University of Vermont’s Summer Medical Program

The University of Vermont's Summer Medical Program in Burlington, VT, allows medical students to catch up or get ahead on their studies by taking four- to six-week courses in the medical sciences. The program also draws undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, and graduate students interested in summer premedical programs.

Medical school faculty from around the world encourage their students to choose UVM's Summer Medical Program because of its:

• Accomplished, reputable faculty from the university's nearly 200-year-old medical school.
• State-of-the-art teaching, research, and clinical facilities
• Close affiliation with a teaching hospital (Level 1 Trauma center) on the university's main campus.
• Individual student attention and small classes in a low-pressure setting.
• Courses designed to transfer to a student's home medical school.
• Beautiful outdoor surroundings overlooking Lake Champlain and the mountains, just two hours from Montreal.

Summer medical and premedical courses available in 2009:

Human Gross Anatomy - Lectures and regional dissections of cadavers emphasize functional anatomy of major systems (musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, nervous, etc.).

Medical Gross Anatomy - Includes a complete cadaver dissection and evaluation in embryology.

Medical Pharmacology - Covers all of the topics presented in a conventional course in pharmacology for medical students, as well as for students in other health sciences.

Medical Physiology - Examines the cellular, systems and integrative aspects of medical physiology, using clinical examples to illustrate fundamental physiological principles.