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SMDEP Application Now Open!

Early application strongly encouraged!

SMDEP Travel Scholarship

Application available January 2009

SMDEP Outreach Event

AAMC Minority Recruitment Fair
Nov. 1, 2008 - San Antonio, Texas
Please visit the SMDEP booth to learn more about the program.

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Summer Medical and Dental Education Program
(SMDEP) is a FREE (full tuition, housing, and meals) six-week summer academic enrichment program that offers freshman and sophomore college students intensive and personalized medical and dental school preparation. More >>

Program Offerings Include:

  • Academic enrichment in the basic sciences (organic chemistry, physics, biology) and pre-calculus/calculus
  • Career development
  • Learning-skills seminar
  • Limited clinical exposure
  • A financial-planning workshop

 

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Saying

"When I found I was accepted to SMDEP, I was so excited! SMDEP brought a refreshing confidence in me, a realistic approach towards my goal as a medical doctor, and a hopeful outlook on life. I encourage anyone who wants to be a dentist or a medical doctor to apply to this program."
—Silvia Rotela, Broward College of Florida (SMDEP 2007)

"The whole SMDEP experience, from meeting other aspiring health professionals to volunteering in a health fair, will always be a part of my life. After this life-changing experience, I went to UC Santa Cruz, as a junior transfer student, and started the first pre-dental organization on campus."
—Edward Heath, UC Santa Cruz (SMDEP 2006)

"Through my participation in SMDEP, I learned many of life's most important lessons such as compassion, dedication, and humility from the people I met, experiences I had, and classes I took."
—Biyanka Patel, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (SMDEP 2008)


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SMDEP Ambassadors
SMDEP Ambassadors are past participants who volunteer to recruit eligible SMDEP applicants to the program. All program alumni are encouraged to become Ambassadors!

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SMDEP Multimedia
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

SMDEP is a national program funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
with direction and technical assistance provided by
The Association of American Medical Colleges and The American Dental Education Association.