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Since the inaugural Diabetes Virtual Summer Camp in 2020, the Diabetes Virtual Camp (DVC) has completed 7 virtual internship programs for 2,744 students from 52 countries worldwide and 48 states in the United States.
The DVC interns represent diverse demographics in gender, age (from 13 to 70 years of age), and ethnicity. The DVC interns also represent a diverse educational and professional status, including high school students, college students, post-undergraduates, nursing students, nutritionists/dieticians, graduate students, pharmacy students, medical students, medical residents (M.D.), clinical fellows (M.D.), postdoctoral researchers (Ph.D. or M.D.), early-career clinicians or research scientists, clinicians (academic or private), scientists (academic or industry), professors, pharmacists, faculty, administrators, entrepreneurs, and other healthcare professionals representing over 700 colleges and institutions globally.
Many of our interns are underrepresented minorities in medicine and science, and we welcome their efforts to address health disparities particularly affecting obesity and diabetes. Many of our interns also have type 1 or type 2 diabetes or live with families with diabetes as we share a common goal of advancing knowledge in diabetes and pursuing a career in medicine, research, and other healthcare fields.
We are grateful for the commitment and support of 72 speakers, who are renowned scientists and physicians from leading universities and research institutions, for their exciting and inspiring presentations on diabetes research and therapeutics. We also thank the American Diabetes Association and the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust for their continuing support of our program as we share a common goal of improving diabetes research, education, and care. Together, we are educating the next generation of physicians and scientists from all around the world, leading the paths to address health inequity while finding a cure for diabetes.
We invite you to visit the News page to learn more about the past and upcoming programs and follow us on social media, Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/diabetesvirtualcamp), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/diabetesvirtualcamp/), and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/diabetesvirtualcamp/).

 Overview of Diabetes Virtual Camps

  • Our Diabetes Virtual Summer Camp has 247 student interns representing 68 colleges and high schools from 37 different states (and Puerto Rico) as well as Canada, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, and South Korea. We also have 106 students of underrepresented minorities in medicine and science, and have raised $6,040 that will be donated to the American Diabetes Association to support diabetes care, education, and research.


    Our 144 college students represent the following institutions:

    Amherst College
    Austin College
    Bay Path College
    Boston College
    Boston University
    Brown University
    Cal Poly Pomona
    Cape Cod Community College
    Carnegie Mellon University
    Case Western Reserve University
    College of Wooster
    California State University San Marco
    Dawson College
    Duke University
    Florida A&M University
    Florida Gulf Coast University
    Florida International University
    Florida State University
    Fordham University
    Framingham State University
    Franklin & Marshall College
    Front Range Community College
    Harvey Mudd College
    Indiana University
    Iowa State University
    Lafayette College
    Marquette University
    Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
    Mississippi College
    North Carolina State University
    Northeastern University
    New York University
    Ohio State University
    Oklahoma State University

    Penn State University
    Portland State University
    Regis College
    Rice University
    Rutgers University
    Salem State University
    San Francisco State University
    Santa Clara University
    Temple University
    Texas A&M University
    UC Berkeley
    UCLA
    UC Riverside
    UC San Diego
    University of Connecticut
    UMass-Amherst
    University of Espiritu Santo
    University of British Columbia
    University of Dayton
    University of Georgia
    University of Illinois
    University of Miami
    University of Michigan
    University of Nebraska
    University of New Hampshire
    University of Puerto Rico
    University of South Florida
    University of Toledo
    University of Wisconsin
    Vanderbilt University
    Virginia Tech University
    Wellesley College
    Williams College

    Our 103 high school students represent the following states and countries:

    Alabama
    Arizona
    Arkansas
    California
    Colorado
    Connecticut
    Florida
    Georgia
    Illinois
    Indiana
    Iowa
    Kansas
    Louisiana
    Maryland
    Massachusetts
    Michigan
    Minnesota
    Mississippi
    Missouri
    Nebraska
    Nevada
    New Hampshire
    New Jersey
    New York
    North Carolina
    Ohio
    Oklahoma
    Oregon
    Pennsylvania
    Rhode Island
    South Carolina
    Tennessee
    Texas
    Virginia
    Washington
    Washington DC
    West Virginia
    Wisconsin
    British Columbia, Canada
    Nova Scotia, Canada
    Quebec, Canada
    Dominican Republic
    Ecuador
    Puerto Rico
    South Korea

