1. Medical Student Summer Research Program 2016 Google: “uva mssrp”

2. Program requirements Seven-week research project Can be basic, clinical, or translational Can create your own project On-site or w/ established collaborators Work-in-progress presentation Lecture on research ethics Final project report Optional: fall research symposium

3. Schedule January –April 2016: potential projects posted. Wait or create your own. Late April: “matches” due Work 7 weeks during June – July June – early August (TBA): Breakfast talks, RCR lecture Late September: Final reports due

4. Additional information MSSRP Web site (description, forms, other summer research programs): Search for “Medical Student Research Programs at UVA” Office for Research contacts: Dr. Steven Wasserman ( sw@virginia.edu ) Joyce Fortune ( jcf9u@virginia.edu )

5. New this year School of Medicine program designed for students who desire a more research intensive experience Basic science MSSRP project leading to an application for an HHMI Medical Research fellowship (one-year) Information session to be announced shortly