Academic Enrichment Programs

Academic enrichment programs are educational opportunities sponsored by colleges, universities, or other not-for-profit organizations that offer additional, relative content.  Examples may include Summer Medical and Dental Education Programs, Summer Health Professions Education Programs, and Lessons in a Lunchbox.  Many dental schools offer some kind of dental profession overview course on learning management systems, such as Canvas, Blackboard, or Coursera, for free or at a low-cost. Below are a few academic enrichment programs that former WSU students have participated in or applied to: 

1. Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) 
2. Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP) *
3. UDM Summer Enrichment Program  
4. UM Profile for Sucess 
5. Michigan Health Sciences Summer Institute 
6. Introduction to Dental Medicine (UPenn) *
7. Dentistry 101 (UM) *

Manual Dexterity and Dental School

Often, dentists are required to work in small, tight spaces to perform specific procedures. Good hand-eye coordination is essential to the field of dentistry. There will be a place on the AADSAS application for pre-dental students to record the activities they have engaged in to practice their manual dexterity. Examples of activities that past students have discussed in this portion of the application include: 

• Cross Stitching 
• Sewing 
• Arts & Crafts 
• Playing Musical Instruments 
• Auto Repair 
• Makeup and Nail Polish Application