  • Our Diabetes Virtual Fall Camp has 290 student interns including 107 students of underrepresented minorities in medicine and science. Our students come from all around the world: U.S.A. (192), South Korea (59), China (15), Hong Kong (13), Spain (7), Canada (3), England (1), and Australia (1). Our students also represent 31 states across the U.S.: Alabama (6), Arizona (1), California (25), Colorado (5), Florida (1), Georgia (9), Hawaii (8), Iowa (2), Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (1), Massachusetts (14), Maryland (5), Michigan (10), Minnesota (6), Missouri (1), Mississippi (2), North Dakota (1), New Hampshire (6), New Mexico (1), New York (47), Ohio (6), Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (7), Texas (6), Utah (4), Virginia (2), Vermont (1), and Washington (3). Many of our students have type 1 diabetes and/or families with diabetes. All of our students share a common interest in advancing their knowledge in diabetes and pursuing a career in medicine, research, and other health care fields. We have 63 high school students and 227 college students representing 54 institutions globally.

    Our interns represent the following institutions:

    Boston University
    Bryn Mawr College
    Chung-Ang University (South Korea)
    College of St. Scholastica
    College of the Mainland
    Colorado State University
    Dartmouth College
    Ewha Women’s University (South Korea)
    Gachon University (South Korea)
    George Washington University
    Gustavus Adolphus College
    Hong Kong University (Hong Kong)
    Hunter College
    Imperial College London (England)
    Indiana University
    Johns Hopkins University
    Kansas State University
    Korea National Sports University (South Korea)
    Korea University (South Korea)
    Kyungpook National University (South Korea)
    Lafayette College
    Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
    Mira Costa College
    National Institutes of Health
    Oakland University in Michigan
    Ohio University

    Oregon State University
    Seoul National University (South Korea)
    South University in Virginia
    Southern Utah University
    Stony Brook University
    Suncheon National University (South Korea)
    Sungshin Women’s University (South Korea)
    UCLA
    Universidad Complutense Madrid (Spain)
    Universidad de Alcaia (Spain)
    University of Alcala de Henares (Spain)
    University of Chicago
    University of Dayton in Ohio
    University of Georgia
    University of Hawaii in Manoa
    University of Iowa
    University of Kentucky
    University of Maryland
    University of North Dakota
    University of South Alabama
    University of Toronto
    University of Utah
    Washington University in St. Louis
    Wayne State University
    Wellesley College
    Yonsei University (South Korea)

  • Diabetes Virtual Winter Camp has 651 student interns including 378 students of underrepresented minorities in medicine and science. Our students come from 26 countries around the world: U.S.A. (416), Hong Kong (62), South Korea (45), Germany (30), Turkey (19), Spain (17), India (16), Canada (9), Vietnam (7), Australia (4), Indonesia (3), Mongolia (3), United Arab Emirates (3), China (2), England (2), Italy (2), Nigeria (2), Bangladesh (1), Botswana (1), Brazil (1), Iran (1), Japan (1), Norway (1), Saudi Arabia (1), Scotland (1), and Taiwan (1). Our students also represent 36 states across the U.S.: Alabama (4), Arizona (3), California (52), Colorado (1), Connecticut (10), District of Columbia (3), Florida (10), Georgia (7), Hawaii (9), Idaho (1), Illinois (16), Indiana (2), Kansas (1), Kentucky (4), Maryland (5), Massachusetts (27), Michigan (23), Minnesota (2), Mississippi (1), Missouri (1), Nebraska (3), New Jersey (11), New Mexico (4), New York (105), North Carolina (21), Ohio (16), Oklahoma (3), Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (11), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (1), Texas (20), Utah (14), Virginia (14), Washington (4), and Wisconsin (2). Many of our students have type 1 diabetes and/or families with diabetes. All of our students share a common interest in advancing their knowledge in diabetes and pursuing a career in medicine, research, and other health care fields. We have 505 college students, 103 high school students, 43 graduate/professor students, and postdoctoral researchers. Our student interns represent the following 175 institutions globally.

