Healthcare and Global Health Year-to-Year Guide

Attend the Class of 2030 Pre-Med Bootcamp

Join a health or medicine RSO focused on an area that interests you

Apply to Beyond the Clinic and/or Clinical Service Fellows

Start clinical volunteering to gain patient-facing experience. Aim for 2-4 hours per week.

Apply for the Scholars in Medicine cohort by January 9, 2027.

Apply to the Katen Scholars Program or the Fellows in Community & Social Medicine to conduct healthcare research this summer

Continue applying for summer internships and research experiences

Apply for the September 2027 Medicine Immersion Week program

Complete a summer opportunity that gives you exposure to a healthcare clinic, laboratory research, health policy, or another related area

Apply to Beyond the Clinic and/or Clinical Service Fellows

Attend the Careers in Healthcare Welcome Mixer to talk to healthcare RSOs, medical schools, and academic programs

Apply to the Katen Scholars Program or the Fellows in Community & Social Medicine to conduct healthcare research this summer

Apply for summer internships and research experiences

Applications for Biological Sciences Collegiate Division Summer Research Fellowships will open this quarter and close in late March

Apply for a Spring Break career trek

Apply for the Clinical Excellence Scholars Track

Secure summer internship or research experience

Apply to the Katen Scholars Program or the Fellows in Community & Social Medicine to conduct healthcare research this summer

If you’re planning to apply to medical school without a gap year, email Caroline Wilky (cwilky@uchicago.edu) to sign up for the upcoming CASS cohort and make a plan to take the MCAT

Complete a summer opportunity that gives you exposure to a healthcare clinic, laboratory research, health policy, or another related area

If you need to catch up on course requirements, you may also wish to enroll in Summer Quarter classes

Connect with an adviser to make sure you are on track to apply this year or next

Apply to the Katen Scholars Program or the Fellows in Community & Social Medicine to conduct healthcare research this summer

Attend the Careers in Healthcare Welcome Mixer to talk to healthcare RSOs, medical schools, and academic programs

Apply for a Winter Break career trek

Apply for summer internships and research experiences

Applications for Biological Sciences Collegiate Division Summer Research Fellowships will open this quarter and close in late March

Apply for a Spring Break career trek

Continue getting clinical exposure with physician shadowing, volunteering, or research

Take MCAT no later than May if you are applying this cycle

Secure a summer internship or research experience

Continue getting clinical exposure with physician shadowing, volunteering, or research

If you’re planning to apply to medical school with one gap year, email Caroline Wilky (cwilky@uchicago.edu) to sign up for the upcoming CASS cohort

If you are applying this cycle, submit your primary application by mid-June and all secondary applications by the end of August

Complete a summer opportunity that gives you exposure to a healthcare clinic, laboratory research, health policy, or another related area

Apply to Beyond the Clinic and/or Clinical Service Fellows

Continue getting clinical exposure with physician shadowing, volunteering, or research

Meet with an adviser to plan your job search strategy

Apply for a Winter Break career trek

Continue getting clinical exposure with physician shadowing, volunteering, or research

Schedule an appointment on UChicago Handshake by navigating to Career Center → Appointments → Industry of Focus

Meet with an adviser to plan your job search strategy.

Apply for a Spring Break career trek

Continue getting clinical exposure with physician shadowing, volunteering, or research

Schedule an appointment on UChicago Handshake by navigating to Career Center → Appointments → Industry of Focus

For current applicants, decide where you will attend medical school!

Congrats to graduates!

If you are applying to medical school this cycle, submit your primary application by mid-June and all secondary applications by the end of August

If you’re planning to apply to medical school with two gap years, email Caroline Wilky (cwilky@uchicago.edu) to sign up for the upcoming CASS cohort