Student Research Fellowships are available to currently enrolled medical students and to students accepted for admission for the upcoming academic year. Students are encouraged, as far as possible, to employ their own initiative in planning and pursuing a research project of their choice.
The purpose of the student Research Fellowship program is to interest medical students in research and to acquaint them with career possibilities in academic medicine.
This is an opportunity for students to participate directly in the investigation of a scientific question under the supervision of a faculty sponsor and to become familiar with the processes involved in defining a problem, evaluating its significance, designing experiments for its solution, and interpreting data.
Research Resources
The department provides computers and workspace to all students involved in research. In addition to their advisors, students will work with:
- Department faculty and staff with expertise in clinical research, statistics and library searches.
- For two hours each week, students will have classes in clinical and statistical research methods (see schedule, below).
- Students will participate in one field trip each summer to a leading epidemiological research center.
At the end of the summer students present their research at a Family Medicine departmental conference.
Application Process
Both the process of application for the student research fellowship and the actual performance of the work proposed should represent significant cognitive learning experiences and not consist of purely technical services or repetitive technical activities. Receipt of a fellowship will be noted in the student's academic file with the required one-page abstract of the research findings.
Pre-freshmen and freshmen usually hold the fellowship during the summer. Students may arrange to hold a fellowship during their senior year or at another time with the consent of the Student Affairs Office. The stipend for the fellowship is $5,193.00 for a 12-week period. (Amount is prorated if less than 12 weeks.)
More information is available through the College of Medicine.