    Our interns represent the following institutions:

    Aligarh Muslim University (India)
    Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy
    Bahçeşehir University (Turkey)
    Bharath Institute (India)
    Bogazici University (Turkey)
    Boston University
    Botswana International University of Science and Technology (Botswana)
    Bryant University
    Bursa Technical University (Turkey)
    Cambridge University
    Case Western Reserve University
    Central Hospital of Tov (Mongolia)
    Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (India)
    City University of Hong Kong (HK)
    College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
    Concordia University
    Cornell University
    County College of Morris
    Creighton University
    CUNY Hunter College
    Curtin University (Australia)
    Diabetes and Metabolic Associated Diseases Research Group (Spain)
    Drexel University
    Duquesne University
    Duy Tan University (Vietnam)
    East Carolina University
    Ege University (Turkey)
    Emory University
    Ewha Women's University (Korea)
    Furtwangen University (Germany)
    Gachon University (Korea)
    Gebze Technical University (Turkey)
    George Mason University
    George Washington University
    German Diabetes Center
    German Institute for Human Nutrition Research (Germany)
    Grand Canyon University
    Grand Valley State University
    Harvard Medical School
    Harvard University
    Heidelberg University Hospital (Germany)
    Helmholtz Diabetes Centre/Helmholtz Zentrum München (Germany)
    Hindustan College of Arts and Science (India)
    Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
    Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy (Vietnam)
    Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (India)
    Indiana University School of Medicine
    Inha University (Korea)
    Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer (Spain)
    International Max Planck Research School (Germany)
    Islamic Azad Tehran Medical University (Iran)
    Istanbul Arel University (Turkey)
    İstanbul Medeniyet University (Turkey)
    İzmir Institute of Technology (Turkey)
    Izmir University of Economics (Turkey)

    Johns Hopkins University
    Kiit School of Biotechnology (India)
    Korea National Sport University (Korea)
    Kosin University College of Medicine (Korea)
    Kota Rajasthan Diabetes Center (India)
    La Salle University
    LaTrobe University (Australia)
    Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich
    Majmaah University (Saudi Arabia)
    Marist College
    Marmara University (Turkey)
    Mayo Clinic
    Medical College Kolkata (India)
    Medical College of Georgia
    Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada)
    Michigan State University
    Midwestern State University
    Midwestern University (Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine)
    Morehouse School of Medicine
    Mount Sinai Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine
    Nassau Community College
    National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Hyderabad (India)
    National Institutes of Health
    Northeastern University
    Nova Southeastern University
    Ohio State University
    Ohio University
    Pennsylvania State University
    Premier Diabetes Care
    Queens College
    Queens University (Canada)
    Queens University of Charlotte
    Rutgers University
    Sacred Heart University
    Savitribai Phule Pune University (India)
    Scripps College
    Seoul National University (Korea)
    Seoul National University Hospital (Korea)
    Soka University of America
    State University of New York at Buffalo
    Stony Brook University
    Sungkyunkwan University (Korea)
    Sungshin Women's University (Korea)
    Tay Nguyen University (Vietnam)
    Technical University of Munich (Germany)
    Temple University
    Texas State University
    The Social & Health Research Center
    Trent University
    Trinity University
    Tufts University
    University of California Davis
    University of California Los Angeles
    University of California Riverside
    University of California San Diego
    University of California San Francisco School of Dentistry
    University of Utah
    Univeristy of Wisconsin
    Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Rome (Italy)

    Universitat de Barcelona (Spain)
    Universitat de Girona (Spain)
    Universitat Rovira i Virgili Tarragona (Spain)
    Université Laval (Canada)
    University at Buffalo
    University of Aberdeen (Scotland)
    University of Benin (Nigeria)
    University of Bergen (Norway)
    University of Bridgeport
    University of Chittagong (Bangladesh)
    University of Cincinnati
    University of Connecticut Health
    University of Florida
    University of Hawaii at Manoa
    University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
    University of Heidelberg (Germany)
    University of Hong Kong (HK)
    University of Ibadan (Nigeria)
    University of Illinois at Champagne
    University of Illinois at Chicago
    University of Iowa
    University of Kansas
    University of La Verne
    University of Louisville
    University of Lübeck (Germany)
    University of Massachusetts Amherst
    University of Miami
    University of Michigan
    University of Montana Western
    University of Nebraska Medical Center- College of Nursing
    University of New Mexico
    University of North Carolina
    University of Oklahoma
    University of Pavia (Italy)
    University of Sao Paulo (Brazil)
    University of South Alabama
    University of South Carolina Beaufort
    University of Southern California
    University of Texas at Dallas
    University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
    University of the Incarnate Word
    University of Tübingen (Germany)
    University of Virginia
    University of Wisconsin
    Universtit Clinic Tübingen (Germany)
    Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (Spain)
    Vanderbilt University
    Vietnam National University University of Medicine and Pharmacy (Vietnam)
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Virginia Tech University
    Washington and Lee University
    Washington University in St. Louis
    Wellesley College
    Wesleyan University
    Western Connecticut State University
    Western Michigan University
    Western University of Health & Sciences College
    Wingate University
    Winthrop University
    Yonsei University Medical School (Korea)

