SMDEP @Yale Yale Univeristy, an Ivy League school in Connecticut, has a particular interest in recruiting underrepresented students from Hunter College for SMDEP this summer. Yale's SMDEP program will be running from June 19th-July 29th, 2011. They are requesting applications be submitted by February 1, 2011. Summer Medical and Dental Education Program Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP) is a FREE (full tuition, housing, and meals) six-week summer academic enrichment program that offers freshman and sophomore college students intensive and personalized medical and dental school preparation. This program has 12 different locations across the country. Who Qualifies: Freshman and Sophomores with a minimum of a 2.5 GPA who: identify with a group that is racially/ethnically underrepresented in medicine and/or dentistry (as defined independently by each program site) comes from an economically or educationally disadvantaged background has demonstrated interest in issues affecting underserved populations Cost: Free Stipend: Varies by program site Length: 6 weeks; dates vary by site Application Deadline: March 1, 2011. Recommended date: February 1, 2011 Contact Information: http://www.smdep.org/start.htm