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SHPEP
Western University of Health Sciences is a proud partner of the nationally recognized program, Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP). Since 1989, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has organized SHPEP to increase the acceptance rates of medical school applicants representing a range of economic, cultural, and geographic diversity. In 1993, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) assumed the role of the National Program Office providing direction and technical assistance.
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Program Overview
The 澳门六合彩开奖app SHPEP programming is obligated to follow both the University and Los Angeles County Department of Public Health guidelines.
Vaccine required?
YES; the 澳门六合彩开奖app SHPEP programming is obligated to follow the University policy which requires its students to be vaccinated.
More information regarding the campus COVID-19 policies:
澳门六合彩开奖app SHPEP Program
The application process opens November 1st and closes February 15th. Applicants who are eligible for the program will be admitted on a rolling basis. Please review the 鈥淓ligibility鈥 section to make sure you meet all criteria for the program.
Dates: June 10, 2024 鈥 July 19, 2024
Virtual Opening Ceremony: June 7, 2024 from 4:30PM-6:00PM (PST)
In-Person Closing Ceremony: July 19, 2024 from 3:30PM – 7:00PM
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOUR APPLICATION
Requirements
All students who meet the Summer Health Professions Education Program eligibility requirements are encouraged to apply. Applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Must be a high school graduate and currently enrolled as a freshman or sophomore in college.
- Applicants should have earned no more than 60 credits when submitting their application.
- Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate credits are not counted.
- Dual enrollment credits are counted.
- Applicants should have earned no more than 60 credits when submitting their application.
- Have a minimum overall college GPA of 2.5.
- Be a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident, or an individual granted deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) status by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
- Must not have previously participated in the program.
Other factors for consideration include that a student:
- Comes from an economically or educationally disadvantaged background; and/or
- Has demonstrated an interest in issues affecting underserved populations.
- Submits a compelling personal statement and a strong letter of recommendation.
Application Materials to Submit
Applications will only be reviewed by designated program sites once the National Program Office processes the following materials in accordance with the :
- The online SHPEP application includes one essay prompt . An AAMC account is required to access the application. if you do not already have one.
- One official transcript from every U.S., U.S. Territorial, or Canadian post-secondary institution attended sent directly by the institution鈥檚 registrar鈥檚 office. Please review the section for more information.
- One letter of recommendation from a qualified reference. Please review the section for more information.
You can use the optional to ensure that you have completed all of the required steps to apply.
Once received by the National Program Office, it can take up to 10 business days to process application materials. Please note that each institution has a different processing time for sending transcripts, which could impact the expected delivery time. Applicants should consider each institution鈥檚 transcript request processing time and the expected delivery time to Washington, DC, when estimating the total number of days it may take to associate and process transcripts to your application. Applicants are responsible for communicating with their letter writer directly to ensure a letter is submitted in support of their application. As a recommendation from the National Program Office, applicants should ask the letter writer how the letter was submitted.
All application materials must be postmarked/time stamped by the deadline, February 5th, 2024. Transcripts and letters received with a later postmark date will not be processed. Please note that application materials that were postmarked by the deadline will be processed by the National Program Office, even if those materials arrive after the deadline.
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澳门六合彩开奖app SHPEP Webinar
Thursday, January 12, 2023 from 5-6:30pm (Pacific Time).
For students that are interested in joining us, please register using the following link: 澳门六合彩开奖app SHPEP Webinar
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Contact US
Manager, Pipeline Programming
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