Because UMMS does not have dormitories, program participants are housed in dormitories at local colleges. Bus passes are provided to allow students to commute to and from the dormitory and UMMS on public transportation. The four week program is held during the month of JULY . Each morning, participants attend classes in Mathematics, Communications Skills, and Biology held at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. In the afternoon, participants are work as Research Apprentices in either a clinical or laboratory setting.
Research supervisors evaluate each student at the conclusion of the program.
Participants are expected to dress appropriately. Participants are required to give an oral presentation of their findings, or of an assigned topic, at the closing ceremony. Each program participant is awarded a certificate of achievement at the closing ceremony. A field trip is also included in the program. It was a good experience.