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The Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) is a free summer enrichment program focused on improving access to information and resources for college students interested in the health professions.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, physical distancing guidelines, and the closure of some campuses, SHPEP will again be a 100% virtual experience in summer 2021. The pandemic necessitated virtual implementation of SHPEP in 2020, and we are proud that the program was successfully delivered online to more than 930 scholars last summer.
Therefore, the National Program Office is confident in the ability of our program sites to once again provide a valuable and transformative online experience to 2021 SHPEP scholars. Please continue to monitor our website for updates on the status of SHPEP 2021.

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Advocacy in Action: Finding Your Voice through SNMA Leadership

January 22nd, 2021

The Student National Medical Association (SNMA) is committed to supporting current and future underrepresented minority medical students, addressing the needs of underserved communities, and increasing the number of clinically excellent, culturally competent and socially conscious physicians. Join them for their National…

NHMA College Health Scholars Program 2021 Virtual Pre-Health Conference

January 23rd, 2021

Join the National Hispanic Medical Association for a FREE virtual Pre-Health conference on January 23, 2021 from 12 PM to 6 PM Eastern Time. NHMA will focus on the following fields: medicine, dentistry, public health, nursing, and graduate science research.…
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Alumni Spotlight

Christina Light

Meet Ms. Christina Light! A program scholar who participated in SHPEP (formerly, SMDEP) at the University of California Los Angeles. Today, she is a 3rd year dental student at UCLA. Learn More

Daryl Traylor, M.S., MPH, PhD (c), CHES®

Mr. Daryl Traylor, is a 2002 program scholar of the Minority Medical Education Program at the University of Alabama, Birmingham. Today, he is working on completing his Ph.D in Nursing and Healthcare Innovation at the University of Missouri. Learn More

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