Northwestern University Clinical Apprentice Program (NU-CAP)
Health Professions Advising (HPA) and Northwestern Medicine (NM) are excited to promote our Northwestern University Clinical Apprentice Program (NU-CAP). NU-CAP aims to provide Northwestern undergraduate students interested in exploring a career in medicine an opportunity through six on-site visits to engage with NM physicians, learn about their professional roles and responsibilities, receive mentorship, and observe patient interactions in a clinical setting. Selected students will be paired with a practicing NM physician each week, with those physician-preceptors providing an inside look into the profession helping students discern whether a career in medicine will be a good fit for their interests, values, and goals.
Selected applicants will be recruited from enrolled Northwestern juniors, and seniors with a demonstrated interest in exploring medicine as a career. Due to the limited number of seats, we encourage students to continue to apply if their prior applications are unsuccessful. Unselected applicants are encouraged to apply again. Non-acceptance to the program is typically due to the limited number of places and not the quality of the applicant or application. As there are many other paths towards building clinical experiences, students exploring the pre-medical path should arrange to meet with their assigned HPA advisor to explore additional opportunities to gain clinical experiences.