Schreyer Honors College MD/PhD Summer Exposure Program

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Schreyer Honors College MD/PhD Summer Exposure Program

Undergraduate Schreyer MD/PhD Basic Content

The Schreyer Honors College MD/PhD Summer Exposure Program is open only to students at Penn State Schreyer Honors College.

The Penn State College of Medicine MD/PhD Program runs this 10-week summer exposure program for outstanding students in the Schreyer Honors College who are interested in becoming physician-scientists.

Students will spend 10 weeks working in a biomedical research laboratory at the College of Medicine under the guidance of a faculty member on the MD/PhD training faculty.

They will also shadow a physician during a once-weekly clinical exposure session.

Students will participate in all SURIP (Summer Undergraduate Research Internship Program) activities, including a research forum at the end of the summer.

Schreyer Honors College MD/PhD Summer Exposure Program participants pose behind a Nittany Lion statue, along with associate director Aron Lukacher, MD, PhD; co-director Robert Levenson, PhD, right; and program administrator Alison Smolinski, MA.
Student participants in the Schreyer Honors College MD/PhD Summer Exposure Program are seen in 2022 with MD/PhD Program Associate Director Aron Lukacher, MD, PhD, left; co-director Robert Levenson, PhD, second from right; and program administrator Alison Smolinski, MA, right.

Student Selection

Up to four students will be selected. Excellent students may be offered the opportunity to return for a second summer.

This summer program is linked to the Schreyer Honors College MD/PhD Early Assurance Status (EAS) Program.

2025 Note

The Schreyer Honors College MD/PhD Summer Exposure Program is not accepting applications for summer 2025, in order to honor commitments to students seeking a second summer in Hershey. Please continue to check for additional information about summer 2026.

Stipend and Housing

Students in the summer program will receive a $5,600 stipend. Housing costs are the student's responsibility, but on-campus housing opportunities are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Key Dates

  • May 27, 2025: Start of internship and mandatory orientation date
  • Aug. 1, 2025: Undergraduate Research Symposium
  • Aug. 1, 2025: End of internship

For Details

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