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The Apprentice Doctor® Reserve a Seat — $295
Live Online · July 27–31, 2026 · US Students Ages 13–18

Your Teen Dreams of Becoming a Doctor. Give Them 5 Days to Find Out — For Real.

The Apprentice Doctor® Virtual Medical Program: five live mornings with a surgeon of 40 years, plus a real medical kit shipped free to your door. Real instruments. Real skills. And absolute certainty about whether medicine is really their calling — before an 11-year, $300K bet.

  • Live daily sessions with Dr. Anton Scheepers (40-yr surgeon) — alongside motivated peers from across the US
  • The For Future Doctors Kit™ ships to your home (yours to keep)
  • Hands-on: vitals, examinations, reflexes, urinalysis & more
  • Certificate of Participation + lifetime session recordings
Reserve My Teen's Seat — $295 100% money-back guarantee — and you keep the entire kit. 50 seats · Free US shipping
🩺 How it works: live Zoom session each morning (60–90 min) → hands-on practice with the kit at home → next-morning review & Q&A with the surgeon.
116,000+ students taught since 2010 3,000+ in-person program students · 9 countries, 5 continents Hands-on sessions run at Johns Hopkins & Georgetown with Envision by WorldStrides
The Problem

There's No Test-Drive for Medicine. Until Now.

Hospitals won't let a 16-year-old near patients. Research labs don't take high-schoolers. Shadowing depends on knowing the right doctor. So most teens choose medicine the way you'd buy a house you've never walked through — and find out if they actually like it after committing 11+ years of training and often $300,000+ in tuition and lost income.

Some discover in year two of med school that they faint at the sight of real procedures. Others walk away from a calling they'd have loved — because nobody ever put a stethoscope in their hands.

Five live days with a real surgeon — and real instruments in their hands — answers the question now, while changing course is still free.

The Program

Five Days Inside Real Medicine — From Home

Each day combines a live morning session with afternoon hands-on practice — the same learn-then-do method our instructors use on campus at Envision's medical programs. No prior experience needed — your teen starts at the foundations.

1

Live Morning Session

60–90 minutes on Zoom with Dr. Anton Scheepers: the day's lecture, a demonstration, and open Q&A. All times US Eastern.

2

Hands-On Afternoons

Your teen works through guided self-study units with their For Future Doctors Kit™ — practicing real techniques on real instruments at home.

3

Review, Repeat, Certify

Next morning: discuss findings, ask follow-ups, go deeper. Friday closes with next steps for a medical career + their Certificate of Participation.

Day-by-day themes (DRAFT — final program confirmed by Dr. Anton)

Mon: The world of medicine + infection control & hand hygiene · Tue: Vital signs — heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, respiration · Wed: Examining the patient — eyes, ears, skin, mouth, abdomen · Thu: Body systems, bodily sounds & neurological reflexes · Fri: Diagnosis day — urinalysis, pulse oximetry, putting it all together + certification

See Inside the Program

Not Sure Yet? Watch a 2-Minute Look — With Your Teen

The best decisions get made together. Here's a quick taste of what the live sessions and the hands-on kit actually look like — press play with your teen.

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By the end of the week, your teen will be able to:

Examine a patient

Measure a pulse, blood pressure, temperature & breathing rate, and examine the eyes, ears, skin, mouth and abdomen — the real building blocks of a checkup.

Use real instruments

Confidently handle a stethoscope, otoscope, reflex hammer and more — and understand what each one is actually for.

Think like a clinician

Test reflexes, run a simple urinalysis, read a pulse oximeter, and discuss what they're learning live with a practicing surgeon.

Everything is guided step-by-step inside the Foundation Medical Course — no prior experience needed.

Enroll My Teen — $295
The Offer

Everything Your Teen Gets for $295

The Apprentice Doctor® For Future Doctors Kit™ + Foundation Medical Course

Real diagnostic instruments shipped free to your door — plus lifetime access to the online course: 60 practical projects across all 11 body systems.

$149
5 Days of LIVE Training with Dr. Anton Scheepers

Daily live lectures, demonstrations and open Q&A with a maxillofacial & oral surgeon with 40 years in medicine — the lead instructor behind our university-campus programs.

$1,497
Lifetime Access to All 5 Session Recordings

Miss a morning? Want to rewatch the suturing demo? Every session is recorded and theirs forever.

$199
BONUSLive "Your Path to Med School" Q&A

Extra office-hours session: how doctors actually got there — study paths, specialties, and what to do in high school.

$149
Official Certificate of Participation

A real credential your teen can list on college & health-program applications — proof they've explored medicine hands-on.

$49
BONUS50% Off the Surgical Wound Care & Suturing Mastery Virtual Workshop

Graduates get half off our next live virtual event (early August) — learn to suture real training wounds, with the option to include friends & family.

$148
Total real value≈ $2,191
≈ $2,191 of training & equipment
$295
One payment · kit ships free (USA) · 50 seats
Reserve My Teen's Seat Backed by the "Keep Everything" Guarantee below

Why is this only $295? Because in-person medical-immersion programs — like Envision's NYLF Medicine or NSLC — can run from a few thousand dollars to $8,000+, and most of that pays for flights, dorm rooms and dining halls. We deliver the part that actually matters — live teaching from a practicing surgeon plus a real medical kit — straight to your home, with none of the travel cost. The same hands-on instruction our team brings to university campuses, for a fraction of the price.

