Start Your Journey in Medicine Here
Do you dream of a future in medicine? Are you interested in treating patients and improving their lives? In this course, you’ll get an inside look at the patient journey, understand the various roles of a healthcare team, and explore treatment plans for three cases: a kidney transplant, vascular disease, and cancer. Hear from physician specialists in each discipline, as well as from team members who collaborate on treatment. Learn the differences between complementary and integrative medicine techniques, and finally design a healthcare team for a patient scenario. If you’re thinking of going pre-med, this course is for you.
Program Dates
Choose the course length that works for you: 1-week intensives, 2-week sessions, and 4-week sessions
Eligibility
For students ages 13 and up
Fees
$1495
New This Summer: Medicine +Live
For driven high school students with an interest in the world of medicine, we have an added bonus: Medicine +Live. This supplemental add-on features engaging online sessions with activities, industry experts, and guest speakers on select week days. Cost: $500.
Visit our Medicine +Live page to learn more.
Explore the Exciting World of Medicine
Understand the Roles of Healthcare Team Members.
Get an overview of the roles and educational paths required to work in patient care. Discover how teams collaborate in testing, exams, interpreting data, and administering treatment.
Take a Medical Journey With a Kidney Transplant Patient.
Learn the functions of the kidneys and cardiovascular system. Discover the link between cardiovascular disease and kidney failure. Follow the post-op journey, and meet the care team.
Delve Into Peripheral Vascular Disease.
See how a diabetes patient is diagnosed with peripheral vascular disease. Meet an endocrinologist in charge of patient care, plus other health professionals on the team.
Take a Journey With a Cancer Patient.
Review a common medical approach for a patient diagnosed with oropharyngeal cancer. Learn the process of this diagnosis, and the positive and negative effects of radiation therapy.
Learn How Innovation Is Impacting Medicine.
Study the science behind complementary and integrative medicine techniques. Delve into new areas of medicine, such as genetic testing.
Explore College Majors and Future Careers in Medicine.
Topics in this course offer a solid background related to a future in medicine, with a focus on the multidisciplinary team approach.
How You Will Benefit
- Understand how patient-facing, multidisciplinary teams serve patients.
- Know the roles, responsibilities, and requirements for jobs on specialty teams.
- Understand the science behind treatment plans for conditions such as kidney transplant, vascular disease, and cancer.
- Know the applications and benefits of complementary and integrative medicine (CIM).
- Complete a Final Capstone Project to demonstrate what you’ve learned.
- Earn a Certificate of Completion from Georgetown University.
Three Learning Advantages Designed for You
Final Capstone Project
All online courses culminate in a Final Capstone Project that allows you to:
- Design the ideal healthcare team for either a kidney transplant, vascular disease, or cancer.
- Include at least three medical professionals in addition to the doctors.
- Identify elements of patient care that occur in or outside a hospital, such as diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
- Describe how each professional would interact with the patient and why you feel this professional is critical to the best outcome.
Mentoring
You’ll receive guidance from a mentor who can support you and answer questions as you deepen your learning experience. You can expect:
- Encouragement and direction on all assignments.
- Inspiration, motivation and confidence to help you succeed.
- Brainstorming and ideation help as you prepare for your Final Capstone Project.
Flexible Learning
- 100% online learning that works with your schedule.
- Flexible format: you’ll learn through video lectures. Tune in anytime that works for you.
- 20 to 30 hours of total instruction and course work, including engaging multimedia, simulations, and curated assignments for which you will receive guidance and support from mentors.
Apply Now for the Next Available Course
June 18 - July 2
Medicine: An Inside Look at Treating Patients
Length: 2 weeks
Cost: $1495
Application Deadline: Sunday, June 11, 2023
June 18 - June 25
Medicine: An Inside Look at Treating Patients
Length: 1 week
Cost: $1495
Application Deadline: Sunday, June 11, 2023
June 25 - July 9
Medicine: An Inside Look at Treating Patients
Length: 2 weeks
Cost: $1495
Application Deadline: Sunday, June 18, 2023
Course Designed by Georgetown University Faculty
Dr. Rebecca Evangelista, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery and General Surgeon at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (MGUH)
Dr. Evangelista designed and leads both the surgery and medicine pre-college courses. She was the Director for Undergraduate Surgical Education for over 10 years and now focuses on educational leadership in the professional development of faculty and residents. She has been a general surgeon at MGUH since January 2006. Dr. Evangelista completed medical school at Upstate Medical University, a general surgery residency at George Washington University Hospital, and a fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery at the University of Virginia.
How to Apply
It’s easy. No transcripts or letters of recommendation are required. Our application asks you to provide the following:
- Basic contact information for you and your parent or guardian.
- Why you wish to take this course, and a bit of your story, through writing, video, photos—any media you prefer.
Begin the guided process. It should take only a few minutes to answer the questions.
Begin the process
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Frequently Asked Questions
How will you be graded? What are assignments like? How much time do you have to turn around a project? When do you find out if you’re admitted? Find answers to your questions here.
Answers to Your Questions HereScholarships
We offer need-based scholarships in each cohort to students exhibiting high potential and an inability to pay full tuition. If you would like to be considered for a scholarship but you:
- Haven’t applied to the program, complete your application now. The scholarship application is included.
- Applied to the program and didn’t fill out a scholarship request, reach out to us at support@precollegeonline.georgetown.edu for assistance.
- Are unsure about whether or not you applied for a scholarship, reach out to us at support@precollegeonline.georgetown.edu for assistance.
The University reserves the right to modify the course as may become necessary.