Book your place on our Yale Summer School or UC Berkeley Summer School. Limited places available, don’t miss out. Speak to an advisor here or enrol online
Experience campus life at the world’s best universities as you explore your interest in Medicine or prepare for Medical School.
Our Medicine summer programmes are based in Oxford, Cambridge and Yale, the ideal locations in which to live, study, and develop your interest in the medical sciences. From introductory courses for 13-15, right up to high-level research and project work for over 18s, we employ expert teaching staff who each cater to their students’ specific ages and levels of experience.
Medicine is a notoriously demanding and competitive field, and successfully applying to your chosen medical school is a significant first hurdle. Our Medical Summer School programmes can help build a strong application, as well as increased confidence in what is required of a medical student.
For those a little earlier in their academic careers, an Oxford Royale course can provide a vital head start in, and enthusiasm for, this varied and valuable profession. These chances to get ahead in terms of applications and the direction of your study could prove decisive in your academic career.
| Location | UK & US |
| For Ages | 13-18 & 19+ |
| Duration | 2 weeks |
| Price | £5995 |
| Start Dates | 2 Jul, 16 Jul, 30 Jul |
Summer should be fun, right?! Don’t worry – we never forget that you’re on holiday! Experience life as a medical student on campus at one of our stunning locations.
Experience life as an undergraduate student in Oxford: punt along the river, wander though historic campuses and learn the secrets of this exciting city. Discover the magic of Cambridge as you punt along the Cam, and study medicine in the same city where DNA was discovered. Have the chance to work in state of the art labs with expert Ivy League tutors on campus at Yale University.
Enrol now – a summer to shape your future is just around the corner.
Book a call with us and we will call you back at the time requested to answer any questions you have and help you through the booking process. Start your summer adventure now!
Browse our wide range of medical courses: from introductory Explore Medicine courses for ages 13 to 15, more detailed Curing the Future courses for ages 16 to 18, and advanced medical summer programmes for ages 19 and above.
Explore Medicine
2 weeks
13-15 years
Oxford
Starting dates: 2 Jul, 16 Jul, 30 Jul
Explore Medicine
2 weeks
13 - 15 years
Yale
Starting dates: 2 Jul, 16 Jul
Curing the Future: Medicine & Disease
2 weeks
16-18 years
Cambridge
Starting dates: 2 Jul, 16 Jul, 30 Jul
Curing the Future: Medicine & Disease
2 weeks
16-18 years
Yale
Starting dates: 2 Jul, 16 Jul
International Medical Research and Practice II: Practitioner
2 weeks
19+ years
Oxford
Starting dates: 2 Jul, 16 Jul, 30 Jul
International Medical Research and Practice I: Foundation
2 weeks
19+ years
Oxford
Starting dates: 2 Jul, 16 Jul, 30 Jul
Oxford Royale is the UK’s leading elite academic summer school. Here is what makes us different:
We have changed the lives of over 30,000 students since 2004. Now it’s your turn!
Find out more about our inspirational venues, award winning academic programmes, and the life changing impact our summer schools can have.
Our expert courses will inspire your passion for the subject
What’s life like at the world’s elite universities? Join us this summer to find out!
Your Medical Summer School is hosted in historic residential colleges of the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, or Yale where you will experience authentic undergraduate life. Sleep in student bedrooms set in centuries-old quadrangles, socialise in vibrant student common rooms, and relax in glorious college gardens. Take your place in vaulted halls where students have dined for over eight centuries. Learn in lecture theatres and laboratories where groundbreaking discoveries have been made, and study in the classrooms where world leaders and Nobel prize winners developed the key academic and life skills crucial for future success.
Not many students realise that Medicine is an art as well as a science: as well as a theoretical knowledge of biomedical science and anatomy, medical professionals are trained in finely honed surgical arts, such as the stitching of sutures. Students across our medical summer programmes have the opportunity to engage in practical skills workshops, using real training equipment and trying out a variety of tasks from dissection to stitching. This practical experience is often invaluable when applying to medical school, giving you a key edge over other applicants.
Oxford Royale students enjoy a variety of excursions during their time with us, and our Medicine programmes benefit from visits to relevant sites such as university teaching hospitals, museums of surgery, and first-aid training centres.
These trips give students the opportunity to get a sense for the reality of working in the field of Medicine, whether that be on the front-line of a hospital, in the depths of a research laboratory or even in the annals of history – it was hardly an easy task being a medical practitioner during the Black Death or Spanish Flu.
Hear from students just like you all about their experiences on our summer schools in these videos.
Cheinaz
It truly is an amazing experience, and for anyone hesitating to try the course- go for it! I myself am an introvert and was anxious to not make friends or fit in. I was wrong. Everyone was so kind and inclusive. It truly was one of the greatest experiences of my life. 10/10 recommend.
