IYRC Medicine and Research Summer Program
The Medicine and Research Summer Program hosted by Columbia University Vagelos College of Physician and Surgeons (VP&S) Global Health Organization is a 9-week summer program featuring students from around the world who learn from physicians, researchers, and medical students at Columbia University VP&S about diverse topics of medicine. Throughout the summer, students learn how to take a patient history, interview several standardized patients, engage in ethical discussions, have conversations about narrative medicine, and study various systems of human anatomy. In addition to the clinical aspects of the program, students learn research methods for finding sources, analyzing data, and writing a manuscript. This summer features an additional opportunity to become certified as a Community Health Literacy Worker for stroke, dementia, and health insurance through the Columbia University Neurology Department.
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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
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sPEAKERS
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The Summer Program has faculty from across the Columbia/ NYP medical campus that cover diverse specialties such as neurosurgery, psychiatry, dermatology, primary care, and ethics.
Teaching Fellows
The program features medical and dental students from Columbia VP&S who guide and mentor students throughout the summer with clinical cases and >200 hours of office hours.
The program features medical and dental students from Columbia VP&S who guide and mentor students throughout the summer with clinical cases and >200 hours of office hours.
Activities
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Clinical Correlates:
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Research Workshops:
Asynchronous Assignments:
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22.5 hours of synchronous programming
Summer Program
2024 Schedule: Saturdays 10:30AM-1:00PM EDT
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June 15
June 22
July 6
July 13
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July 20
August 3
August 10
August 17
August 24
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*Sessions are led by medical students, physicians, researchers, and alumni. Our work is done by students, alumni, and faculty at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (VP&S) and Harvard College and represents our views, which is not necessarily those of the CUIMC and Harvard institutions as a whole.
Optional Additional Program: Community Health Literacy Worker (CHLW) Program - Neurology Department
Students have the opportunity to become certified as a CHLW for stroke, dementia, and health insurance. This is a unique opportunity to learn from the neurology department at Columbia VP&S and NYP about diseases with the highest mortality and morbidity. By program completion, students will be able to recognize signs and symptoms, have knowledge about preventative measures that can be taken, and complete a mentored capstone project. Student will take a final exam at the end of the summer. Students are invited to a symposium at Columbia University VP&S in New York to present their project to the neurology department. Attendance at a certain amount of synchronous sessions as well as submitted assignments is mandatory for the CHLW Certificate.
Application Process:
- The IYRC Summer Program on Medicine and Research is open to high school (secondary school) and college students
- Interested students must complete an application to participate
- Accepted students must pay the registration fee (Financial Aid available)
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis
- The essays are not meant to be stressful. You have the opportunity to share a holistic angle of why you would like to participate in the program, what you like to do, and what your goals are for the summer.
- Responses should be original. Plagiarism will not be tolerated.
Registration includes:
- Access to 22.5 hours of synchronous programming
- Lectures and workshops from distinguished Columbia University physicians, researchers, and medical students at Columbia University and New York Presbyterian Hospital
- Write a real research paper, create a community project, or craft a health narrative
- Opportunity to participate in a medical education module competition and the Harvard Alumni for Global Women Empowerment Essay Contest
- Networking with other motivated students from around the world
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Deadline
November 12 January 14 March 3 April 21 June 2 |
Program Cost
$400 $450 $500 $550 $600 |
Program + CHLW Addition
$600 $650 $700 $750 $800 |
*Financial aid available to accepted students
MEDICAL EDUCATION MODULES
As part of this year's ACComPLISHED and Summer Program assignment, students worked in groups to create some of the most creative and informative medical education modules, which are geared towards' patient health literacy and packaged in a way that is interactive, attractive, and easy to understand.
Check out highlights of some of their work below!
Check out highlights of some of their work below!
DIABETESby Breeana, Maiya, and Shiloh
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AIR POLLUTIONby Angel, Eric, Naomi, and Sarah
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Thyroid Cancerby Gregory, Jasper, Lar, and Michael
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ACNEby Jana, Katherine, and Zohana
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ACComPLISHED and Summer Program 2024 Health Education Modules are currently being updated.
Check out our 2023 Health Education Modules in the meantime!
Check out our 2023 Health Education Modules in the meantime!
