High School, Undergraduate & Medical Student Education Opportunities

Bio Sci 199 is an opportunity for undergraduate students to perform supervised undergraduate research alongside a mentor while earning graded research units. For more information about the program, including research project guidelines, how to apply and student expectations, please visit the Bio Sci 199 Undergraduate Research website.

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The Scientific Clinical Research Internship Program (SCRIP) offers a volunteer, non-credit course administered by departments within UCI Health and UC Irvine School of Medicine. This is an opportunity to experience research as an intern under the direct supervision of an eligible faculty member in the School of Medicine.  

Participants have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in biomedical research settings. We welcome all participants interested in this opportunity and look forward to having you in our labs during the fall, spring, winter and summer quarters.

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Once you read through the policy on our website, please reach out to Sierra Curry (currysm@hs.uci.edu) to begin the required paperwork to be cleared for an observership. Upon submission and verification of all required documentation, and confirmation that the applicant meets all eligibility criteria, the candidate will be scheduled for an in-person Operating Room (OR) Orientation. Following successful completion of the OR Orientation, the program coordinator will grant clearance and provide the candidate with detailed instructions via email for scheduling observership sessions with their preferred faculty member.

The minimum age requirement for the program is 18 years old.

Please review our faculty directory and select a faculty member whose area of expertise aligns with your observership interests. This selection will guide the assignment of your shadowing experience.

The standard duration for our observership program typically ranges from one to three months. This timeframe is designed to optimize learning opportunities while ensuring equitable access for all prospective observers and maintaining an appropriate observer-to-faculty ratio.

Participants who wish to extend their observership beyond the standard duration may request to do so. Such extensions may be granted based on availability and at the discretion of the department, taking into account the current capacity and scheduling constraints.