Biomedical & Health Programs & Competitions for High School Students

Biomedical programs give future physicians and researchers clinical exposure and lab experience: hospital internships, anatomy intensives, and biomedical engineering research.

Programs at academic medical centers carry particular weight for BS/MD and pre-med-track applications.

70 verified programs match this page; 20 of the featured listings are completely free; 8 can be done online.

Featured programs

Browse 30+ curated programs for high school students:

• 7 Cups High School Emotional Support Volunteer Program — 7 Cups: Provide free emotional support through anonymous online chat conversations.
• Scripps Research High School Internship Program — Scripps Research: Gain hands-on biomedical research experience in this free high school internship for grades 11-12. Build STEM skills and boost college applications th
• Summit STEM Fellowship (SSF) — Summit Education: The Summit STEM Fellowship (SSF) is a virtual summer program for top STEM students around the world. Students learn from mentors at Harvard, Stanford,
• Weill Cornell Medicine Gateway to Medicine Program — Weill Cornell Medicine: Prestigious summer clinical immersion program at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City for high school students exploring medicine, including hospit
• Medical Explorers BSA Healthcare Career Program — Boy Scouts of America / Learning for Life: BSA's Learning for Life program connecting high school students with local hospitals and healthcare organizations for hands-on exposure to medical, nu
• Johns Hopkins Global Health Leaders Conference — Johns Hopkins University: Global health leadership conference at Johns Hopkins for high school students interested in medicine and public health.
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute Science Education Fellowship — Howard Hughes Medical Institute: Biomedical science fellowship from HHMI supporting exceptional young scientists and science educators.
• Stanford Institutes of Medicine Summer Research Program (SIMR) — Stanford University School of Medicine: Elite 8-week paid research internship at Stanford Medicine. Mentorship from world-class researchers. Highly competitive admission.
• NIH Summer Internship Program — National Institutes of Health: Eight-week paid research internship at National Institutes of Health. Work alongside NIH scientists on biomedical research projects.
• Mayo Clinic Summer Research Fellowship — Mayo Clinic: Clinical and biomedical research at world-renowned medical center.
• Yale Young Global Scholars - Biology & Biomedical Sciences — Yale University: 2-week intensive in biology and biomedical sciences at Yale.
• Stanford Institute of Medicine Summer Research — Stanford University School of Medicine: An 8-week paid summer research internship in biomedical science at Stanford Medicine for current high school juniors and seniors.
• Crisis Text Line High School Volunteer Counselor Program — Crisis Text Line: Provide emotional support to people in crisis via text-based counseling.
• Boca Raton Regional Hospital High School Junior Volunteer Program — Boca Raton Regional Hospital: Support hospital staff and patients in various departments while gaining healthcare experience.
• Washington State Opportunity Scholarship — Washington State Opportunity Scholarship: Earn a scholarship for STEM or healthcare studies in Washington! High school seniors gain financial support and boost college applications with this f
• NIH High School Summer Internship Program (HS-SIP) — National Institutes of Health (OITE): Explore biomedical research through a paid summer internship at NIH labs. Gain hands-on STEM experience, boost college applications, and work with top
• NYU ARISE Summer Research Program — NYU Tandon School of Engineering: Gain hands-on STEM experience in a free 7-week summer research program for high school juniors and seniors. Build skills for college and explore engin
• AEOP GEMS (Gains in the Education of Mathematics and Science) — U.S. Army Educational Outreach Program: Explore hands-on STEM modules at Army research labs nationwide in this free high school summer program. Gain real-world skills and boost your college
• HOSA-Future Health Professionals — HOSA-Future Health Professionals: Develop leadership and healthcare skills in this hybrid program for high school students. Gain hands-on experience and boost your college applications
• Penn Biomedical Research Academy — University of Pennsylvania College of Arts & Sciences: Explore hands-on biomedical research in this summer program for grades 10-12. Gain lab skills, enhance college applications, and dive deep into molecu
• Harvard Medical School MEDscience — Harvard MEDscience: Explore hands-on medical simulations in this Harvard summer program. Perfect for high schoolers in grades 10-12 to build STEM skills and boost college
• High School Intern Program (HI-SIP) — UCSF Science & Health Education Partnership: Explore an in-person high school research internship in biomedical science. Build hands-on lab skills, gain mentorship, and strengthen college applica
• Stanford Anesthesia Summer Institute (ASPIRE) — Stanford University School of Medicine: Explore a hands-on summer program blending medicine, technology, and design. Ideal for high schoolers seeking STEM skills, clinical insights, and a co
• SHINE: Summer High School Intensive in Next-Generation Engineering — USC Viterbi School of Engineering: Transform your future with a summer high school research program at USC Viterbi. Gain hands-on engineering experience in AI, biomedical, and next-gen
• Stanford SPARK Summer Research Program (High School) — Stanford SPARK / Pediatrics: Explore translational medicine in this free summer program for high school students. Gain hands-on research experience, build skills, and enhance your
• AIMI Summer Research Internship — Stanford Center for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine & Imaging: Two-week fully virtual Stanford AIMI internship where high schoolers do mentored, small-team AI-in-healthcare research with lectures from Stanford exp
• AIMI Summer Health AI Bootcamp — Stanford Center for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Imaging (AIMI): Two-week fully virtual bootcamp from Stanford's AIMI center introducing US high schoolers to machine learning in healthcare, with live lectures, codin
• Rx Experience — Wilkes University: Virtual pharmacy camp at Wilkes University introducing high school students to pharmaceutical sciences.
• University of Rochester Pre-College Programs — University of Rochester: Pre-college programs at the University of Rochester covering business, engineering, film, and medicine.
• King's College London Pre-University Summer School — King's College London: Pre-university summer school at King's College London for high school students in the heart of London.

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