Clinical Anatomy Summer Program (CASP)

CASP is planned to introduce motivated high school students a multitude of anatomy topics. This is a great program for students who are considering higher education in medicine, bioengineering, and healthcare. 

Students must be 15 years old before the first day of their scheduled session.

The total cost of CASP is $4,000.

A $1,000 non-refundable deposit must be made 7 days after acceptance for accepted students. The remaining $3,000 tuition payment is due on May 10th, 2024. 

There are no additional fees associated with CASP. Lunch and supplies will be provided.

Lectures will be held in various lecture-style rooms around the School of Medicine campus. These locations will be based on availability and may vary from day-to-day.

During lab, students will primarily spend their time in the Division of Clinical Anatomy spaces housed in the Center for Clinical Sciences Research (CCSR) at Stanford University Medical Center in Palo Alto, California. These spaces include the anatomy and bioskills lab. 

The Clinical Anatomy Summer Program focuses on teaching anatomy that has a clinical significance. Although our agenda may vary slightly from year to year, the basic format remains the same. Students will begin each day with an anatomy lecture from Clinical Anatomy faculty. After lunch, activities vary from campus tours, lab visits, learn from guest speakers, and participate in hands-on activities such as dissection, suturing, instrument handling, and more. 

CASP is a day program, not a residential program. Students will be responsible for daily transportation to and from campus.

We welcome students from all over the country. Though please note that CASP is a non-residential summer program. Visiting students not from the Bay Area will need to plan housing and transportation accordingly. 

Unfortunately, the Division of Clinical Anatomy cannot sponsor any international visas for international students who are interested in CASP. Interested international students should look into virtual CASP that takes place in the spring. 

CASP is a day program and does not offer housing to our students. However, students participating in our summer program are eligible to stay at housing units on campus- based on availability. 

High school students under 18 will require a parent or guardian to live with them on campus in keeping with the university’s Proection of Minors policy.  There are a limited number of units available to families, as housing inventory is low and demand for summer housing for our students is quite high.

You will need to submit some forms and documentation to show proof of their Stanford affiliation. We can assist with providing those documents once the student is accepted to our program and their tuition is fully paid for.

Stanford Guest House - Stanford owned and operated hotel on the Stanford Campus

Non-Student Summer Housing (NSSH) -  two room doubles with a common bath in an undergrad residence

If Stanford housing is full, there are a few hotel recommendations nearby:

Sheraton Palo Alto
650-328-2800

Best Western Plus Riviera
650-321-8772

Creekside Inn
650-493-2411