The V.I. Department of Education encourages seventh grade students in the territory who are interested in medicine to get a jump start by applying for participation in the 2011 Summer Physicians Scientist Training Program. The six-week training program will be conducted from June 26 to Aug. 7, at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
For more information on the program and to download an application, students or their parents may log on to www.thedistancelearningcenter.org or contact Charlene Matthew at 692-0214, or via e-mail at ctamatthew@netscape.net.
Completed application packages must be submitted by Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010.
