Health Professions Shadowing Program (HPSP) applications are now open!
Program Overview
HPSP 2025 will take place Monday, July 28th, 2025 – Friday, August 8th, 2025.
The Health Professions Shadowing Program (HPSP) is an intensive, two-week shadowing and professional development experience designed to help increase access and equity in healthcare through mentorship, networking support, clinical experiences, and more. HPSP is jointly administered by the UW-Madison Center for Pre-Health Advising (CPHA) and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) Office of Multicultural Affairs. The program admits ~16 students per year and includes a wide variety of opportunities to shadow and network with health care providers, explore potential career paths, think critically about health equity, experience clinical settings, and grow as future leaders in healthcare. The program supports and requires significant personal and professional growth and commitment.
After the summer program, HPSP alumni have access to additional advising and resources from CPHA, UW SMPH, and other campus programs while continuing their pre-health journeys. There are no costs to students associated with participation in this program! Through a combination of campus and community partnerships, we work with participants to coordinate all clinical experiences, transportation, tech, meals, and housing needs during the program.
Application Process
The application link can be found on the HPSP website. Students are required to submit the following materials:
- Application Form – includes a questionnaire and essay prompts
- Recorded interview component via Kaltura -accessible via the above application.
Selected applicants will be invited to a final interview, which will take place in early March. Applicants will receive communication of admissions decisions by Monday, March 31st.
HPSP 2025 application materials are due Sunday, February 9th at 11:59pm CST.
Please see the HPSP website for further program details, including eligibility criteria and selections considerations, and FAQs.
This post was authored by Academic Affairs on 12/09/2024.