MEDscience@HMS
Our MEDscience@HMS Program offers high school students with interests in science, medicine or healthcare a hands-on, active learning environment where they are immersed in realistic, dynamic, simulated medical emergencies.
Students learn clinical skills and explore healthcare careers from various medical professionals in the field.
This program motivates students to think critically, problem-solve, and work effectively in teams.
Program Highlights
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Experience the real-life excitement of emergency room care in our Harvard Medical School state-of-the-art simulation labs! Learn to evaluate, diagnose and treat our life-like, interactive patients. Work alongside physicians, nurses, medical students, and pre-med students in specialized small groups.
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Perform hands-on skills like interpreting vital signs, suturing wounds, inserting IV’s, laparoscopic training, and intubation. You might even help deliver a baby in our Birthing Simulations! Receive trauma care training and certification in Stop the Bleed* and American Red Cross CPR/AED* certification. (*Not offered in Session 2)
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Our MEDchats help you investigate future career opportunities by introducing you to a network of Harvard-affiliated healthcare professionals. Participate in engaging career conversations to learn about their specialties and career paths, as they relate some of their most memorable patient cases.
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Learn and practice critical thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork skills that help you prepare for college, work, and life!
“I have always wanted to be a doctor or pursue a career in medicine. Coming here not only strengthened this, but made me feel like I belonged. It has motivated me to continue my dream and realize this is something I truly want.”
— Student
Explore our other programs
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MEDscienceLAB
Discover how lab, research, and the clinical aspects of medicine are interconnected. Starting with the patient in our high-tech medical simulation lab, then working in our HMS research lab, learn how medical problems are diagnosed and solved by analyzing patient samples and conducting experiments. Gain practical hands-on skills that are necessary for employment in current clinical research laboratories.
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MEDscienceLAB Forensics
As a member of the MEDscienceLAB Forensics Team, you will learn how scientists solve crimes. Hands-on investigative inquiry will lead to analysis of crime scene evidence in the laboratory. With your team, you will play the role of the forensic scientist and learn how critical thinking and collaboration are the key to a successful criminal investigation!
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MEDscience Moonshot
Join the Moonshot Program to build cutting edge solutions to current medical technology problems. Students will learn the design thinking process and present their prototypes to industry professionals throughout the program. Students will be exposed to computer science, artificial intelligence, surgical robotics, and engineering to arm them with the skills of the future.
