Testimonials

Accepting Applications
January 1, 2024 – February 29, 2024

The primary objectives of the program

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Stimulate interest and wonder in surgery, medicine, and related fields.
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Expose students to everyday realities of live surgery, surgical lifestyle, and culture.
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Teach surgical skills for open, laparoscopic, robotic, and endoscopic surgery.
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Empower students by challenging them to identify challenges in live surgery and create novel innovations to elevate the quality, safety, and efficiency of contemporary surgery.
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Summer Surgeons in our program will:

  • Have first-hand exposure to our most advanced state-of-the-art minimally invasive surgical technologies including the da Vinci robot.
  • Learn operating room protocols and observe live surgical cases with UC Irvine’s top surgeons.
  • Create a medical innovation project, building off the observations made in the operating room.
  • Become proficient in CPR and obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.
  • Learn anatomy through dissection courses and hands-on ultrasound training.
  • Fully understand entire process of becoming a surgeon by firsthand engagement with medical students, residents, fellows, and junior/senior faculty.
  • Learn and hone open, laparoscopic, robotic, and endoscopic surgical skills through small-group workshops and much, much, more!
For further questions, please email summersurgery@hs.uci.edu or call (714) 456-5584.

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In 2017, the Journal of Surgical Education published our findings on the impact of this program. You may read "Assessing the Effect of an Intensive 2-Week Surgical Training and Innovation Program for High School Students" at: https://www.jsurged.org/article/S1931-7204(17)30092-2/fulltext.

Accepting Applications January 1, 2024 – February 29, 2024

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