Summer Research Opportunities Office of Medical Student Research & John B. Graham Medical Student Research Society October 17, 2013

Student Research Day ( shameless plug ) Thursday, January 16, 2014 Keynote: Victoria Fraser, MD, Chair of the Department of Medicine & Adolphus Busch Professor of Medicine/Infectious Diseases, Washington University in St. Louis Posters / Oral Presentations Benefits of Presenting: - Banquet - Awards & Travel Grants - Induction into JBG - Leadership opportunities

Summer Research Opportunities

New JBG Website an Excellent Resource

Domestic Summer Research Programs Offer: Stipends (programs should pay you to do research!) Opportunity to spend summer in a different city Experience a different medical institution or research facility

Domestic Summer Research Programs - Examples Program NameResearch AreaInformationDeadline NIH - Summer Internship Program MANY AREAShttps:// opens in Nov AGING NIMH – Training on Aging ResearchAging, Clinicalhttp://startmh.ucsd.eduJanuary American Federation for Aging ResearchAging-related clinical or basic science ANESTHESIOLOGY Foundation for Anesthesia Education & Research Anesthesiologyhttp://faer.org/medical-students/December 15, 2013 CARDIOVASCULAR American Heart Association Medical Student Research Program Cardiovascular ngOpportunities/ForScientists/Winter Predoctoral- Fellowship_UCM_443316_Article.jsp January HEMATOLOGY American Society of Hematology’s Minority Medical Student Award Program Hematologyhttp:// p.cfm January 6, 2014 IMMUNOLOGY Gina Finzi Memorial Student Summer Fellowship Program Systemic Lupus Erythematosus memorial-student-summer-fellowship-program Application opens in January Sjögren’s Syndrome Student Research Fellowship Sjögren’s Syndromehttp:// programs/student-fellowships November

Program NameResearch AreaInformationDeadline METABOLIC DISEASES Vanderbilt Student Research Training Program Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolic Diseases opens in Nov NEUROLOGY Behavioral Sciences Student Fellowship & Health Sciences Student Fellowship Epilepsyhttp:// nts.cfm Not announced Parkinson’s Disease Medical Student Summer Fellowship Parkinson’s Diseasehttp:// mmer January ONCOLOGY Children’s Hospital/USC – Los Angeles, Summer Oncology Fellowship Program Oncologyhttp:// 829/#.UlQS8yiBCAM January 31, 2014 Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Summer Student Fellowship Program Clinical Oncologywww.mskcc.org/summerfellowshipsNot announced St. Jude’s Children’s Research HospitalPediatric Oncologyhttp:// ORTHOPAEDICS Pinkney Summer Scholar Program in Orthopaedics PEDIATRICS American Pediatric Society & Society for Pediatric Research Pediatricshttps:// research/ January Domestic Summer Research Programs – Examples Cont.

Program NameResearch AreaInformationDeadline RESPIRATORY Cystic Fibrosis Student TraineeshipCystic Fibrosishttp:// ndingOpportunities/TrainingGrants/#Student_Tr aineeships 2-months before starting project RHEUMATOLOGY Rheumatology Medical Student Research Preceptorship Rheumatologyhttp:// ces_for_Doctoral_Students/Post- Doctoral_Fellows/ February SOCIAL MEDICINE David E. Rogers Fellowship ProgramSocial Medicine (underserved or disadvantaged populations) Domestic Summer Research Programs – Examples Cont.

Domestic Summer Research Programs Wide spectrum of research areas to choose from Pay attention to program location & stipend amount Deadlines range from December to April The above is NOT a complete list of opportunities!

Thinking Ahead…More Opportunities for Research (Year Long Programs) CDC Fellowships in Applied Epidemiology Doris Duke Clinical Research Program Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Howard Holderness Distinguished Medical Scholars Howard Hughes Medical Institute Scholars NIH Clinical Research Training Program Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation Fellows Meeting on November 7, 2013 in Bondurant G100 will highlight some of these 1-year research programs.

International Clinical/Research Opportunities

Child Family Health International (CFHI) Rotations Abroad Program organizes socially responsible and financially just clinical/research experiences in India, South Africa, Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Nicaragua. -Additional info:

Himalayan Health Exchange Organizes medical camps in remote regions of north India and the Indo-Tibetan borderlands. Participation is opent to a variety of health care professionals, including medical students. -Additional info:

International Alliance in Service and Education Programs Program sponsors service learning opportunities in Mexico and South America. -Additional info:

Last Mile Health Organization organizes facilitates clinical/research/social programs in Liberia for wide variety of health care professionals, including medical students. -Additional info:

AMSA/IFMSA Research Abroad Program Organization has an active chapter at UNC, and facilitates research rotations for medical students in over 40 countries around the world at a minimal cost and for course credit. -Additional info: areerDevelopment/InternationalExchanges.aspx

Contacts: Christina Lee – – co-VP of Research Opportunities, John B. Graham Medical Student Research Rebekah Macfie – – co-VP of Research Opportunities, John B. Graham Medical Student Research Society Rita Kuwahara – – co-President, John B. Graham Medical Student Research Society James Byrne – – co-President, John B. Graham Medical Student Research Society John B. Graham Medical Student Research Society - Office of Student Medical Research -