  • Diabetes Virtual Summer Camp 2021 has 354 student interns including 200 students of underrepresented minorities in medicine and science. Our students come from 17 countries around the world: U.S.A. (250), Hong Kong (30), South Korea (28), Turkey (11), United Arab Emirates (7), India (6), Canada (5), Bangladesh (3), China (3), Qatar (3), Philippines (2), United Kingdom (2), China (2), Brazil (1), Malaysia (1), Mexico (1), Serbia (1), Brazil (1), and Spain (1). Our students also represent 29 states across the U.S.: Alabama (6), Arkansas (1), California (71), Connecticut (4), Florida (7), Georgia (2), Hawaii (1), Illinois (3), Indiana (3), Iowa (3), Lousiana (9), Maryland (7), Massachusetts (17), Michigan (8), Minnesota (4), Missouri (4), Nebraska (5), New Jersey (14), New York (25), North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island (1), Tennessee (2), Texas (38), Virginia (5), Washington (2), West Virginia (1), and Wisconsin (1). Many of our students have type 1 diabetes and/or families with diabetes. All of our students share a common interest in advancing their knowledge in diabetes and pursuing a career in medicine, research, and other health care fields. We have 107 high school students and 247 college/graduate/professional students and physicians/researchers. Our interns represent 105 institutions globally.

    Our interns represent the following institutions:

    Austin College
    Boston Medical Center
    Brandeis University
    Catholic University of Korea
    Cegep College (Canada)
    Colorado State University
    Doane University
    Doha College (Qatar)
    Drexel University
    Emory University
    Ewha Womens University (Korea)
    Fordham University
    Gachon University (Korea)
    Gebze Technical University (Turkey)
    George Washington University
    Glendale Community College
    Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (Turkey)
    Harvard University
    Harvard Medical School
    Hong Kong University
    Imperial College London Diabetes Centre (United Arab Emirates)
    Imperial College London
    Istanbul Medeniyet University
    Istanbul University
    Izmir University (Turkey)
    Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
    Johns Hopkins University
    Keiser University
    Kennesaw State University
    Kutahya Dumlupinar University (Turkey)
    Kyung Hee University (Korea)
    Long Island University Brooklyn
    Louisiana State University

    Macaulay Honors College at Queens College
    Manhattan College
    McGovern Medical School
    Mesa College
    Michigan State University
    Morehouse School of Medicine
    Mount Sinai School of Medicine
    National Institutes of Health
    Newcastle University Medicine (Malaysia)
    Norte Dame College, Dhaka (Bangladesh)
    Northeast Ohio Medical University
    Northeastern University
    Notre Dame College
    Oakland Community College
    Purdue University
    Queen Elizabeth’s School (UK)
    Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira (India)
    Rice University
    Rutgers University
    Saint Peters University Hospital
    San Diego State University
    San Francisco State University
    Seoul National University (Korea)
    Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences (India)
    St. Georges University School of Medicine
    Stony Brook University
    Sungshin Women’s University (Korea)
    Texas A&M University
    Hong Kong Polytechnic University
    University of California Irvine
    University of California Los Angeles
    University of California San Diego
    University of Massachusetts Lowell

