Clinical Anatomy Summer Program

The Clinical Anatomy Summer Program (CASP) is for high school students considering careers in procedure-based medical fields, such as surgery, dental surgery, EMTs/paramedics, and nursing. It may also be of interest to students who intend to study biomedical engineering, occupational or physical therapy, sports medicine, medical education or other health-related fields.

The course includes virtual classroom and virtual laboratory sessions led by Stanford instructors over Zoom and in Virtual Reality. These will include student-led clinical case study presentations, interactive VR sessions, hands-on activities, surgical simulations with human cadavers and more.

VR headset rental is included.

Program Overview

• Schedule: Classes meet daily Monday - Friday 9:00-4:00pm.  Attendance is mandatory.
• Age requirement: Must be age 16 or older to apply
• Application Deadline: March 30
• Course fee: $2,700 (Non-refundable)
• Upon notification of acceptance, the entire course fee is due to ensure a place in the program. A limited amount of financial assistance may be available for those in need.
• Instructors: The course is led by Stanford faculty in the Department of Surgery, Division of Clinical Anatomy
• Location:  Virtual Program hosted via Zoom and Virtual Reality
• Application requirements: Students will be asked to provide a short essay and one letter of recommendation. Parental consent forms will be required from accepted students.
• Homework assignments: Students will complete daily assignments in preparation for each class and will spend time outside of class preparing for daily quizzes and clinical case study presentations.
• 2021 Virtual CASP will host 4 identical 1 week sessions:
• June 21- June 25
• July 5-July 9
• July 19-July 23
• August 2-August 6