How We Compare

The Same Core Training — Without the $4,000 and the Plane Ticket

Apprentice Doctor®
Virtual Medical Program		 Residential programs
(Envision, NSLC)		 Typical online
courses
FormatLive online + real kit shipped homeTravel to campus, residentialPre-recorded videos
Time commitment5 focused live days1–2 weeks away from homeSelf-paced
Hands-on medical kit to keep✓ Yes ($149 value)✗ No✗ No
Taught live by a practicing surgeon✓ 40 years in medicineVariesVaries
Price$295$2,500–$8,000+Varies
Money-back guarantee✓ Keep the kit✗✗

Residential programs cost thousands because you're paying for dorms, dining halls and travel. We deliver the medical-training core — live, from home — for a fraction.

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Your Teen's Instructor

40 Years in the Operating Room. One Mission: Grow the Next Generation of Doctors.

Dr. Anton Scheepers, maxillofacial & oral surgeon and founder of The Apprentice Doctor®, has spent four decades in medicine — and over two of them introducing teenagers to it.

  • Maxillofacial & oral surgeon — 40 years in medicine
  • Founder of The Apprentice Doctor® — 116,000+ students taught since 2010, plus 3,000+ trained in person across 9 countries and 5 continents
  • For 7 years, he and his team have led the hands-on clinical-skills sessions inside Envision by WorldStrides' NYLF Medicine programs — on campuses including Johns Hopkins and Georgetown
  • Author of the For Future Doctors™ course your teen will train with
Proof

What Families Say About Our Programs

Hear it from past students — from our in-person programs.

100% of attendees since 2010 say they would recommend our programs to a friend.

★★★★★

"When your child returns home and you almost don't recognise her, it is just phenomenal! Grandpa and grandma were in tears when they saw her in her scrubs, knowing she's now working towards the best possible chance of getting into medical school. Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts!"

The Coetzer FamilyParents · from our in-person programs
★★★★★

"This experience did not only confirm that our daughter wants to pursue a career in medicine — it's now carved in stone! When your heart bursts with pride, it's hard to find words to thank you."

Jayla & AndrewParents of a program graduate
★★★★★

"We were impressed by the professionalism and the facilitators' world-class support. She's been so excited and dedicated, constantly researching medicine — and eagerly practicing her new skills on us (we've drawn the line at stitches!)."

Parents of a 2018 program graduatefrom our in-person programs

Reviews shown are from The Apprentice Doctor®'s in-person programs. July 2026 is our first virtual cohort — same instructors, same curriculum core, your living room.

Shipped To Your Door

A Real Medical Kit — Not a Toy

The For Future Doctors Kit™ is the training backbone of the week. Every instrument below arrives at your home before Day 1 — free shipping anywhere in the USA.

The Apprentice Doctor For Future Doctors Kit — full contents laid out
Stethoscope
Otoscope + examination light
Digital thermometer
Reflex hammer
Illuminated magnifier
Urinalysis test strips
Eye test chart
Surgical marker + ruler
Gloves, masks, swabs & more

Retails on its own for $149 — included with the program. And it's theirs to keep. Even if you refund.

The same Apprentice Doctor® kits stocked by Carolina Biological & Ward's Scientific and used in our university programs.

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The "Keep Everything" Guarantee

Join Day 1. If you don't agree this is the best $295 you've ever invested in your child's future, email us within 24 hours of the first session for a 100% refund — and keep the entire medical kit as our gift.

Zero risk. The only way to lose is to not show up. (Yes, read it twice — you keep the $149 kit even if you refund.)

Enroll Risk-Free — $295
Seats & Deadline

50 Seats. One July Cohort.

We keep the cohort small so every student can ask their questions live — and every kit has to ship in time to arrive before Day 1. That makes the deadline real:

Enrollment closes Tuesday, July 22 — or when 50 seats fill

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Questions Parents Ask

FAQ

Who is this program for?

US students roughly ages 13–18 (middle & high school) who are seriously curious about a career in medicine or healthcare. No prior experience needed — the program starts at the foundations and gets hands-on fast.

What are the exact dates and times?

Monday July 27 – Friday July 31, 2026. One live session each morning (60–90 minutes, US Eastern Time), followed by self-paced hands-on units at home the rest of the day. The final schedule is emailed after enrollment.

What if we miss a live session?

Every session is recorded and your teen keeps lifetime access to all recordings — catch up the same afternoon and bring questions to the next morning's Q&A.

Is it really live — or pre-recorded videos?

Really live. Dr. Scheepers teaches each morning session in person on Zoom, with demonstrations and open Q&A. The afternoon practice units are guided self-study with the kit.

What do we need at home?

A reliable internet connection, a device with Zoom, and the For Future Doctors Kit™ — which ships free to your door before the program. That's it.

Why is it so much cheaper than programs like Envision or NSLC?

Those are excellent residential experiences — and most of their price covers flights, housing, meals and campus facilities. This program delivers the part that matters most — live expert teaching plus a real medical kit in your teen's hands — without the travel and overhead. Same caliber of instruction, a fraction of the price.

How does the money-back guarantee work?

Attend Day 1. If it's not what you hoped, email us within 24 hours of the first session and we refund 100% of your payment — and your teen keeps the entire kit. No forms, no return shipping, no hard feelings.

How does enrollment work? Is there an application?

No application, no waiting. Click any button on this page, complete secure checkout (Stripe), and you're in: confirmation email immediately, kit ships to your US address, Zoom links arrive before Day 1.

Can students outside the USA join?

This cohort includes free kit shipping within the USA only, so enrollment is US-only for July. International cohorts may follow — contact us and we'll let you know.

Does my teen get a certificate?

Yes — an official Apprentice Doctor® Certificate of Participation, presented at the end of the program. It's a concrete credential your teen can list on college and health-program applications.

Five Days That Could Save Your Family a Decade of Guessing

Live training with a 40-year surgeon. A real medical kit on your doorstep. A certificate, the recordings, and a clear answer to the biggest question your teen is asking.


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