Overview
Turin, or Torino in Italian, is an important business and cultural city in northwest Italy and is the capital of the Piedmont region. Turin is beautifully situated on the River Po and against the stunning backdrop of the snow-peaked Alps, offering a wonderful destination for pre-health students seeking to shadow doctors abroad. Known for its history, architecture and cuisine, this fascinating city played a role in Italy’s car industry and is home to the invention of Nutella and vermouth.
As part of the Atlantis pre-med experience, Turin hosts one of the premier summer shadowing programs for pre-med students. Through clinical shadowing abroad in local hospitals, participants gain meaningful exposure to international healthcare while immersing themselves in the cultural and historical richness of the region.
Destination Information
Local Time Now:
6:42am
Official Languages:
Italian
Almost all alumni have not spoken the local language.The City
Occupying a region very close to Switzerland and France, also near the Italian cities of Genoa and Milan, Turin is an ideal location for additional travel throughout Southern Europe, while still enjoying the incredible Italian experience. There’s no shortage of places where you could take a quick visit while in Turin.
Dates & Availability
- Winter Break 2025-2026
Dates
Price
Availability
December 6, 2025 - December 19, 2025 2 weeks
$4,999
Close to Full
January 5, 2026 - January 17, 2026 2 weeks
$4,999
Full
You may pay over time, fundraise, consider scholarships, and more. Learn about our significant partial need-based scholarships here.
Participants may transfer to another program or receive a refund up until a predefined amount of time before the start date.
What’s Included
Atlantis programs include ~20h/week of shadowing, housing, some meals, transportation, travel health insurance, and more. Airfare is not included but can be very affordable.
What’s Included
On Program Components
Pre/Post Program Components
Hospital Overview
Famous Coffee Houses
Few cities can rival this one when it comes to the sheer number of historic cafés still open today—each one steeped in the revolutionary spirit and literary charm of the 19th century. These iconic spots once welcomed the likes of Nietzsche, Alexandre Dumas, Puccini, Rossini, Cavour, and Cesare Pavese. Wandering from one café to the next, you could easily spend an entire afternoon immersed in the ambiance—and never tire of the experience.


Excursions
Our excursions are designed to offer a deeper look into your host culture, for both the educational benefit and the enjoyment of exploring a new place with others who share your interests in travel and medicine. Excursions range from historical tours to culinary and cultural explorations.
Your Site Manager will inform you of the excursions they have planned during your program orientation. If you make travel plans outside of your city for a weekend and it conflicts with the events your Site Manager has planned, notify your Site Manager several days in advance so that they can plan accordingly.

Clinical Experience that Stands Out to Schools
Medical schools want 3 things: healthcare exposure, GPA/MCAT, and certain competencies. Uniquely, “360 Shadowing” gives you the best version of the 1st, frees you to focus on the 2nd, and cultivates/shows the 3rd to medical school admissions.

Funding Your Future
The cost of Atlantis isn’t too dissimilar from the cost of many study abroad programs that you may find. And we’re here to help: from our extensive fundraising guide to flexible payment plans and financing options, we make the process simple and easy, allowing you to focus on what really matters.

Bring a Friend
Consider bringing a friend to the same program you’re applying to. Although the vast majority of Atlantis alumni have gone on programs without knowing someone in their cohort, bringing a friend allows your experience to be shared in a unique way, while still allowing you one of the benefits of Atlantis: meeting new pre-health friends from across the country. Consider sharing this idea with your friends.
