Program Details

Train for your future career as a medical professional at the NSLC on Medicine & Health Care.

At the National Student Leadership Conference on Medicine & Health Care, serving as a health professional becomes a reality. While at the NSLC, you will perform clinical rounds, learn medical examination and surgical techniques, and participate in diagnosis and treatment while solving the mystery of a fatal outbreak sweeping the nation. You and your team will grapple with controversial medical issues, learn about today’s health care challenges and explore advanced scientific research in areas such as cancer and HIV/AIDS.

Program Highlights

Clinical experiences
Learn and practice suturing and surgical knot-tying with a surgeon

Visit medical facilities
Interact with practicing physicians, scientific researchers, medical school students and residents

Diagnose and treat patients
Participate in a challenging medical outbreak simulation

Dates & Locations

Note: Space is limited. Please login to the online application to see up-to-date session availability.

American University

Washington, DC

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  • June 11 - June 19
  • June 23 - July 1
  • July 5 - July 13
  • July 17 - July 25

Duke University

Durham, NC

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  • June 12 - June 20
  • June 24 - July 2
  • July 6 - July 14
  • July 18 - July 26
The NSLC is not sponsored by Duke University.

Harvard Medical School

In order to allow for the safety of their own staff and students, HMS has decided to not allow guests on campus this summer. Therefore, we have been forced to cancel all programs taking place in Boston in 2022.

Northwestern University

Chicago, IL

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  • June 25 - July 3
  • July 7 - July 15
  • July 19 - July 27
  • July 31 - August 8

University of California, Berkeley

San Francisco, CA

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  • June 24 - July 2
  • July 6 - July 14
  • July 18 - July 26
  • July 30 - August 7

University of California, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

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  • June 23 - July 1
  • July 5 - July 13

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

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  • June 13 - June 21
  • June 25 - July 3
  • July 7 - July 15
  • July 19 - July 27

University of Texas, Austin

Austin, TX

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  • July 10 - July 18
  • July 22 - July 30

Hands-On Simulations

The NSLC on Medicine & Health Care uses an interactive approach to learning that gives you the opportunity to immerse yourself in the challenging complexities of the medical profession. Our youth leadership summer medical programs for high school students will expose you to the techniques of doctors and other medical professionals during hands-on clinical rounds.

You will work with your team to identify a public health issue affecting your community. Then, you will develop an intervention to address that concern. Once you’ve mastered the basics, you and your team will work quickly to diagnose and treat your patients in a true-to-life outbreak simulation.

Hands-on workshops include:

  • Suturing
  • Testing Vital Signs
  • Surgical Knot-Tying
  • Identifying Cranial Nerves

Exclusive Guest Speakers

While at the NSLC’s summer high school medical program, you will meet with and learn from leaders in the medical community. In past years, NSLC students have heard from special guest speakers including the Surgeon General, the Director of the American Red Cross and top medical researchers from the National Institutes of Health and the J. David Gladstone Institutes.

Examples of past guest speakers include:

Dr. Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, National Institutes of Health

Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy
U.S. Surgeon General

Dr. Rachel Brem, M.D.
Director, Breast Imaging and Intervention Center

Dr. Michael Terry, M.D.
Head Team Physician, Chicago Blackhawks

Dr. Warren Wallace, M.D.
Associate Dean for Admissions, Feinberg School of Medicine

Dr. Cindy Chang
USOC Chief Medical Officer, 2012 London Olympics

Dane Peterson
CEO of Emory University Hospital

Dr. Costas Hadjipanayis, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief of Neurosurgery, Emory University Hospital Midtown

Dr. Ira Schwartz, M.D.
Director of Admissions, Emory University School of Medicine

Behind-the-Scenes Tours

An important part of the NSLC summer high school medical program is seeing the sites around some of our nation’s greatest cities. These trips are designed as both sightseeing tours and exclusive educational trips specifically tailored to the area of Medicine.

These trips may include:

American University

The University of Maryland School of Medicine | R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center | F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services | MedStar Health Simulation Training & Education Lab (SiTEL) | The Smithsonian Institution | Historic D.C. Monuments at Night | Baltimore Harbor | Capitol Hill

Duke University

Med School Visit | Med Simulation Lab | Chapel Hill & Franklin Street | Downtown Durham

Harvard Medical School

Harvard Medical School | Harvard University & Harvard Square | Historic Faneuil Hall & Quincy Market

Northwestern University

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine | Northwestern University Simulation Center | Navy Pier | Magnificent Mile

University of California, Berkeley

Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Trauma Center and Learning Lab | Gladstone Institutes at University of California, San Francisco | University of California, Berkeley School of Optometry | Fisherman’s Wharf | Pier 39 and Ghirardelli Square

University of California, Los Angeles

UCLA Medical Center | Cedars Sinai Women's Guild Simulation Center | California Science Center | Hollywood Walk of Fame | Santa Monica Pier | Farmers Market

University of San Diego

Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles | Medical Simulation Center | Fleet Science Center | Balboa Park Museums | Seaport Village | Santa Monica Pier |

University of Texas, Austin

UT Simulation Lab | Medical School Visit | Ascension Seton Clinical Education Center | Downtown Austin

Leadership Training

At the heart of each of our youth leadership programs is a curriculum designed to build concrete leadership skills that will help you succeed. Interactive lectures and small-group workshops will give you an opportunity to build upon your strengths and minimize your weaknesses.

Leadership topics tailored to the Medicine & Health Care program include:

  • Personality Styles and Group Dynamics
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Negotiation
  • Public Speaking
  • Intrapersonal Communication

College Credit Option

American University (AU) and NSLC have a unique partnership that enables you to earn college credit by enrolling in a supplemental online course designed to correlate with your NSLC program’s area of study. By enrolling in this credit course, you will enjoy a stimulating, innovative, and personalized college-level learning experience that builds on your NSLC accomplishments. The course is for one credit and is taught in a self-paced, asynchronous format across six weeks, allowing ample time to complete assignments. The course is designed to work within the framework of NSLC; students are not expected to complete coursework while on campus. Students may register for college credit via their personal student portal (myNSLC) once they have enrolled in an NSLC session.

Click here to learn more about this opportunity.

Tuition

Program tuition includes housing, all on-campus meals, course materials, academic expenses, and activities. Tuition also includes chartered, air-conditioned motor coaches for off-campus briefings and tours. Note: Students are responsible for the cost of travel to and from the program as well as individual spending money for souvenirs, laundry, and a few off-campus meals during fields trips and tours.

Click here to view our cancellation and refund policy.

LocationTuition
Austin, Durham, San Diego, and Washington, D.C.$3,495
Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco$3,595
Boston$3,795
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