Engage with researchers and clinicians at BC Children's Hospital in real-time online.
As a Mini Med School Virtually Live participant, you would:
To register as a Mini Med School Virtually Live participant, you must be a grade 11 or 12 student who is currently enrolled in a BC or Yukon secondary school. Participants will also need to have a sponsor teacher to support their registration (detailed below).
Some students may find the Mini Med School learning format challenging. We encourage you to consider your own preferred learning style and comfort level before deciding to register.
Before applying you will need to find a sponsor teacher.
Students interested in attending Mini Med School will require a teacher to sponsor their registration. Your sponsor teacher should be someone who knows you, your personal learning style and could verify if you'd be an ideal participant for this evening extracurricular activity.
The sponsor teacher should have experience teaching a science, technology, engineering or mathematics course or be a career counsellor. The sponsor teacher may sponsor multiple students for Mini Med School. A personal reference is not required and the sponsor teacher is not required to attend the event. The Mini Med School team will reach out to the sponsor teacher directly if we have concerns regarding your application form or attendance.
The link to access the Mini Med School application form will be posted on this page late September 2025.
The application form should be completed by the student participant directly and will ask for the following:
Mini Med School is a popular program with limited space. To keep up with demand, the Mini Med School application process is now competitive and comparative. We’re looking for motivated and inquisitive students who show a demonstrated interest in being part of this unique program.
Application assessments will not be based on academic achievement. Applications will be assessed based on your responses to the questions on the application form. Your answers will help us assess whether you’re the ideal candidate for the Mini Med School program.
To maximize virtual engagement, only 150 students will be selected to participate Virtually Live.
Mini Med School strives to empower youth and promote an equitable and inclusive learning environment. To ensure fairness in registration, the assessment process will take into account both the total number of schools represented and the number of students registered from each school. Further space will also be available for students who identify as First Nations, Inuit, or Métis. Students will be asked to self-identify as Indigenous on the registration form.
Selected participants will be contacted by the Mini Med School team to confirm their attendance by early October.
Students who are not selected will be added to a waitlist and contacted if additional space becomes available.
Applications for Mini Med School 2025 will be accepted Monday, September 15 to Friday, September 26, 2025.
Past lecture recordings are available in our Video Library Interested students can also watch past series and participate in our self-directed Mini Med School Online program.
Teachers interested in receiving notifications about upcoming events and important registration deadlines are encouraged to join our mailing list. Information is only distributed to mailing list subscribers.
Do you have more questions? Check out our Mini Med School FAQs or contact researchevents@phsa.ca.
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