    University of Massachusetts Medical School
    Universidade de Sao Paulo (Brazil)
    Universita di Pavia (Turkey)
    University of Alabama at Birmingham
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
    University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine (Serbia)
    University of Calcutta (India)
    University of Connecticut
    University of Connecticut Health
    University of Florida
    University of Iowa
    University of Michigan
    University of Minnesota
    University of Nebraska
    University of Oxford (UK)
    University of Santo Tomas (Philippines)
    University of South Alabama
    University of Tennessee
    University of Texas at Austin
    University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley
    University of Toledo
    University of Toronto
    University of Valladolid (Spain)
    University of Virginia
    UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing
    UT Health Science Center San Antonio
    UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Vellore Institute of Technology (India)
    Washington University in St. Louis
    Wellesley College
    Sichuan University (China)
    Xavier University of Louisiana
    Yuzuneu Yil University (Turkey)

  • Diabetes Virtual Summer Camp 2022 had 301 student interns, including 181 students of underrepresented minorities in medicine and science. Our students come from 24 countries around the world: U.S.A. (177), South Korea (30), Spain (23), China (18), Hong Kong (12), India (10), Turkey (8), Pakistan (5), Canada (3), Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Moldova, Philippines, Qatar, Serbia, Singapore, and Tunisia. Our students also represent 32 states across the U.S.: Alabama (4), Arkansas (1), California (34), Connecticut (4), Florida (3), Georgia (7), Hawaii (3), Illinois (2), Indiana (5), Iowa (1), Lousiana (3), Maryland (7), Massachusetts (19), Michigan (2), Minnesota (3), Missouri (4), Mississippi (1), New Hampshire (5), New Jersey (13), New York (20), Nevada (1), North Carolina (1), Ohio (2), Oklahoma (1), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (3), Puerto Rico (1), Tennessee (3), Texas (15), Utah (1), Virginia (3), and Washington (3). Many of our students have type 1 or type 2 diabetes or families with diabetes. All of our students share a common goal of advancing their knowledge in diabetes and pursuing a career in medicine, research, and other health care fields. Our current program is participated by 43 high school students and 258 college/graduate/professional students and physicians/researchers/nurses, representing 126 institutions globally.

    Our interns represent the following institutions:

    Ana G. Méndez University (Puerto Rico)
    Andhra University College of Engineering
    Ankara Medipol University Faculty of Medicine (Turkey)
    Arya Gurukul International College (India)
    Augusta University
    Autonoma University of Madrid (Spain)
    Boehringer Ingelheim
    Boston University
    Brown University
    California State University - Fresno
    California State University - Long Beach
    California State University - Los Angeles
    Capital Medical University (China)
    Chapman University
    Ciudad Real Medical School (Spain)
    Columbia University
    Complutense University of Madrid (Spain)
    Cooper Union College
    Dartmouth College
    De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute (Philippines)
    Del Mar College
    Dell Medical School
    Emory University
    Ewha Womans University (Korea)
    Fordham University
    Fresno State University
    Gachon University School of Medicine (Korea)
    George Mason University
    Graduate Universidad De La Salle (Colombia)
    Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (Turkey)
    Hiranandani Hospital (India)
    Hospital Civil (Spain)
    Hospital University Marques de Valdecilla (Spain)
    Indiana University
    Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
    Instituto de Invcestigacion Sanitaria (Spain)
    Istanbul University (Turkey)
    Jinzhou Medical University (China)
    Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University (Turkey)

    Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium)
    Kosin University College of Medicine (Korea)
    Louisiana State University
    Lyceum College (Pakistan)
    Missouri Southern University
    Nanyang Technological University (China)
    National Institutes of Health
    New York Medical College
    Northeastern University
    Northwestern University
    Notre Dame College (Bangladesh)
    Nova Southeastern University
    Oklahoma State University
    Oregon State University
    Peking Union Medical College (China)
    Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
    Purdue University
    Pusan Nationl University (Korea)
    Qatar Ministry of Health (Qatar)
    Queens College
    Rajiv Gandhi University (India)
    Regis College
    Republic of Indonesia Defense University (Indonesia)
    Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pakistan)
    Rockefeller University
    Semmelweis University (Hungary)
    Shivaji University (India)
    Soonchunhyang University Hospital (Korea)
    Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research (Spain)
    Stony Brook University
    Sungkyunkwan University (Korea)
    Sungshin Women's University (Korea)
    State University of New York at Buffalo
    Texas A&M University
    Tsinghua University (China)
    Tufts University
    Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
    Universidad de Valladolid (Spain)
    Universita di Pavia (Italy)
    University of Alabama in Huntsville
    University of Alcalá (Spain)
    University of Barcelona (Spain)
    University of Belgrade (Serbia)

