The Summer Academic Enrichment Program  (SAEP) is a six-week summer program that simulates the first-year of dentistry, medicine, pharmacy or physical therapy professional school instruction. Participants take academically intensive instruction in each of their chosen tracks in addition to non-credit core-coursework in virtual anatomy (head and neck), pharmacology, and physiology. SAEP participants attend learning skills and test-taking workshops, mock interviews, professionalism seminars, current healthcare topics, coaching, and community service activities in an interprofessional framework. 

Any current college junior, senior, graduate and post-baccalaureate student who is preparing to apply to a graduate/professional dentistry, medicine, pharmacy or physical therapy program is eligible to participate.

Applications are open now! Applications from all over the country are welcomed!

Early Decision Deadline is February 1st and Regular Deadline is March 15th.

Participants Receive:

• A stipend of $1500
• Travel reimbursement available if traveling from out of state
• Free VCU housing for the duration of the program* 

Please visit the Summer Academic Enrichment Program website to read more about the requirements and to apply!