CAMP
Program Overview
Chicago Academic Medicine Program (CAMP) is a 6-week summer program for undergraduate premed students who have completed their freshman or sophomore year in college, or who are graduating from high school in spring of 2008 and have been accepted into college.
The Pritzker School of Medicine Office of Multicultural Affairs developed CAMP to help multicultural and disadvantaged students build the knowledge base and academic skills necessary for success in a premedical program. Taught in an interactive, mini-medical school format, the program features:
- Group-learning and team-building projects
- Interactive lectures on organ systems
- Clinical shadowing opportunities with physician mentors
- Pre-medical advising and mentoring sessions
- Social events with Pritzker students, faculty and staff
- $1000 stipend
The 2008 CAMP is a non-residential, tuition-free program. Program participants must commute five days a week to the University of Chicago campus. Participants will receive Chicago Transit Authority bus passes to defray in-town transportation expenses associated with the program.
All lectures take place at the Pritzker School of Medicine. Students will be selected locally or must have a local residence for the duration of this commuter program. An $1000 stipend is provided to assist with the student's summer earnings. Students are not permitted to work part-time jobs or take any additional classes during the program because there will be considerable out-of-class work to prepare.
Dates & Logistics
- Program Dates: June 23, 2008 - August 1, 2008
- Program Times: Monday-Friday 8am - 5pm
- Application Deadline: Monday, March 10, 2008
- Application Decisions Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008
- Orientation Session: Monday, June 23, 2008
Application Process
We are now accepting applications for 2008. The application deadline is Monday, March 10, 2008. Each year the Pritzker School of Medicine Office of Multicultural Affairs will accept 25 students. Please follow the link below to begin the CAMP application process.
For additional information, please contact Bernadette Steele, Multicultural Affairs Coordinator via email at bsteele@bsd.uchicago.edu.
