HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Marshall University is hosting a summer residential academy for undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing a career in medicine.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Marshall University is hosting a summer residential academy for undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing a career in medicine.
The academy is the result of a partnership between the Robert C. Byrd Center for Rural Health and the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. It is scheduled for June 3-7 in Huntington.
Officials say students will participate in a variety of hands-on activities and be offered instruction on the Medical College Admission Test preparation and interviewing skills.
Estimates show by 2015 the physician shortage in the U.S. will have expanded to 63,000.
Officials say pipeline programs like the summer academy are effective mechanisms to help students identify and eliminate barriers associated with pursuing medical school.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Marshall University is hosting a summer residential academy for undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing a career in medicine.
The academy is the result of a partnership between the Robert C. Byrd Center for Rural Health and the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. It is scheduled for June 3-7 in Huntington.
Officials say students will participate in a variety of hands-on activities and be offered instruction on the Medical College Admission Test preparation and interviewing skills.
Estimates show by 2015 the physician shortage in the U.S. will have expanded to 63,000.
Officials say pipeline programs like the summer academy are effective mechanisms to help students identify and eliminate barriers associated with pursuing medical school.
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