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Welcome! If you’ve been directed here by your Empowerly counselor, you’ve been invited to explore Docera’s physician-led educational programs for motivated high school and college students interested in medicine.
Docera combines rigorous physician-led medical education with the opportunity to create meaningful physician-guided medical projects—an experience that is uncommon in the pre-med enrichment space. Students learn through live lectures, clinical case discussions, and evidence-based medicine before applying what they’ve learned by developing projects in areas such as disease education, medical ethics, public health, and healthcare innovation. Eligible projects may be presented at the Docera Emerging Physicians Conference or selected for publication in our partner medical blogs or magazines.
As an Empowerly partner, we’re pleased to offer Empowerly students an exclusive tuition discount. Use code EMPOWERLY at checkout.
Our 3-step formula.
1. Learn medicine
2. Complete projects
Dive into human physiology, pharmacology and 100+ diseases through live or self-paced classes taught by physicians.
Receive physician feedback as you develop medical articles, clinical topic explainers, infographics, public health projects, case-based discussions, or emerging research spotlights.
3. Publish or present
We partner with medical blogs and health magazines to selectively publish exceptional student projects. We also offer an annual Emerging Physicians Conference where students can apply to present their work. Enter the world of medical writing and give your CV a boost in the process.
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Docera's Medical Intensive Program
Docera's Medical Intensive Program is a 8-week live immersive experience where students engage in realtime clinical teaching via zoom and complete medical projects. Through nightly physician-led sessions, students move beyond basic science into the world of clinical reasoning.
The program includes 8 live, physician-led sessions (7:30–9:00 PM from January 11th - March 1st), along with lifetime access to our project hub where students complete up to 3 medical projects with opportunities for publication or presentation in Docera's Emerging Physician Conference.
Project Opportunities
Docera students apply what they learn through physician-guided scholarly projects designed to strengthen medical communication, critical thinking, and scientific literacy. Students receive physician feedback throughout the project development process, helping them strengthen scientific accuracy, professionalism, and clarity of communication.
Dissemination & Recognition
Students are encouraged to share their work through opportunities such as:
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Submission to our partner medical publications
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Presentation through the Emerging Physicians Conference
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Professional portfolio development
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Educational showcases and scholarly competitions
While publication and presentation opportunities are available, they are not guaranteed and are dependent on project quality and acceptance criteria.
Submit the projects you create to Docera's
Emerging Physicians Conference
Call for abstracts!
A virtual physician-reviewed conference for students exploring medicine, research, and healthcare innovation. The perfect dissemination opportunity for your projects created on Docera.
Submission deadline: November 15
Acceptance Notifications: December 10
Conference date: January 30th
WHY DOCERA
Most pre-med students follow the same path.
Docera helps you build one that stands out.
Pre-med students are often told to check the same boxes: good grades, volunteering, shadowing, and research. But standing out in today’s competitive environment requires more.
Docera gives students early exposure to real clinical thinking. Students explore real medical topics such as the pathophysiology of heart failure. Through interaction with physicians, students gain insight into how doctors approach patient care, analyze clinical problems, and communicate complex ideas clearly. Students also have the opportunity to develop polished, publication-ready editorial projects that demonstrate depth and a genuine understanding of medicine.
This is more than another extracurricular. It’s an opportunity to build a portfolio that reflects who you are becoming as a future physician.
"Docera is the type of undertaking that sets students apart when applying to college and completing scholarship applications. I highly recommend this unique learning opportunity."
Kimberly Steglitz
School Counseling Office
Tourtellotte Memorial High School
WHAT COUNSELORS ARE SAYING
