SMYSP Stanford Medical Youth Science Program

"Promoting the representation of ethnic minority and low-income groups in the health professions."

Applications for the 2012 Summer Residential Program are no longer available.

2010 Class

2011 participants and counselors with Dr. Charles Prober (center), Senior Associate Dean, Education in the School of Medicine and Professor of Pediatrics and of Microbiology and Immunology.

The Summer Residential Program is a five-week program open to low-income sophomore and junior high school students. For complete eligibility requirements and other details about the Summer Residential Program, click here. Program dates for the 2012 Summer Residential Program are June 24 - July 29, 2012. Applications for the 2012 program are no longer available. Printed applications were due to be post-marked by February 15, 2012. Applications for the 2013 program will become available in December.

 
Student Scholar Research Articles

High school students participating in the SMYSP Summer Residential Program work in small groups and research a medically relevant topic that includes a written paper, poster presentation, and oral presentation. Click here to learn more about their research.

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