Vertex Ventures Healthcare Fellowship

The Vertex Ventures HC (Healthcare) Fellowship program provides MD, PhD, and PharmD students and recent graduates with exposure to healthcare venture investing, entrepreneurship, and portfolio management in a collaborative international environment. The fellowship aims to empower healthcare professionals by providing them with a unique opportunity to enter the VC industry and gain insights into biotech and medtech investments.

The Vertex Ventures Healthcare Fellowship focuses on empowering healthcare professionals by providing them with exposure to venture capital. The program aims to bridge the gap between healthcare expertise and venture investing, fostering a new generation of healthcare venture capitalists.

Designed for Students, Founders, Builders, Researchers. The program is in person. Participation is generally full time.

Candidates must be MD, PhD, or PharmD students or recent graduates. The program encourages applications from women, underrepresented minorities, and those with non-traditional backgrounds in healthcare investing.

The fellowship is open to MD, PhD, and PharmD students as well as recent graduates. Interested candidates can apply through the program's website.

Participants gain exposure to deal sourcing and evaluation, network building with healthcare innovators, and leadership development in emerging VC roles. The fellowship also provides an investor perspective on biotech and medtech.

The fellowship typically lasts between 3 to 6 months, allowing fellows to immerse themselves in the venture capital environment.

Frazier Life Sciences independently identifies Angel Martin as a former Vertex Ventures Healthcare Investment Fellow and says she evaluated early-stage therapeutics companies during the fellowship. This documents an example of participant work, not a placement rate or guaranteed career outcome.