The Pre-Med Summer Fellowship

Communicate like
a clinician —
starting now.

A pre-clinical fellowship for pre-med undergrads and gap-year students. Learn how to draw while improving health literacy, gaining exposure to different medical specialties, and joining an amazing community.

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Learned a practical skillset
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More confident in clinic
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Fellows from
Harvard✦ Princeton✦ Cornell✦ Johns Hopkins✦ Dartmouth✦ University of Pennsylvania✦ Northwestern✦ University of Chicago✦ Brown✦ Duke✦ Georgetown✦ Vanderbilt✦ Notre Dame✦ Emory✦ UCLA✦ UC Berkeley✦ University of Michigan✦ University of Virginia✦ Carnegie Mellon✦ USC✦ Boston College✦ University of Washington✦ University of Florida✦ University of Texas✦ Ohio State✦ University of Maryland✦ LSU✦ University of Missouri✦ University of Kansas✦ University of Miami✦ Brandeis✦ Wake Forest✦ University of North Carolina✦ Stanford✦ Washington University in St. Louis✦ Rice✦ NYU✦ Harvard✦ Princeton✦ Cornell✦ Johns Hopkins✦ Dartmouth✦ University of Pennsylvania✦ Northwestern✦ University of Chicago✦ Brown✦ Duke✦ Georgetown✦ Vanderbilt✦ Notre Dame✦ Emory✦ UCLA✦ UC Berkeley✦ University of Michigan✦ University of Virginia✦ Carnegie Mellon✦ USC✦ Boston College✦ University of Washington✦ University of Florida✦ University of Texas✦ Ohio State✦ University of Maryland✦ LSU✦ University of Missouri✦ University of Kansas✦ University of Miami✦ Brandeis✦ Wake Forest✦ University of North Carolina✦ Stanford✦ Washington University in St. Louis✦ Rice✦ NYU✦
Inside the Fellowship

Learn medicine. Then learn to communicate it.

10 case-based learning modules spanning 8 areas of medicine — each one walking you through a real patient case, the pathologies, the procedures, and how to communicate them clearly.

Differentiate yourself with a unique skillset you'll carry for the rest of your healthcare career.

Build Your Foundation
Anatomy & Physiology

Before you can communicate medicine, you have to understand it. Each module opens with a deep dive into the anatomy and physiology of a specific area of the body — giving you the context you need to truly grasp what comes next.

Think Like a Clinician
Patient Case

A patient walks in with symptoms — now what? You'll work through real clinical vignettes, evaluating possible diagnoses and learning to think about patients holistically. Your first taste of med school, before med school.

Learn to Draw It & Explain It
Draw & Communicate

This is where the magic happens. You'll learn to communicate each condition both verbally, using simple clear language, and visually — drawing every pathology and procedure by hand in a way any patient can understand.

Connect, Practice & Grow
Live Workshops

Live workshops bring the fellowship to life. Each session builds on the last, guided by practicing doctors and grounded in community. Join a community of like-minded Fellows who want to integrate art with medicine.

Who This Is For

Built for undergrads
on the pre-med path.

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Freshman to Senior

No matter where you are in your undergrad journey, the earlier you build this skill, the more it compounds. Communication is a habit — start now.

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Non-Artists Welcome

This program was specifically designed for people who can't draw. We teach digital drawing — the learning curve is fast, and art experience is never required.

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Fully Asynchronous

Only 2–3 hours per week. Designed to run alongside research, volunteering, MCAT prep, or anything else on your plate. No rigid scheduling.

Fellow Stories

Hear it from the Fellows.

The Fellowship

What you get.

Everything included in the 12-week Pre-Med Summer Fellowship.

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10 Case-Based Learning Modules
Guided drawing and communication training across 8 areas of medicine.
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Live Virtual Workshops with Doctors
Real-time group training sessions led by practicing physicians, focused on health literacy.
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One-on-One Feedback Sessions
Personalized feedback on your drawings and communication skills from our team.
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Library of Drawing Templates
A full reference library of medical illustrations and templates to practice with and keep.
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Health Literacy Certificate
An official certificate upon completion — something tangible to add to your application.
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Pre-Med Community
Access to a network of like-minded pre-med Fellows from across the country.
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Personal Statement Guidance
Support and frameworks to help you articulate your experience in med school applications.
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Fully Asynchronous & Remote
Only 2–3 hours per week. Work at your own pace alongside everything else in your life.
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Low health literacy
costs lives.
Drawing helps fix that.

Draw Medicine was founded by a medical student who discovered that a simple sketch could do what a thousand words couldn't — help a patient truly understand their own health. We've since trained hundreds of future clinicians to use drawing as a bridge between complex medicine and everyday understanding. This isn't a nice-to-have. It's a clinical skill.