Welcome to the application page for Medical Explorations.
Deadline: April 1, 2019
Requirements: Must be at least 18 years of age, currently enrolled in college, 3.5 GPA, and graduated high school at time of application. Students who have participated in Medical Explorations previously are not eligible to repeat the program.
High school students in dual-enrollment courses are not eligible. Please contact Rachel Roberts at rroberts1@utmck.edu if you are currently in high school.
Supporting application materials: two letters of recommendation from a teacher, mentor, supervisor, or guidance counselor; one 500 word essay on why you are applying to the program, an official copy of your transcript stating GPA, and signed attached compliance form.
Medical Explorations Program
Department of Surgery
Attention: Rachel Roberts
1924 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, TN 37920
Note: You will receive email notification once your mailed application has been received. Any applications received after the deadline will not be considered. Applications and supporting documents must be postmarked by the stated deadline.
Acceptance decisions will be emailed in May to the email address provided on the application."Not only was the program informative and exciting, but all the mentors were outstanding!"
"I've learned more than I can express. This program has helped shape my career plans."
"The clinical experience gained through the rotations was unmatched by any other program I have participated."
"Nothing is ever the same in emergency medicine and I never knew it could be so exciting."
"Seeing a baby being born was pretty amazing, but I didn't realize how much about childbirth is still a mystery."
The Medical Explorations Program offers a stipend for qualifying students who want to take part in the program but because of financial obligations cannot afford to do so. These stipends are made available through a generous grant from the Cole Foundation along with other individual private donations.
If you are interested in supporting the Medical Explorations Program through a donation, please contact us via email, by phone at 865-305-9294, or visit the Donate Now website. Your support will ensure the Medical Explorations Program is available for all students wishing to learn more about a career in healthcare.
The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
1924 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, Tennessee 37920 | 865-305-9290
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