Health Science Summer Scholar

Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 1:00 PM until Friday, June 21, 2024 at 5:00 PMEastern Daylight Time UTC -04:00

University of Lynchburg
1501 Lakeside Dr
Lynchburg, VA 24501
United States

Health Sciences

Get the pulse on health science professions this summer!

If you’re considering studying health sciences, you should come to the University of Lynchburg’s summer college prep program! This weeklong camp will give you a chance to explore different health-related fields, like being a physician assistant (PA), working in public health, or becoming an athletic trainer or physical therapist.

You’ll learn about what goes into nursing, exercise physiology, sport management, and biomedical sciences. Plus, you’ll get a feel for campus life at Lynchburg with some other student activities!

You’ll try out:

Providing care to a trauma patient
Performing functional movement analyses
Advocating for healthy nutrition for all ages and making healthy snacks
Exploring anatomy and physiology through dissection, cadavers, and technology
Practicing first aid, CPR, and athletic training skills
Assessing vital signs and providing clinical care in the patient simulation lab
Analyzing how the brain and behavior interact through neuroanatomy
Ensuring health settings and practices are safe and legally compliant

Get hands-on experience in these program areas:

Athletic training
Biology
Exercise physiology
Health and recreation law
Neuroscience
Nursing
PA medicine
Physical therapy
Public health/health promotion
Sport Management

Registration is no longer available because the registration deadline has passed.