Mini Medical School
for High School Students
(10th, 11th and 12th graders)
A 22 hour competitive program for junior, senior and advanced sophomore students. This program is designed for students who are serious about pursuing a career in medicine. Due to the pandemic, in 2020 through 2022, we offered a blended version of the program that consist of 14 hours of online lectures and 2 sessions 4 hours each of in person experiences that were held at the Naperville Campus of Northern Illinois University. In these sessions we practice strict social distancing with 5 to 10 students in a large classroom. Now that we are emerging from the pandemic and social distancing is not longer needed, we are returning to our original format where students will work in groups of 4 and mentored by a TA, rather than working by themselves. Next year we will meet for 3.5 hours for 6 sessions and learn to perform over 20 specific experiences. We will meet starting in January and end in March. To attend the program students apply and are evaluated by reviewing their application essay, teacher recommendation, GPA and resume. Selected students are interviewed. All students will receive a response by email no later than December 10th.
The Class of 2023 application cycle is now closed. The application for the winter 2024 program will be posted here the last week of August 2023.
Mini Medical School Experience
for MIddle School Students
(current 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th graders)
This program introduces healthcare to Middle School Students. It is similar to our Mini Medical School Summer Experience but designed at the level of middle school students. We concentrate on the fields of Medicine and Surgery and offer students 11 hands on experiences. Like our other programs, we now returning to in person learning. The blended program we used during the pandemic is no longer being offered. Students register online and are accepted on a first come first served basis. Space is limited to 40 students. As of March 2023, Edward Hospital still requires all students be masked during the program. We offer a virtual mode for students living outside of Illinois. The student is paired with a high school teaching assistant who takes the place of your student in class and video conferences with your student during the hands on experiences, enabling them to get a first hand view of everything we do. The program consist of approximately 2 hours of lecture followed by 2 hours of hands on experiences.
Students will receive a certificate of completion upon exiting the building.
This summer we will be meeting at the Edward Hospital Education Center in Naperville IL on June 25th from 1 PM to ~6 PM. Parents must drop off their student between 12:30-12:45 PM and be back to pick up their student no later than 5:50 PM. To apply for this summer click on these buttons:
Mini Medical School
Summer Experience
(9th grade high school through college)
This is a one day 8 hour program for any student interested in healthcare. This program allows students to "experience" the fields of medicine and surgery. The program is appropriate for any student in grades 9 though college sophomore. As with all of our programs, we are returning to all in person learning and will not longer offer the blended program we used the last 3 years. This summer we will offer the program on a Saturday and repeat it the following Sunday. It will consist of 3.5 hours of lecture, followed by a 30 minute lunch break, 3.5 hours of experiences and conclude with a 30 minute lecture on healthcare careers. The students will form small groups of 4-5 students who will rotate through 18 experiences, each with 2-3 Teaching Assistants. The groups will rotate 18 times. Students will receive a certificate of completion upon exiting the building.
Our last experience program was held on June 26, 2022. We anticipate holding our next program in July of 2023. As of March 18th, the date and location has not been set, however, we are trying to arrange space for July 8/9 OR July 22/23. Once we are able to secure the location and date, we will post the application online. If you want to be notified when the application is posted click on the button below and signing up to be notified.
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