Summer Opportunities Workshop Part 1 October 8, MBRB 1pm - 2pm

Agenda Welcome – Dr. Dent Summer Opportunities Overview – Dr. Dent Albert Schweitzer Fellows Program – Laura Cone Rural Scholars – Dr. Bashford Medical Student Training in Aging Research: Kristen Ruck Office of Medical Student Research – Dr. Nicholas Shaheen, Dr. Susan Henning and Tiffany Durham Primary Care / Population Health Scholars – Dr. Viera Research Opportunities – Robert Corty and Erin Steinbach

What should you do next summer? Be true to yourself! Do something you are really interested in If you are considering a competitive specialty consider doing research What you do is unlikely to make or break your chances of matching Please discuss all of this with your advisor!

Summer Opportunities Research UNC Extramural Community Service International UNC: Honduran Health Alliance; Proyecto Puentes de Salud (Mexico); Malawi; others Extramural: Himalayan Health Exchange, Child Family Health International, many others Specialty electives

Research resources Office of Medical Student Research Office phone Programs at UNC students/research-programshttp:// students/research-programs Short-term opportunities outside UNC students/research-opportunities-1/short-term-research- opportunitieshttp:// students/research-opportunities-1/short-term-research- opportunities Research Funding mentors/supplemental-funding-grants-and-award- opportunitieshttp:// mentors/supplemental-funding-grants-and-award- opportunities John B. Graham Student Research Society

Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) Program Administered by: The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) and the National Institute on Aging (NIA). What is the MSTAR Program? Aging-related research and geriatrics experience 8- to 12-week structured research, clinical, and didactic program in geriatrics Work with top experts in the field. The National Training Centers are: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Ellen Roberts or Jan Busby- WhiteheadEllen RobertsJan Busby- Whitehead David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles - 18 positions (includes positions at the University of California, San Francisco and University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center)David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, San FranciscoUniversity of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center Harvard Medical School - 7 positionsHarvard Medical School Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine - 16 positionsJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine University of California, San Diego School of Medicine - 18 positionsUniversity of California, San Diego School of Medicine University of Hawaii School of Medicine - 5 positionsUniversity of Hawaii School of Medicine University of Michigan School of Medicine - 18 positions (includes positions at Wayne State University School of Medicine)University of Michigan School of MedicineWayne State University School of Medicine University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine - 18 positions (includes positions at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio)University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine - 18 positions (includes positions at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio) Application Deadline: January 31, 2015

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Medical Student Summer Fellowship Program Brochure OVERVIEW This eight-week research program is offered to medical students who have a career interest as a physician-scientist in the field of oncology and/or related biomedical sciences. Supported by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), MSKCC Office of Diversity Programs in Clinical Care, Research, and Training, and MSKCC Brain Tumor Center, the summer fellowship program offers students who have completed their first or second year of medical school the opportunity to conduct basic laboratory or clinical research mentored by MSKCC faculty. Students in the program will: Gain clinical or laboratory research experience mentored by MSKCC faculty Interact with MSKCC physicians, PhD investigators, post-doctoral fellows and graduate students Attend a weekly education lecture series presented by world-renowned MSKCC faculty Attend additional institutional lectures, departmental conferences and lab meetings Present their summer research to fellowship peers and MSKCC faculty during the final week of the program

HHMI Summer Medical Fellows Program for 1 st year students HHMI Summer Medical Fellows Program will support up to 20 students working in HHMI laboratories for 8-10 weeks. Students must be in good standing at a medical, dental, or veterinary school located in the U.S. Those who are enrolled in a combined professional degree/Ph.D. program or who have already received a one- year award from any year-out research training program are not eligible to apply. The program is primarily aimed at those students who wish to explore the summer research experience with the intent of applying for the year-long program. For the 2015 summer program, students will receive a stipend of $5,000 for 10 weeks ($500/week for less than 10 weeks) and up to $1,000 for roundtrip relocation costs. The Competition System opens on November 3, 2014 and the application deadline is February 16, For further information, visit: or

Student Research Day Student Presentations 11a – 3p Oral and Poster Presentations Lecture 4:00 pm / Dr. Peter Agre -

Community Service North Carolina Farmworker Health Program Student Health Action Coalition Program on Aging SERV-NC Eugene Mayer Community Service Honor Society Albert Schweitzer Fellowship

Community Service Day Presented by the Eugene Mayer Honor Society February , 2015 Posters Oral Presentations Zollicoffer Lecture

Make the Most Out of Your Summer International Opportunity Date: TBD Location: TBD Lunch Dr. Martha Carlough Office of International Activities (

Electives Open to MS1 & MS2 Students ANES 403 – Anesthesiology Research DERM 402 – Research in Dermatology FMME 425 – International Fieldwork in Family Medicine FMME 433 – Honduran Health Alliance FMME 435 – Aging and Public Policy FMME 480 – Aging and Health GLBE 401 / 201 – Foundations in Global Health MEDI 271 – Puentos de Saluud MEDI 286 – Current Topics in Geriatrics MEDI 297 – Intermediate Spanish MEDI 298 – Advanced Spanish MEDI 435 – Aging and Public Policy MEDI 455 – Research and Endocrinology MEDI 480 – Aging and Health MEDI 483 – AIDS: Principles, Practice and Politics MEDI 496 – Rural Health Coalition Seminar Series MEDI 608i – Managing Diabetes MEDI 620 – Beginners Medical Spanish MEDI 622 – Advanced Beginners Medical Spanish MEDI 623 – Intermediate Medical Spanish OBGN 411 – The Burns-Waugh Research Fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology OPHT 402 – Research in Ophthalmology ORTS 444 – Precepteeship in Orthopaedic Research OTOL 452 – Research Experience in Physiologic Acoustics PEDS 607i – IPT Interpersonal Professional Teamwork PMED 250 – Alternative and Complementary Medicine RADY 411 – Fundamentals of Investigative Radiology SOCM 403 – Readings and Projects in Social Medicine SOCM 404 – Global / International Projects in Social Medicine SOCM 405 – Clinical Epidemiology or Population Health Research SOCM 407 – Global Health Elective SURY 421 – Research Elective in Cardiothoracic Surgery SURY 474 – Research in Urology Please see Leanne Shook, in 1001 Bondurant Hall for more

Administrative Elective Credit See Leanne Shook in 1001 Bondurant Hall, Letter of recommendation See Ashley Olsson in 1001 Bondurant Hall, Letter of good standing/transcripts See Ann Farabee in 1001 Bondurant Hall, Financial Aid (if you are receiving credit) See Sheila Graham McDonald in 1001 Bondurant Hall

Summer Opportunities Workshop – part 2 – Date: Tuesday January 6, 2015 Time: 12:15pm to 1:00pm Location: TBD SAVE THE DATE