opportunities △
Princeton Sponsored Internships & Summer Opportunities
- Science Writing Internship | Office of the Dean for Research
- See the Center for Career Development list of all Princeton internships
- Summer Research Programs | OUR
Search the Office of Undergraduate Research database for research opportunities that match your interests.
Other Internships & Summer Opportunities
- Part-time 20-25 hours per week: Clinical Research Associate, ImPatient EmPowered Project (virtual)
- Physicians Unite to Lead Student Experiences (PULSE) (virtual)
- U CO | Pre-Med/Pre-Health Wilderness & Emergency Medicine Course in Colorado (Rocky Mountains, CO
- Unite for Sight (New Haven, CT)
- Summer/Youth Support Specialist and Volunteer Positions with Mothers for Justice and Equality (Boston, MA)
- Emerging Professionals Summer Internship Program for College Students (EPSIP) (Worcester, MA)
Priority will be given to students from underrepresented groups in STEM, health science and medicine. - Summer Science and Engineering Jobs at Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (Baltimore, MD & Virtual)
- North Carolina Orthopaedic Clinic (NCOC) at Duke University Foot and Ankle and Upper Extremity Surgery Combined Research Fellowship 2022-2023 (Durham, NC) *One year or Summer
- Research Assistant, Rutgers RWJMS Dept. of Pediatrics (New Brunswick, NJ)
full-time, part-time, and per diem positions - Data Analyst Summer Intern at Trenton Health Team (Trenton, NJ)
- Summer Job Opportunities in Medicine, Nursing, Psychology/Neuroscience, and Veterinary Medicine (Philadelphia, PA)
- Keenan Research Summer Student (KRSS) Program (Toronto, Can)
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceutical internships (varies)
Application deadline: multiple
Postgraduate Jobs & Opportunities | see Postgrad Job Board for more △
- CFHI Virtual Global & Public Health Internship - Ecuador (virtual)
Next session begins: Sep 5 • Registration fee: $975.00 • Scholarships
- Clinical Research Associate Yale School of Medicine (New Haven, CT)
- Part-time 20-25 hours per week: Clinical Research Associate, ImPatient EmPowered Project (virtual)
- Senior Research Coordinator at NYU Langone (New York, NY)
- Research Assistant in Dr. Xiaoting Wu's lab at Mount Sinai (NYC)
Virtual Information Sessions & Open Houses △
- Medical and Dental School Scholarship Webcast | US Army
Watch a pre recorded webcast by Sept 14 for a chance to win an Apple Watch. - Info Sessions: Programs in Occupational Therapy | Columbia
Thu, Sep 20 & Tue, Nov 15 @ 12:00pm • In-Person • RSVP: [email protected]
Thu, Oct 20 @ 8:00pm, Thu, Dec 15 @ 1pm • Online • RSVP: [email protected] - SINAI4US - A Research Symposium and PhD Application Assistance and Advisory Program for Underrepresented Scholars | Mt. Sinai
Thu, Oct 13-14 • 11:00am - 4:00pm • Register
- Prerecorded Info Session: Medical School Scholarship Opportunity Army Medicine
- Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) College Tour Webinar | Salus University
- Salus University Admissions Webinars - multispecialty
Past recordings and upcoming webinars on audiology, optometry, physician assistant, and more.
Educational Opportunities △
Join Dartmouth Health Care Foundations Society for Medical Humanities
Loop Abroad Faculty Led Programs in Animal Science, Vet Med and Conservation/Ecology (virtual / international)
EMT 15 Sunday Course - Fall 2022 | Yeshiva University
Sep 4 - Dec 11
NJ ACTS Special Populations Core 2022 Seminar Series | Rutgers NJ ACTS
Tue, Sep 13 • 12:00pm - 1:00pm ET • Register
Dr. Sherket B. Peterson Scholarship for Research & Innovation | SHPEP
Application deadline: Sep 15 @ 11:59pm EST
The 2022 Age-Friendly Ecosystem Summit | Georgetown
Nov 9 • 9:00am - 5:00pm • Zoom • Register
Participate in an AAMC Survey on Medical Field Pathways for Underrepresented Students
National Student Organizations
- Start a Princeton Chapter: MedicZero
- Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) Northeast Peer Mentoring
- Start a Princeton Chapter: National Alzheimer's Buddies
- Start a Princeton Chapter: Global Brigades
- American Physician Scientists Association Undergraduate Mentorship Program
- Become a HuddleU Ambassador • Apply
- Start a Princeton Branch: American Medical Women's Association (AMWA)
Graduate Programs
- Agnes Scott College Graduate & Post-Bacc Programs (Decatur, GA)
Application deadline: varies by program - MS in Bioethics | Columbia (NYC)
- Health Information and Data Science Education Programs | Wash U (St. Louis, MO)
Postbac Record Enhancer Programs
- Boston University Master of Arts in Medical Sciences (MAMS) (Boston MA)
- Johns Hopkins University Health Science Intensive MS in Biotechnology (Baltimore MD)
- Keck Graduate Institute Postbac Premedical certificate + masters program (Claremont CA)
- Icahn SOM at Mt. Sinai's MS in Biomedical Sciences program (NYC)
- Agnes Scott College Graduate & Post-Bacc Programs (Decatur, GA)
Application deadline: varies by program
- Somos Hermanos Study Abroad Spring 2023 (Guatemala)
- Adventures in Veterinary Medicine | Tufts (virtual)
participate in a hands-on suture clinic, explore specialty fields, solve real cases - Advanced eClinical Training for Pre-Health Students (virtual)
Certifications: Clinical Medical Assistant, Patient Care Tech, Pharmacy Tech, Clinical Research Assistant - Accelerated Hybrid/Online EMT-B Certification Course - July 2022 | Yeshiva University
- Accelerated Hybrid/Online EMT-B Certification Course - August 2022 | Yeshiva University
- Survey for Online/Hybrid Phlebotomy/EKG Course | Yeshiva University
- Accelerated Hybrid Phlebotomy/EKG Course | NYS NHA (virtual and NY)
- Medical School for International Health Ben-Gurion University of Negev (Israel)
MCAT, DAT, PCAT, etc. △
MCAT Prep Weekly Round Up
As we receive new MCAT prep offers, we'll include them in an updated 'weekly round up' notice. HPA does not officially promote, sponsor or recommend any test preparation company - we gather information for our students and make it available to them.