1. The Penn State College of Medicine Medical Student Research Project Class of 2019 Ira J. Ropson, Ph.D. Director, Office of Medical Student Research Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology August 12, 2015

2. Funding for your MSR l Medical student research awards n Naugle Family Medical Student Research Scholarship (1) u Unrestricted n Bedrick Family Medical Student Research Program Award (1) u For research in Pediatrics n Lloyd Scholarship for International Medical Research by Penn State Medical Students (1) u Limited to a project conducted in a country other than the United States n Hill Family Medical Student Cancer Research Fund (3) u Limited to projects in cancer research, especially cholangiocarcinoma ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ n The Finkelstein Award (2) u Limited to research related immunologic or rheumatologic diseases n K. Danner Clouser Student Research Endowment Award (1) u Limited to research projects in the medical humanities n Center for clinical and translation research (up to 4) n Humanities Department awards for Qualitative Research (2)

3. Funding for your MSR l Work-study limited number available; eligibility requirements l Wage payroll departmental or grant funds l Other Granting Foundations, Societies and Agencies l Partial List of External Research Funding Opportunities on Website

4. Other Research Opportunities l Summer experience n NIH - Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research – Great for MSR n Many medical schools (Yale, Vanderbilt, etc.) and other sites look for medical students from other programs – Great for MSR l “Year out” experiences will fulfill the requirement n NIH Medical Research Scholars Program u NIH - Clinical Research Training Program u HHMI-NIH Research Scholars Program n HHMI - Medical Scholars Program u Stipend and Expenses n Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship u Stipend, Health Insurance Expenses

5. MSR Workshops l How to find and develop your project l Students who have completed the requirement and research advisors will participate l Dates, times, and locations – Sign up on Simba Mon. Aug. 312pm-4pmC470222 Tues. Sept. 13pm-5pmC570222 Thurs. Sept. 33pm-5pmC570222 Mon. Sept. 142pm-4pmC470222 Wed. Sept. 162pm-4pmC5620 18 Fri. Sept. 182pm-4pmC570222 Mon. Sept. 282pm-4pmC4702 8 Thurs. Oct. 13pm-5pmC57023

6. Friendly advice l If you aren’t sure about something or run into a problem a)Check out the MSR web site All the frequent questions and answers are there Many uncommon questions and answers are there b)Ask. We are here to help you achieve your goals. a)But don’t wait until the last minute

7. Contact Information l WEB site http://www.med.psu.edu/web/msr http://www.med.psu.edu/web/msr l Renee Seibel - MSR Administrator msr@hmc.psu.edu@hmc.psu.edu x280809 CG603 l Dr. Ira Ropson - MSR Director iropson@hmc.psu.edu x4064 C5736