MINI MED SCHOOL

One-Week Summer Program for Pre-High School Students

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Hey, future doctor, get your stethoscope ready! Mini Med School is now in session. We’ll dive into a variety of subjects, focusing on new areas of medicine every day. What makes up a routine check-up? How do you test a patient’s reflexes? What are you listening for in their breathing? What about the differences between pediatric physicals and adult check-ups? How do you know if a child is developing properly?

After this general review, we’ll move on to more specific areas. We’ll go from top to bottom, starting with neuroscience. The nervous system, spinal cord, degenerative diseases – we’ll cover it all! What is Alzheimer’s? You’ve heard that mental health and physical health are similar, and we’ll explore how. After this, we’ll get down to the heart. Did you know your heart beats 115,000 times and pumps 2,000 gallons of blood per day?! But what can go wrong? How does someone end up on the path to a heart attack? Imagine you’re a cardiothoracic surgeon. A patient needs a bypass. What happens next?!

We’ll continue on through the body from there, covering orthopedics, oncology, genetic diseases, and more. This fast-paced and hands-on program sold out last summer – sign up today!

Session 1: June 22nd – 26th, 2026
Gann/Bentley | Waltham, MA

Session 2: July 13th – 17th, 2026
Greater Wellesley, MA

Session 3: July 20th – 24th, 2026
Greater Wellesley, MA

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2026 Instructor: Sydney Fischer

Sydney is a medical student at UMass Chan Medical School who completed a pre-med post-baccalaureate program at the University of Colorado Boulder. She brings a strong background in patient-centered care and clinical environments, with experience as a Health Center Assistant, Clinical Preceptor, and Assistant Manager at Planned Parenthood, where she focused on patient care, clinical education, and healthcare operations.

Past Instructor: John Beasley

John Beasley is an MD candidate at Tufts University. He also holds a Master’s degree from Tufts. He has research experience at Vanderbilt University. John Beasley also has work experience in the physical therapy area, and he has worked in patient care at a hospital surgical unit.

Past Instructor: Alessandro Tagliavia

Mr. Tagliavia is a graduate student at Tufts University, earning his Masters of Biomedical Sciences. He received his Master’s of Public Health from Boston University after earning his undergraduate degree from Boston College, where he was captain of the rowing team. He is currently a Research Assistant in the Department of Anesthesia at Mass General Hospital.

Student Comments

‘This program was very fun, educational and interactive, teaching me many medicinal skills that I did not know about. The teachers were very helpful towards the learning dynamic and helped me grasp concepts that I could not have accomplished on my own.’

‘I really enjoyed Mini Med School, especially the hands-on approach, teaching us how to recognize critical conditions, and to save people in case of an emergency.’

‘In general, this program and teacher were awesome. This was my first medical class, and now I know that I’m following the right path. I have extra motivation to keep trying hard on my studies and let my dreams become a reality.’