HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM OVERVIEW
1) FPA@UCF Premed Scholars Track (Flagship Program)
Premed Scholars Track—For students serious about a future in medicine, the Future Physicians America Full Premed Scholars program is an immersive, outcomes-driven experience designed to replicate the rigor and expectations of early medical training. Click here for full program description
Why Choose the Full Experience? —> Students in the Premed Scholars track graduate with tangible academic achievements—publications, presentations, and mentorship—that significantly strengthen college and BS/MD applications. This is not a camp. This is a premedical launchpad. It includes exclusive access to research, publications, mentorship, and recommendation letters not available in individual courses.Most families choose the full Premed Scholars Internship for the most comprehensive experience and best overall value.
2) FPA@UCF Clinical Track
3) Individual Clinical Specialty Courses
FPA @UCF University Medical Summer is geared towards high schoolers interested in pursuing or understanding careers in medicine and healthcare. What sets us apart is that students get tangible things they can list on their resume such as AHA, ASA and ACS certifications, and a first-hand immersion experience of what medicine is like. This is important because BSMD programs want to know why one wants to go into medicine, and what type of knowledge/experiences have they had to be able to make that decision while still a teenager. Unlike other programs, University Medical Summer™ programs are taught by board-certified practicing physicians who are also medical school faculty and bring over 45 years of collective teaching experience. We are also independent (not owned by venture capitalists or private equity like many other pre-med summer camps) and thus can afford to be selective.
Our high school students publish their work as the first author in PubMed indexed peer-reviewed journals and present their clinical research at national medical meetings. Students who take the clinical research course have presented their work at the American Academy of Neurology, Society of Academic Emergency Medicine, American Society of Plastic Surgery, American Academy of Dermatology, Florida Society of Neurology, and the American Medical Association.
Our students have published their work in: Archives of Dermatologic Research, Orthopedic Reviews, Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, JACEP Open, Health Psychology Research, International Journal of Emergency Medicine, Case reports in Neurology, Journal of Orthopedics, Radiology Case Reports, BMC Psychology, Journal of the National Medical Association, Journal of Clinical Orthopedics and Trauma, Mayo Clinic Proceedings Digital Health, Journal of Public Health, SN Comprehensive Medicine, Allergy Medicine, and the New England Journal of Medicine, to name a few.
Our program alumni have gone to places such as the Brown PLME (every year), UCF Burnett Medical Scholars program, Virginia Commonwealth University Guaranteed Admission Program, University of Pittsburgh BS MD Guaranteed Admissions Program, Drexel BA/BS+MD Early Assurance program, Albany Medical College/Union College Leadership in Medicine Program, Boston University 7-Year Liberal Arts/Medical Education Program, Augusta University/Medical College of Georgia 3/4 BS-MD Program, The University of Rochester REMS program, Florida Atlantic University BS-MD program, and others.
University Medical Summer™ camps are held on the University of Central Florida campus, located at 4000 Central Florida Blvd. Orlando, Florida. UCF’s 1,415-acre main campus in east Orlando is impressive in size and even bigger in potential. Modern facilities and state-of-the-art technology keep you connected to classwork and social communities, while 800 acres of woodlands, lakes, and an arboretum help you reconnect with nature. Whether you’re inside a classroom or outside exploring, our campus is an exciting place to learn — and an easy place to love.