College Preparation Program IN FOCUS Seminars (Session 2) - So You Want to be a Doctor?

This course provides high school students with an opportunity to critically examine what medicine is and what it means to practice medicine. By framing this course around these fundamental questions, we will explore what it means to be a medical professional, why someone chooses to become a doctor, what the path to medical school consists of, and what it is like to go to medical school. As part of this experience, students will obtain hands-on learning, including how to take a medical history of patients and take basic health measurements. We will also explore the importance of non-physiological factors (such as social, cultural, environmental) on sickness and disease. Because the practice of medicine involves critically analyzing information and working in teams, students will participate in presenting and analyzing materials from a variety of sources and working on team-based projects. This seminar is appropriate for high school students who are interested in issues and careers related to medical practice and health care systems. No previous knowledge of any of these issues is required. IN FOCUS Seminars are designed to expose students to top Northwestern faculty highlighting themes relevant today. They do not have the time commitment or cost of a college credit course. These two-week noncredit seminars are structured like a college seminar course. Faculty will lead the seminar through discussion, readings and study, enabling a rich learning experience. Only College Prep students are able to enroll in the seminars, which will appear on your official Northwestern University transcript upon successful completion. If you wish to request credit at your high school for a seminar, discuss this with your counselor ahead of time since the acceptance of credit depends on your school's policy. Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, and have completed their sophomore or junior year of high school by the commencement of the program. The application process includes an online application, personal statement, list of extracurricular activities, transcript, letter of recommendation, and $60 application fee. The application review period begins January 22, 2018. After this date, you can expect to receive an admissions decision by email approximately two weeks after your complete application is submitted online and all application materials are received in the College Prep Program office. Admissions is on a rolling basis. Once admitted students secure their space in the program by submitting their program deposit fee. Please note that admission to the program does not guarantee enrollment. Tuition for this program is $2,000. There is a $500 program fee and a $927 room and board fee.