The Diabetes Virtual Summer Camp 2026 (DVSC26) has 514 registered participants, representing over 250 institutions from 54 countries.

Our DVSC26 participants come from Algeria, Bangladesh, Barbados, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Malawi, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and the United States of America.

The 246 participants from the United States represent 35 states: Alaska (1), Alabama (3), Arizona (4), California (22), Colorado (2), Connecticut (1), Florida (5), Georgia (8), Hawaii (5), Illinois (7), Indiana (12), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (5), Maryland (9), Massachusetts (57), Michigan (6), Minnesota (9), Missouri (3), Montana (1), Nevada (2), New Jersey (10), New Mexico (3), New York (19), North Carolina (9), Ohio (7), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (5), Puerto Rico (1), Rhode Island (1), South Carolina (1), Tennessee (1), Texas (14), Virginia (5), Washington (2), and Wisconsin (2).

The DVSC26 welcomes 189 underrepresented minorities in medicine and science as our participants represent diverse demographics in gender (381 women & 129 men), age (14~73 years of age with 69% at 18~35 years of age), and ethnicity (90 African American or Black, 2 American Indian or Alaska Native, 47 Hispanic, Latinx or Spanish origin, 1 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 49 Middle Eastern or North African, 241 Asian or Asian American, and 62 White).
The DVSC26 participants also represent a diverse status: 82 high school students, 77 college students, 36 post-undergraduates (B.S. or B.A.), 74 graduate students (Master or Doctoral), 49 medical students, 10 nursing students, 1 physician assistant program student, 39 pharmacy students, 4 nutritionists or dieticians, 14 medical residents (M.D.), 12 clinical fellows (M.D.), 36 postdoctoral researchers (Ph.D. or M.D.), 18 early-career clinicians or research scientists, 23 physicians (M.D. in academic or private), 7 scientists (M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. in academic or industry), 28 faculty (professors), and 4 other health professionals.

Many of our participants have type 1 or type 2 diabetes, or live with families with diabetes. All of our participants share a common goal of advancing knowledge in diabetes and pursuing a career in medicine, research, and other healthcare fields.
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