The courses vary from year to year and may include family and child health, behavioral health, geriatrics, global health, and public health. Effort is made to match students with their first choice, but if demand exceeds space, some may have to go with another choice. The program also schedules social and recreational activities. Facilities and Faculty UPMC Health System is one of the nation's most renowned academic medical centers. The University of Pittsburgh campus is urban, and the program rules are strict for the well-being of participants.
Students live in gender-separate quarters exclusive from other campus groups.
Trained staff monitor curfews and residential life, and act as facilitators for projects and discussions.