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UMKC Summer Scholars Program

Overview of Program:

The UMKC School of Medicine Summer Scholars Program began in 1980 to identify minority and disadvantaged high school juniors and seniors in the Kansas City metropolitan area who have the scholastic ability and interest to pursue a career in the health sciences.

The Summer Scholars program is for minority and disadvantaged juniors and seniors attending public and private high schools in the Kansas City metropolitan area (Johnson and Wyandotte Counties in Kansas, and Jackson, Platte, Clay and Cass Counties in Missouri.)

An Advanced Summer Scholars program runs concurrently with the regular Summer Scholars program. It is open to students who completed the regular program the previous summer.

The Summer Scholars programs are held during the month of July, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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Curriculum

The curriculum is made up of a variety of experiences ranging from didactic (daily) lectures to critical skills experiences and clinical rotations at Truman Medical Center, the UMKC School of Medicine's primary teaching hospital.

Didactic Experiences (Daily Instruction)

Histology/Physiology
Chemistry
Language Arts

Critical Skills Experiences

Standardized Test Taking
Self-Awareness
Interviewing Skills
Study Skills
Medical Terminology

Clinical Rotations

Outpatient Services
Clinical Laboratories
Newborn Nursery
Emergency Services
Rehabilitation Services
Nursing Services
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Intensive Care Services
Surgery

The advanced program includes a unit on Health Sciences Research in which students are paired with medical school faculty members.

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Application

Area high school counselors receive packets early each March that include a personal letter explaining the program and application forms for distribution. Counselors are asked to identify students who might benefit from the Summer Scholars Program. All applicants must submit a completed application form.

Applicants are selected based on the following criteria:

Quality of a written essay response to the statement "I want to participate in the Summer Scholars program because ..."
Grades and grade patterns (high school transcript must be submitted)
Out-of-class activities and achievements
Honors and awards
Course selections
Results of achievement and/or aptitude tests (ACT, PSAT, SAT, etc.)
Written recommendations from a counselor and science/mathematics instructor
Written permission from a parent(s) allowing the student to participate in the program

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For more information contact:

(816)-235-1780

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