Camilla
My experience at Oxford Royale Academy has been great in many ways. I really appreciated the classes, teachers and, especially, the opportunity to enjoy an international environment: nice people from all around the world.
Josefine
I had an amazing time and I can’t wait to come back next year.
Fatih
I’ve been in Oxford st.Catharine collage for 2 weeks engineering introducing course with Oxford Royal Academy. The course and organization was great and whole process of 2 weeks was smooth and perfect. But i believe courses and organizations are irrelevant, i believe the main purpose in such a program like this one is meeting people all around the world and making network on the way. Im happy that ORA has delivered that perfectly, it’s probably one of my most productive and self-improving 2 weeks of my life. Thanks for every person who make this happen.
Zeynep
It was definitely one of the best summers of my life and i enjoyed every single day of it. i got to make countless new friends from all around the world. i’ve experienced so many new things and i couldn’t be happier that i decided to go to oxford this summer. it was not only the lessons that made me fall in love with the program but also the activities, the staff and my peers. the staff was always there for us and we could entrust them with everything. everything has its ups and downs but i think that we as a course handled our downs together very well and had a lot more ups and awesome experiences together. i would recommend for everyone to go to oxford royale academy at least once in their life and experience the wonders it has to offer.
Sean
At my 2 weeks at Balliol College I met friends that I value more than friends I've met for longer periods of time. I learned more about medicine than I did in a full year of Biology at my IBDP school. This truly changed my life and my point of view on bring a Doctor.
Once you have decided which course you would like to attend, and where you would like to study, you can book online using our secure booking system. You will need the details of the student and of the person paying the bill, the name of the course or courses you would like to study, and a credit or debit card to pay the relevant deposit.
We are happy to accept deposit payments via a number of other, non-card payment methods (including domestic and international bank transfer), thanks to our partnership with education payment specialists, Flywire. If you would prefer to pay your deposit payment by bank transfer or another method, please contact our Admissions team who will be able to assist you.
Once your application has been submitted, your deposit payment has been received by us and your booking processed by our system or our team, you will be sent an email confirming your place. You will also receive a login to the Oxford Royale Portal, which you will use to provide us with important additional information about you as your time with us approaches.
A Welcome Pack is available to download from the Oxford Royale Portal.
If at any time you would like to discuss your booking with a member of our award-winning Customer Service team, please feel free to contact us.
All enrolments require a deposit payment to secure the booking. For Summer 2023, deposit payments are structured as follows:
You may either pay the full course fee when you book your place, or pay the deposit amount and then the balance at a later date.
The balance clearance is required no later than 90 days before the start date of the course. Where the student is booking less than 90 days before the start date, the course fees must be covered in full. We appreciate that, with the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, people may require additional flexibility to these terms, and we are doing our best to accommodate that – please contact us if you have concerns regarding making the balance payment in line with the 90-day deadline.
Enrolments received via our online application form will require a debit or credit card payment of at least the deposit amount. If you would like to enrol and make your deposit payment via Bank Transfer or another method, we are happy to facilitate this. Please contact our Admissions team to arrange this.
Balance payments for existing enrolments can be made via a number of methods, including domestic and international bank transfer, credit or debit card, as well as local payment options; please log in to the Oxford Royale Portal and click on the ‘Pay Now’ button on your booking details.
All course fees include the following:
If you wish to change your course or study options (including dates), please do not hesitate to contact us. However, changes to courses are always subject to availability. For this reason, it may be more difficult for us to accommodate any changes requested less than 60 days before the course start date.
Oxford Royale Academy’s terms and conditions for refunds are as follows:
Any cancellation must be received in writing and can only be made on the following terms:
| Period Before Start Date | Total Refunded |
|---|---|
| 120+ days | 100% |
| 90-119 days | 50% |
| 45-89 days | 10% |
| 0-44 days | 0% |
Cancellations made after the commencement date of the course will not receive any refund.
Our English language requirements are as follows:
Students who have studied at an English speaking school for two or more years are exempt from English requirements.
It is certainly possible to take more than one course and combine a variety of study programmes. This can be done by enrolling on two different programmes.
Students staying for two consecutive sessions will be provided with accommodation for the Saturday night, and their campus will provide supervised activities between their first session ending and second session starting. Should you have any queries about how to take more than one course please do not hesitate to contact us.
All our programmes take place in a secure environment. Our students are supervised 24 hours a day by campus staff. All students must check-in regularly during the day: at breakfast roll-call; at their morning classes; in the afternoon for lessons, workshops or activities; at dinner and in the evening before curfew. All campuses have a curfew.
Each campus office has its own safe where students may deposit items of value such as passports, travel documents, bank cards etc.
All campuses have residential staff who can be contacted 24 hours a day.
