INSIGHT High School Program (Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center)
A four-week virtual summer program from the University of Washington's Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center introducing students entering grades 10-12 to public health, biomedical research, and medicine through an injury/violence-prevention research capstone project.
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American Cancer Society High School Cancer Research Program
A two-week virtual summer program (part of ACS's CICRT initiative) in which rising sophomores through seniors interested in cancer research or health professions complete case studies with the eCLOSE Institute, receive career-development support, and earn a $500 stipend.
High School Health Research Challenge (HSHRC)
A virtual competition run by the High School Health Research Forum in which full-time students in grades 9-12 worldwide submit original, evidence-based proposals addressing a societal health issue; the 2026 season was listed as forthcoming as of this research.
John Muir Health CLIMB Near Peer Mentorship Program
A virtual, multi-tier mentorship program connecting high school students interested in medicine with medical students and Family Medicine residents through weekly meetings from July through December, aimed at developing community-engaged future physicians.
CFI Education Young Curators Program (Mill Valley Film Festival)
A free, four-week online program for grades 9-12 held on Fridays in July, where students watch short films from around the world, engage in critical discussion, and collaborate as a jury to curate the youth-produced shorts program presented at the Mill Valley Film Festival.
FACES Summer Medical Academy (Samuel Merritt University)
A two-week, in-person summer program at Samuel Merritt University in Oakland exposing high schoolers (15+) to medicine, nursing, and allied health through clinical skills training, anatomy workshops, and patient simulations, with certifications in Stop the Bleed and opioid overdose intervention.
Georgetown Summer College: Exploring Race and Diversity
A Summer College course examining anthropological theories of race, ethnicity, and culturally-constructed social phenomena, taken for college credit alongside Georgetown undergraduates.