T-CAIREM's 2026 Healthcare of the Future Bootcamp

Registration is now open for high school 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!

The Bootcamp consists of interactive workshops and dedicated group work from Monday to Thursday, with final presentations on Friday.

As a reminder, this bootcamp will be taking place in-person, however, there is an option for students to enroll virtually. 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 registering.

Registration is first-come, first-serve as spots are limited.

Agenda

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
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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

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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

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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
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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

The agenda is subject to change.

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Meals and Snacks

Please note that meals and snacks will not be provided as part of the bootcamp. Students are encouraged to bring their own lunch and any snacks they may need throughout the day. There is also a small food court located within the Medical Sciences Building nearby on campus, should students wish to purchase food during breaks.

Important Note

After completing payment, you will be asked to answer a short set of registration questions. These questions are intended to be completed by the student, as they relate directly to the bootcamp experience and require thoughtful reflection. Because these questions appear immediately after checkout and must be completed at that time, we kindly recommend that the student be present during registration, or that you review the questions in advance so they can provide their responses. To help you prepare, the student will be asked to answer the following questions after checkout:

1. Why do you want to participate in this AI bootcamp? (Max. 100 words)
2. What do you want to learn from this bootcamp? (Max. 100 words)
3. How would this program help with your goals after high school? (Max. 100 words)
4. Please describe any coding experience you might have. (Don't worry--coding experience isn’t necessary to attend this bootcamp!) (Max. 100 words)
5. OPTIONAL: We'd like to have a diverse group of grade 10 to 12 Bootcamp students from all walks of life. Please let us know if there's any other information you'd like the Bootcamp application review committee to know about you. Sharing this information is entirely optional. All information will be held in the strictest confidence and only used for its intended purpose. (Max. 100 words)

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