High School and College Programs
Introduction
The University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford offers programs for high school and undergraduate college students interested in learning more about career opportunities in health professions and biomedical sciences research.
Programs for High School Students
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Summer Science Internship in Biomedical Sciences
Five internship opportunities are available each summer to area high school students that allow students to work with leading scientists as part of a research team.
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STEM Camp in Biomedical Sciences
This week-long summer day camp exposes area high school students age 16 and up to various aspects of biomedical sciences and research.
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Rural Health Careers Camp
The Rural Health Careers Camp is a three-day, overnight educational program for high school students interested in the healthcare field. Students will participate in hands-on learning activities and labs that represent different healthcare careers and stay at an overnight facility to experience living on a college campus.
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Health Careers Guide
College of Medicine Rockford researchers helped develop a new online tool to get middle and high school students thinking about which health profession best suits them. Health Careers Guide at healthcarecareers.guide is a first-of-its-kind, free web application that uses a student’s identified preferences to support health career exploration.
Upcoming events
Spring Institute Day
Programs for College Students
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Summer Medical Research Training (SMaRT) Program
Students will complete a two-month intensive training program in medical research. During this training, the students are expected to gain significant hands-on experience in planning and successful execution of a medical research project, critically analyzing scientific data and presenting information to a group of judges.
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Rural Health Experience
The Rural Health Experience (RHE) program is an innovative opportunity for health professions students to observe rural healthcare providers and their communities.
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Rural Interprofessional Preceptorship
The Rural Interprofessional Health Professions Summer Preceptorship is a rural immersion program for health professions students. Offered in collaboration with the IL AHEC Network, it is a six-week, paid, full-time shadowing opportunity set in a rural Illinois community.
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AHEC Scholars Program
Undergraduate and graduate students pursuing a health profession in Illinois can apply for the new Illinois AHEC Scholars Program. This competitive, two-year cohort program supplements students’ education with job shadowing, career coaching, seminars and experiences in underserved areas. Participants also receive additional training on practice transformation, behavioral health, social determinants of health, cultural competency and interprofessional education and training.