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The 2026 application cycle for the Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) and the Minority Serving Institution Pathway Initiative (MSIPI) is now open. All materials — including one letter of recommendation and official transcript(s) — must be postmarked or time-stamped by the submission deadline. Please allow up to 10 business days for processing once materials are received. The submission deadline for this year's application is February 5, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
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Phone Number: 1-866-587-6337 (toll-free)

Email: shpep@aamc.org

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SHPEP National Program Office
655 K Street, NW – Suite 100
Washington, DC 20001

Business hours:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. ET
Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. ET

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shpepambassadors@aamc.org

THE NATIONAL PROGRAM OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS:

January 20, 2025 – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 17, 2025 – President’s Day
May 26, 2025 – Memorial Day
June 19, 2025 – Juneteenth
July 4, 2025 – Independence Day
September 1, 2025 – Labor Day
November 11, 2025 – Veteran’s Day Observance
November 27-28, 2025 – Thanksgiving Day & Day After
December 25, 2025 – Christmas Day
January 1, 2026 – New Year’s Day

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