The field of medicine concerns itself with diagnosing, preventing, and treating human illnesses and injuries. Medical students learn to heal and care for sick people, using their in-depth knowledge of the human body and topics such as pharmaceuticals and surgery.

Summer courses are educational programs that are available during the summer months from learning institutions located across the globe. Some schools offer these seasonal courses in-person or online so that students can further increase their education in the manner most convenient to them.