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Dr. Rubin's Mini Medical School offers education, lectures, small group work, mentoring, counseling, and multiple hands-on experiences related to healthcare. Depending on the specific program, students may rotate through stations, take vital signs, cast fractured ankles, examine the mouth, restore teeth with cavities, make impressions and models of teeth, make digital scans of teeth, look into an eye, and take blood pressure. Certain programs include over 20 specific experiences for high school students, 12 hands-on experiences for middle school students, 18 experiences in the summer program, and 10 stations in the elementary school program.
• Ages: 8–18 years old
• Schedule: High school program is a 21-hour winter program meeting once weekly for 2–5.5 hours; middle school program meets for 4 hours in one session; summer experience is a one-day 8–9 hour program; elementary program is a 2-hour session; Mini Dental School is an anticipated 9–10 hour program; Mini Podiatric Medicine and Surgery is a 4-hour program
• Price: Middle school program fee is $250 for the 2024 school year; summer experience fee is $300 for the 2024 school year; the elementary school program is provided free of charge as a community service project
Dr. Rubin's Mini Medical School was created in 2004 by Ira S. Rubin, M.D., Ph.D., of Naperville Pediatric Associates, with help from his son, Zachary Rubin, and was incorporated as Dr. Rubin's Mini Medical School NFP in December 2019. The program was created to help high school students learn if they want to pursue a healthcare career by providing education, hands-on experiences, mentoring, and counseling, with the stated goal of helping increase the healthcare workforce by helping students decide on a career in healthcare. Dr. Rubin runs the programs with his wife, Susan, as a community service project, and Mini Med School graduates volunteer as teaching assistants.
The Mini Medical School for High School Students is a 21-hour competitive program that requires an application, teacher recommendation, counselor form, parent consent, and an interview for finalists, with acceptance on a rolling basis and two concurrent winter classes, one on Saturdays and one on Sundays, both meeting from 2 to 5:30 PM. The Mini Medical School Experience for Middle School Students is a 4-hour program with 2 hours of lecture followed by 2 hours rotating through 12 stations, and it accepts students on a first-come, first-served basis with an application, signed parent consent, and program fee required. The Mini Medical School Summer Experience is a one-day 8–9 hour program offered on a Saturday and repeated the following Sunday, consisting of 3 hours of lecture, a 30-minute lunch break, 1 additional hour of lecture, rotation through 18 experiences, and a final talk, with registration accepted as long as the application, consent, fee, and space are available, and students receive certificates upon exiting. The Mini Medical School for Elementary School Students is a 2-hour program that includes rotating through 10 stations with examples such as looking into an eye and taking blood pressure, is provided free of charge as a community service project, and provides certificates upon exiting. The Mini Dental School is modeled after the summer experience program and is an anticipated 9–10 hour program that includes 3 hours of lecture followed by 6 hours of hands-on experiences such as examining the mouth, restoring teeth with cavities, and making impressions, models, and digital scans of teeth, and a pilot program was held on October 19, 2025. The Mini Podiatric Medicine and Surgery program is a 4-hour program created at Barry University’s School of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, includes activities such as taking vital signs and casting fractured ankles, and will be offered if 20 or more students request it.
Dr. Rubin's Mini Medical School NFP is recognized by the IRS as a 501C3 Private Foundation. Ira S. Rubin, M.D., Ph.D., is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and has been in practice for over 30 years. Zachary Rubin, M.D., graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Pre-Professional Scholars Program in Medicine at Case Western Reserve University, completed a pediatric residency at University of Illinois Children's Hospital in Chicago, studied pediatric allergy and clinical immunology at Washington University in St. Louis, and is certified in both Pediatrics and Allergy/Immunology. Jason Rubin, D.P.M., graduated from The College of The University of Chicago and from Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, completed a surgical residency at Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago, is certified by the American Board of Podiatric Medicine, and is an associate member of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgery.
Last updated February 5, 2026.
• Ages: 8–18 years old
• Schedule: High school program is a 21-hour winter program meeting once weekly for 2–5.5 hours; middle school program meets for 4 hours in one session; summer experience is a one-day 8–9 hour program; elementary program is a 2-hour session; Mini Dental School is an anticipated 9–10 hour program; Mini Podiatric Medicine and Surgery is a 4-hour program
• Price: Middle school program fee is $250 for the 2024 school year; summer experience fee is $300 for the 2024 school year; the elementary school program is provided free of charge as a community service project
Dr. Rubin's Mini Medical School was created in 2004 by Ira S. Rubin, M.D., Ph.D., of Naperville Pediatric Associates, with help from his son, Zachary Rubin, and was incorporated as Dr. Rubin's Mini Medical School NFP in December 2019. The program was created to help high school students learn if they want to pursue a healthcare career by providing education, hands-on experiences, mentoring, and counseling, with the stated goal of helping increase the healthcare workforce by helping students decide on a career in healthcare. Dr. Rubin runs the programs with his wife, Susan, as a community service project, and Mini Med School graduates volunteer as teaching assistants.
The Mini Medical School for High School Students is a 21-hour competitive program that requires an application, teacher recommendation, counselor form, parent consent, and an interview for finalists, with acceptance on a rolling basis and two concurrent winter classes, one on Saturdays and one on Sundays, both meeting from 2 to 5:30 PM. The Mini Medical School Experience for Middle School Students is a 4-hour program with 2 hours of lecture followed by 2 hours rotating through 12 stations, and it accepts students on a first-come, first-served basis with an application, signed parent consent, and program fee required. The Mini Medical School Summer Experience is a one-day 8–9 hour program offered on a Saturday and repeated the following Sunday, consisting of 3 hours of lecture, a 30-minute lunch break, 1 additional hour of lecture, rotation through 18 experiences, and a final talk, with registration accepted as long as the application, consent, fee, and space are available, and students receive certificates upon exiting. The Mini Medical School for Elementary School Students is a 2-hour program that includes rotating through 10 stations with examples such as looking into an eye and taking blood pressure, is provided free of charge as a community service project, and provides certificates upon exiting. The Mini Dental School is modeled after the summer experience program and is an anticipated 9–10 hour program that includes 3 hours of lecture followed by 6 hours of hands-on experiences such as examining the mouth, restoring teeth with cavities, and making impressions, models, and digital scans of teeth, and a pilot program was held on October 19, 2025. The Mini Podiatric Medicine and Surgery program is a 4-hour program created at Barry University’s School of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, includes activities such as taking vital signs and casting fractured ankles, and will be offered if 20 or more students request it.
Dr. Rubin's Mini Medical School NFP is recognized by the IRS as a 501C3 Private Foundation. Ira S. Rubin, M.D., Ph.D., is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and has been in practice for over 30 years. Zachary Rubin, M.D., graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Pre-Professional Scholars Program in Medicine at Case Western Reserve University, completed a pediatric residency at University of Illinois Children's Hospital in Chicago, studied pediatric allergy and clinical immunology at Washington University in St. Louis, and is certified in both Pediatrics and Allergy/Immunology. Jason Rubin, D.P.M., graduated from The College of The University of Chicago and from Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, completed a surgical residency at Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago, is certified by the American Board of Podiatric Medicine, and is an associate member of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgery.
Last updated February 5, 2026.
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