High school Resources

High school students were invited to participate in the GEMS 2016 Spring Meeting. In addition to a poster session to feature their scientific work, they spent time during a Q & A with Nobel laureate Dr. Oliver Smithies. Photo courtesy of Steven …

High school students were invited to participate in the GEMS 2016 Spring Meeting. In addition to a poster session to feature their scientific work, they spent time during a Q & A with Nobel laureate Dr. Oliver Smithies. Photo courtesy of Steven McCaw, Image Associates, Inc.

Regional STEM Programs

STEM programs in North Carolina: 

http://www.studenteducationprograms.com/science/

US2020 Research Triangle Park STEM Mentoring Program

http://www.rtp.org/about-us/us2020/

Young Women in Bio - RTP Chapter

https://www.womeninbio.org/page/rtp

North Carolina State University Pre-College Programs:

https://emas.ncsu.edu/precollege/programs/high-school-students/

National STEM Programs

General, nation-wide list of STEM Programs:

http://smysp.stanford.edu/education/summerPrograms.html

CDC Disease Program (tuition-free):

http://www.cdc.gov/museum/camp/detective/index.htm  

Regional Medical and Health Career-Related Programs

MED program at UNC-Chapel Hill:

http://www.med.unc.edu/medprogram/med-program

North Carolina Health Careers Access Program at UNC-Chapel Hill:

http://nchcap.unc.edu/pre-college/

Camp Med at Wake Forest School of Medicine:

http://www.wakehealth.edu/School/Diversity/Camp-Med---Grades-9-12.htm

Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (at Duke, also national):

http://smdep.org/

Wake Area Health Education Centers:

http://www.wakeahec.org/hchome.htm

 Do you know of a STEM-related summer program for high school students, but it's not featured here?  Send an email to email.gems@gmail.com so it can be added to this page, thanks!