Harvard-student-mentored pre-med programmes for Grades 5–12
Built to give your child a measurable head start
Pre-med starts earlier than you thinkMost students don't hear the words 'pre-med' until university. Ours start at age 10. Whether your child is in Grade 5 or Grade 12, there's a structured program built for their exact stage — and every one leads to the next.
Global Pre-Med Challenge
Public health and medical innovation: find a real health problem, pitch an original solution.
- $500 cash prize for top 3
- Scholarship for every entrant (15% to 100% by placement)
- Grades 8–12
- Individual entry
- Open now
Everything we offer. Pick your starting point.
From first curiosity to med-school readiness — four programs, one clear pathway. Each one is Harvard student-mentored and built for a specific stage.
Future Doctor Fellowship
Harvard student-mentored cohorts of 15–20 students. Case-based clinical reasoning across cardiology, neurology, and ethics. Capstone, mentor letter, and certificate.
Junior Doctor Fellowship
Young students become junior doctors — exploring real cases, learning how physicians think, building their first clinical vocabulary. Certificate included.
Harvard students. Real ones.
Every cohort is led by current Harvard undergraduates pursuing medicine, neuroscience, and global health. Not tutors. Not actors. The students med schools admit.
Enaya Ahmad
Senior at Harvard College. Researches brain tumor biology in the Shakhnovich and Rabkin Labs (senior thesis). Physics Teaching Fellow at Harvard Extension School and Director of Operations & Technology for Harvard Model Congress Middle East. Humanitarian Affairs Intern at the United Nations.
Jessica Zhuo
Junior at Harvard College. Researches deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant depression at the Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics (Brigham & Women's / Harvard Medical School). Volunteer EMT with Harvard CrimsonEMS and co-president of the Asian American Women's Association.
Rohan Tyagi
Junior at Harvard College. Researches neurodegenerative disease mechanisms at the Yankner Lab (Harvard Medical School). Teaching Fellow for introductory neuroscience and active mentor for first-generation pre-med students.
Han
Senior at Harvard College. Researches stem-cell-based therapies at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute. Peer advisor for pre-med concentrators and contributor to the Harvard College Global Health Review.
Glimpses from our Future Doctors seminars.
Short clips from live Harvard-mentored masterclasses — clinical reasoning, applications, and candid mentor Q&A.
The Future Doctor Fellowship, in detail.
Our flagship 8-week, Harvard student-mentored program for Grades 8–12. Built to give your child a measurable head start before university.
- Week 1Foundations of clinical reasoningHow physicians actually think — differential diagnosis, hypothesis-driven workup.
- Week 2–3Cardiology casesChest pain, heart failure, arrhythmias. Reading ECGs at a school-student level.
- Week 4–5Neurology casesStroke, seizures, headaches. The neuro exam, demystified.
- Week 6Medical ethics & MMI foundationsAutonomy, consent, confidentiality — the cases every interview panel returns to.
- Week 7Research methodologyReading a study, evaluating evidence, building your own small project.
- Week 8Capstone presentationEach student presents their case write-up to the cohort and mentor team.
- →Harvard student mentor letterPersonalised letter from your child's Harvard mentor — useful for school awards, scholarships, and university applications.
- →Capstone case write-upA polished clinical case study, mentored end-to-end. Goes into their pre-med portfolio.
- →Completion certificateIssued under the Future Doctors Program. Verifiable. Suitable for CVs and applications.
- →Clinical reasoning foundationThe thinking framework med schools actually test for — years ahead of peers.
Live 90-min Harvard student mentor session — clinical reasoning or applications. Free always.
10 questions. Personalised score and recommended next step for your stage right now.
Harvard student mentors reason through real clinical cases. 8–12 minutes. On YouTube.
Pre-med starts younger
than you think.
Every cohort is led by a current Harvard undergraduate. Not tutors. Not actors. The students med schools admit — mentoring yours, starting today.