Outset is a 1-week summer program on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill for high school students interested in medicine or healthcare careers. For ages 14-18.
The pre-med path is challenging. Get a headstart with Outset.
It is a well-known fact that most students who start college on the pre-med track will not stick with it. This is often due to a lack of preparation and understanding of what's required to succeed. Get a headstart in high school with Outset. Outset has designed a world-class educational curriculum that helps high schools students (a) understand and prepare for the pre-med path and (b) get excited about medicine.
Outset is designed for high school students interested in medicine. If that's you, join us for a week of world-class learning and fun on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill.
Explore a medical career
Our curriculum helps you understand medical careers and what it's like to be a physician.
World-class speakers
Get inspired by physicians and faculty at North Carolina's leading medical schools and hospitals.
Insider pre-med tips
Get a head-start on the pre-med path and get our insider tips on how to be a successful pre-med.
One week on campus at UNC-Chapel Hill
Live in dorms with other students on campus at UNC-Chapel Hill. Experience university life firsthand.
Hospital & med school tours
Visit some of North Carolina's top medical schools and hospitals and hear what it takes to get there.
Community & fun
Build friendships and a network of like-minded peers across North Carolina on the pre-med path.
Tuition, room, and board is $2499. We do have some financial aid available, so please apply if interested and we will send you our financial aid form. The fees cover:
- Housing at UNC-Chapel Hill
- All meals (in UNC dining halls)
- 24/7 trained onsite staff
- Outset Pathways™ curriculum
- Speakers, tours & events
- Evening & weekend activities
- 7:1 staff to student ratio
- And more