    University of Calcutta (India)
    University of California Berkeley
    University of California Davis
    University of California Los Angeles
    University of California San Diego
    University of Campina (Brazil)
    University of Cincinnati
    University of Georgia
    University of Hawaii at Manoa
    University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    University of Iowa
    University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    University of Málaga (Spain)
    University of Michigan
    University of Minnesota
    University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine
    University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Medicine
    University of Ottawa (Canada)
    University of Pittsburgh
    University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
    University of South Alabama
    University of South Florida
    University of Southern California
    University of Swabi (Pakistan)
    University of Texas Austin
    University of Texas McGovern Medical School
    University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine
    University of Texas San Antonio
    University of the Punjab Lahore (Pakistan)
    University of Utah
    University of Virginia
    University of Washington
    University of Waterloo (Canada)
    University of Chile (Chile)
    Vassar College
    Virginia Highlands Community College
    Wellesley College
    Yale University
    Yeditepe University (Turkey)
    Yorkville University (Canada)
    Yüksek İhtisas University (Turkey)
    Yuzuncu Yıl University (Turkey)

  • Diabetes Virtual Fall Camp 2023 had 361 interns from 32 countries around the world, including Bangladesh, Belarus, Canada, Chile, China, Ecuador, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Mozambique, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, U.S.A., and Vietnam. Our interns also represented 34 states across the U.S.: Alabama (8), Arkansas (1), Arizona (1), California (66), Colorado (1), Connecticut (1), Florida (6), Georgia (3), Hawaii (2), Illinois (4), Indiana (6), Kansas (1), Louisiana (3), Maryland (7), Massachusetts (43), Maine (1), Minnesota (1), Missouri (3), Nebraska (3), New Hampshire (1), New Jersey (8), New York (21), North Carolina (1), Ohio (3), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (6), Puerto Rico (1), Rhode Island (1), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (12), Virginia (3), Washington (2), and West Virginia (1). Many of our interns have type 1 or type 2 diabetes or families with diabetes. All of our interns share a common goal of advancing their knowledge in diabetes and pursuing a career in medicine, research, and other healthcare fields. The program was participated by high school (48), college (150), post-undergraduate (21), pharmacy school (8), graduate school (43), and medical school (22) students, medical residents (7), clinical fellows (9), postdoc research fellows (17), nutritionists/dietitian (6), early-career clinicians/researchers (14), and other health professionals (16), representing 145 institutions globally.

    Our interns represent the following institutions:

    Arizona State University
    Asian University for Women (Bangladesh)
    Augusta University
    Baylor College of Medicine
    Belarusian State University (Belarus)
    Bezmialem Vakif University (Turkey)
    Boston College
    Boston University
    California State University - Fresno
    Chonnam National University (Korea)
    Chung-Ang University (Korea)
    Clarkson College
    Complutense University of Madrid
    Cooper Union
    Dartmouth College
    Del Mar College
    Dhaka Residential Model College (Bangladesh)
    Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra
    Dongguk University (Korea)
    Drexel University
    Ewha Womans University (Korea)
    Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
    Fullerton College
    Harvard Medical School
    Harvard University
    Hue University of Medicine & Pharmacy (Vietnam)
    Indiana University
    Indiana University School of Medicine
    Inje University (Korea)
    Istanbul University (Turkey)
    Istanbul Yeni Yuzyil University (Turkey)
    Johns Hopkins University
    Konkuk University (Korea)
    Korea University
    Kosin University College of Medicine (Korea)
    Linfield University
    Louisiana State University
    McMaster University (Canada)
    National University of Singapore
    New York University
    Northeastern University
    Northwestern University
    Nova Southeastern University
    Ohio University
    Purdue University
    Pusan National University
    Salem State University
    Seoul National University
    Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
    Skidmore College

