2026 AI in Healthcare Summer Bootcamp for High School Students
From The Temerty Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research and Education in Medicine (T-CAIREM) at the University of Toronto.
Registration is now open for students in grades 10 to 12 to join T-CAIREM's Healthcare of the Future Bootcamp: Introducing AI to Tomorrow's Doctors, Nurses, and Coders! Students who have completed grade 9 as of June 2026 and are entering grade 10 in September are also eligible to apply.
Learn how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing healthcare and get some hands-on training in this exciting new field from University of Toronto medical students. The Bootcamp consists of interactive workshops and dedicated group work from Monday to Thursday, with final presentations on Friday.
This bootcamp will be taking place in-person. However, there is also a virtual option for students to enroll. The bootcamp will run for five (5) days from Monday, July 13 to Friday, July 17, 2026.
Please be sure you can attend all five days before applying.
Agenda (subject to change)
Overview Day 1 - Introduction to the program, AI, and healthcare
Date: (Monday) July 13, 2026
Time: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: 263 McCaul St or virtually via Zoom
9:00- 10:30 am: Welcome & introduction to T-CAIREM (ice breaker for students to also introduce themselves)
10:30- 11:30 am: What is Artificial Intelligence? What is Machine Learning?
11:30- 12:30 pm: Lunch Break
12:30- 1:00 pm: What problems exist in healthcare, and what could AI do?
1:00 pm- 2:00 pm: Introduction to course project and group introductions
Overview Day 2 - Developing ML for Healthcare with a focus on Deployment
Date: (Tuesday) July 14, 2026
Time: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: 263 McCaul St or virtually via Zoom
9:00- 9:30 am: Good morning/icebreaker
9:30 - 10:00 am: Identifying a clinical question (Seminar)
10:00- 10:30 am: The types of health data (Seminar)
10:30 am- 11:30 am: ML model types (Seminar)
11:30- 12:30 pm: Lunch Break
12:30- 2:00 pm: 1.5 hours to work with group on project
Overview Day 3 - Coding: Creating and Evaluating an ML Model
Date: (Wednesday) July 15, 2026
Time: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: 263 McCaul St or virtually via Zoom
9:00- 9:30 am: Good morning/icebreaker
9:30- 10:30 am: What is coding (Python edition)?
10:30 -11:30 am: ML model development (Seminar)
11:30 am-12:30 pm: Lunch Break
12:30-1:00 pm: Ethics of ML model development (Seminar)
1:00- 2:00 pm: 1-hour to work with group
Overview Day 4 - Understanding ML Models
Date: (Thursday) July 16, 2026
Time: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: 263 McCaul St or virtually via Zoom
9:00- 9:30 am: Good morning/icebreaker
9:30- 10:15 am: Model evaluation & explainability
10:15 am- 11:30 am: ML model communication to clinical users (Seminar)
11:30 am-12:30 pm: Lunch Break
12:30-1:00 pm: ML for healthcare regulations and liability (Seminar)
1:00- 2:00 pm: 1-hour to work with group
Submission of final presentation slides @2:00PM
Overview Day 5 - Final Presentation
Date: (Friday) July 17, 2026
Time: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: 263 McCaul St or virtually via Zoom
9:00- 9:15 am: Welcome
Submission of final written report @10:00am
9:15- 10:15 am: AI in Healthcare expert guest speaker
10:15-10:30 pm: Break
10:30 am - 12:00 pm: Project Presentations
12:00- 1:00 pm: Lunch
1:00- 2:00 pm: T-CAIREM educational opportunities, Awards, Certification, and Closing Remarks
Contact
Dominic Ali
647-378-6425
Location
The University of Toronto in person or online.
263 McCaul
Toronto, ON, M5T 1W7
Canada