- Oxford Academia at:
- 2025 Sessions:
July 13–July 25
- Eligibility:
Completing grades 9–12
Motivated rising 9th graders will also be considered
- Typical Seminar Size:
Led by a practicing doctor or professor of medicine, this seminar introduces students to every aspect of medicine, from the science prerequisites in the pre-med major, to the systems of the body and how they correlate to the various specializations in medicine, to career paths in clinical practice and research, to the latest developments in medical research today. Topics included in this seminar bring attention to such diseases as cancer, diabetes, obesity, HIV, and COVID-19. Meet with researchers and medical practitioners to gain a better sense of the challenges doctors face today and how the practice of medicine continues to evolve.
On the Yale program, students in the Pre-Med seminar will have the opportunity to practice dissection. There is a supplemental fee of $100 for this major and $50 for this minor.
FEATURED FACULTY
University of North Texas, M.S., Biological Sciences
University of Texas at Arlington, B.S., Microbiology
For the last decade, while also pursuing and earning advanced degrees, Princy has worked in various roles. She has taught composite sciences at the high school level, in both public schools and a college preparatory day and boarding school in Dallas; she has worked on clinical research studies for pharmaceutical companies, pairing physicians with research teams; and while teaching, she also sponsored the tennis and crochet clubs. Additionally, she has taken graduate public health courses in the UNT Health Science Center and graduate business courses at Portland State University. Princy has had the opportunity to travel around the U.S., as well as to the Maldives, Germany, India, and Kuwait. A mother of two, she is a biologist and nature lover at heart. She recently completed her PhD in educational psychology, and has previously taught on academic programs with Putney Student Travel.