    Stanford University
    Stony Brook University
    Sultan Qaboos University (Oman)
    Sun Yat-sen University (China)
    Sungkyunkwan University (Korea)
    Sungshin Women’s University (Korea)
    Sweet Briar College
    Szabist University (Pakistan)
    Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong
    Texas A&M University
    Tsinghua University (China)
    Tufts University
    Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain)
    Universita de Pavia (Italy)
    Universitat de Barcelona (Spain)
    University of Buffalo
    University of Alabama at Birmingham
    University of Amsterdam (Israel)
    University of Calcutta (India)
    University of California Irvine
    University of California Los Angeles
    University of California Riverside
    University of California Riverside School of Medicine
    University of California San Diego
    University of California Davis
    University of Central Florida
    University of Chile (Chile)
    University of Cincinnati
    University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
    University of Hong Kong
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    University of Massachusetts Amherst
    University of Massachusetts Boston
    University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
    University of Miami
    University of Missouri Kansas City
    University of Nebraska Lincoln
    University of Pennsylvania
    University of Port Harcourt (Nigeria)
    University of Reading
    University of Rhode Island
    University of South Alabama
    University of South Alabama College of Medicine
    University of Southern California
    University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
    University of Washington
    Villanova University
    Wellesley College
    West Virginia University

    Yale University
    Yeditepe University (Turkey)
    Yonsei University (Korea)
    Yuzuncu Yil University (Turkey)
    Camarin Doctors Hospital (Philippines)
    Charite University Hospital (Germany)
    Children’s Hospital Colorado
    Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
    Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
    Erlanger Hospital System
    Fundacion Hospital Clinico San Carlos (Spain)
    Hospital Authority (Hong Kong)
    Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
    Le Van Thinh Hospital (Vietnam)
    Lenox Hill Hospital
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Nyaho Medical Centre (Ghana)
    Penn State Health
    Santa Casa Hospitalar Complex (Mozambique)
    St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency Program
    The Queen’s Medical Center
    UMass Memorial Medical Center
    University Hospital Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)
    Khatam Alanbia Hospital of Taybad (Iran)
    MD Clinics
    AdventHealth Translational Research Institute
    Ascension
    City of Hope
    Connection Health
    Diabetes and Endocrinology Center of Sulaimaniyah (Iraq)
    ICLDC (United Arab Emirates)
    Institute for Studies on Diabetes Foundation Inc. (Philippines)
    Joslin Diabetes Center
    Mitochon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    National Cancer Institute
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
    National Institutes of Health
    National Yoga Alliance
    North West Regional Health Authority (Trinidad & Tobago)
    RUDN (Ecuador)
    Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (India)
    University of Texas Health Science Center
    Living Well with Diabetes Association (Uganda)

  • The Diabetes Virtual Summer Camp 2024 (DVSC24) had 540 registered interns from 41 countries around the world, including Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Syria, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vietnam, and the U.S.A. Our interns represented 35 states across the U.S.: Alaska (1), Alabama (6), Arkansas (1), Arizona (2), California (44), Florida (12), Georgia (4), Hawaii (2), Illinois (9), Indiana (3), Kansas (1), Kentucky (1), Louisiana (12), Maryland (9), Massachusetts (42), Michigan (3), Minnesota (3), Missouri (2), New Hampshire (1), New Jersey (4), New York (22), North Carolina (7), Ohio (5), Oklahoma (4), Oregon (4), Pennsylvania (5), Puerto Rico (3), Rhode Island (2), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (3), Texas (38), Utah (5), Virginia (6), Washington (3), and Wisconsin (1). The DVSC24 welcomed 183 underrepresented minorities in medicine and science as our interns represented diverse demographics in gender (379 women and 156 men), age (from 13 to 70 years of age), and ethnicity (77 African American or Black, 60 Hispanic, Latinx or Spanish origin, 44 Middle Eastern or North African, 2 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 296 Asian or Asian American, and 51 White). The DVSC24 interns also represented a diverse current status: 100 high school students, 125 college students, 32 post-undergraduates (B.S. or B.A.), 4 nursing students, 15 nutritionists/dieticians, 94 graduate students (Master or Doctoral), 12 pharmacy students, 18 medical students, 12 medical residents (M.D.), 20 clinical fellows (M.D.), 46 postdoctoral researchers (Ph.D. or M.D.), 19 early-career clinicians or research scientists, 29 clinicians (academic or private) / scientists(academic or industry) / professors / pharmacists / faculty / administrators / entrepreneurs, and 14 other health professionals. Many of our interns have type 1 or type 2 diabetes or live with families with diabetes. All of our interns share a common goal of advancing their knowledge in diabetes and pursuing a career in medicine, research, and other healthcare fields.

Diabetes Virtual Camp is supported in-part by: