DEADLINE: March , 2013

POSTED: January 31, 2011

The Student Research Fellowship Program is a structured program developed to provide students with basic research skills and practical experience in conducting research independently. Students gain valuable experience assessing the validity of current clinical practice standards. Research methods and data analysis strategies are emphasized.

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We are offering an outpatient volunteer experience this summer in Pediatric Diabetes during June 2013.  This time involves a week spent working with the team of physicians, nurses, dietitians, and support staff from Riley Hospital as a volunteer at the American Diabetes Association-sponsored diabetes summer camp in northern Indiana.  The week of diabetes camp is June 9^th through the 15^th.  Each medical staff person takes care of 8-10 children, in concert with physicians, nurses, nursing students, physician assistant students, dietary students, and pharmacy students.  Campers range in age from 7 to 15 years old.  More than 95% of campers have Type 1 diabetes.  There is also a mandatory one-day orientation session which takes place on Saturday, June 8^th at camp. 

You will learn how to manage mild, moderate, and severe hypoglycemia and will gain tremendous experience by adjusting insulin doses on a daily basis under the supervision of an experienced staff doctor.  During training, you will learn how to inject insulin shots and operate a variety of insulin pumps.  Once you have a group of “campers,” you will be required to administer insulin doses 2 to 6 times daily.   Eventually, students at camp gain a large amount of autonomy and are able to provide excellent diabetes care. 

The camp experience will include dietary instruction and provide you with the opportunity to use several of the newest glucose meters, pens, and insulin pumps on the market.  During the daytime, you will be able to participate with the campers in group activities.  There is no charge for the experience.  Housing and meals are provided during your time at camp. You will sleep in cabins (which are air-conditioned) on the campgrounds and eat in the dining hall.

Each year the medical students who have attended camp have had a great experience and have been invaluable members of the medical staff.  This is a unique opportunity to get hands-on experience in providing medical care regardless of which field of medicine you eventually choose.

If you are interested in participating or have additional questions, please contact Todd Nebesio, M.D., at 317-944-3889 or at tdnebesi@iu.edu.  Applications to participate as a volunteer medical staff will be available soon. 

The American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) is now accepting applications for the 2013 American Brain Tumor Association Medical Student Summer Fellowship program, a 10-to-12 week program to motivate talented medical students to pursue a career in Neuro-oncology research. ABTA Medical Student Summer Fellowships are $3,000 grants to medical students wishing to spend a summer conducting brain tumor research.  The fellowship is to be conducted in a Neuro-oncology laboratory with a mentorship setting that will provide an introductory learning experience.  A student authored outcomes report is due upon completion of the Fellowship, and must be received by October 1, 2013.

At the conclusion of the Summer Fellowship program the student reports will be reviewed by ABTA Scientific Advisory Council members. The student author of the most meritorious paper will receive an additional award of $1,000 (payable to the institution), and appropriate recognition. Instructions for the outcomes report will be provided to successful applicants and mentors.

The ABTA Medical Student Summer Fellowship is a $3,000 grant intended as stipend support; indirect expenses cannot be allocated from this award. Payment is made in two equal checks, payable to the institution: $1500 at the beginning of the research period, and $1500 upon receipt of the student’s written outcomes report. Please note, all award payments are made to institutions only. We cannot make funds payable to students or mentors.

Applications are available on their website the last week in November due in the ABTA office by January 9, 2013. Selected students will be notified by April 1, 2013.

American Pediatric Society (APS) & Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) Student Research Program

The SPR and APS offers an opportunity to medical students who wish to participate in research in a pediatric laboratory or research group at a medical school OTHER THAN THEIR OWN MEDICAL SCHOOL. The program offers these opportunities to encourage gifted medical students to consider careers in research related to pediatrics.  Students selected to the program are able to choose or are assigned to leading research laboratories. Currently, their Directory of Laboratories lists research opportunities at more than 300 laboratories and research experiences in the United States and Canada. The program gives students $61.20 per day for a maximum stipend of $5,508 and enables them to spend 2-3 months, at 40 hours per week, in a research environment.  The program encourages applications from all qualified candidates and encourages under-represented groups to apply. 

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The Medical Student Summer Clinical Externship (MSSCE) program has been developed for medical students with a strong desire for clinical experience in the field of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) and who are eagerly seeking opportunities to see patients. This program aims to provide a wide range of inpatient and outpatient clinical exposure and to allow students to explore the human side of patient care and the psychosocial environments their patients face through an eight-week summer externship with an attached stipend of $4,000. 

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The 2013 Aufranc Summer Research Scholars Program at the New England Baptist is for medical students interested in a career in orthopedic surgery.

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The Cannon Summer Scholars Program hosted by Carolinas HealthCare System is a program of instruction in research for selected undergraduate, graduate, and medical students enrolled in accredited colleges and universities. Summer Scholars work closely with mentors who are performing original research in the clinics or laboratories of Carolinas HealthCare System.  Opportunities are many and varied and include original bench research in medically-related disciplines such as biochemistry, cell biology, clinical trials, molecular biology, outcomes research, physiology, proteomics, and others.  The Program is able to support 25 students and each student receives $5,000 as compensation for a full-time commitment for the duration of the 10 week program.  No additional funds for travel, lodging, board exams, or other expenses are available.  The internship begins Tuesday, May 28, 2013 and concludes Friday, August 2, 2013.

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The Division of Pulmonary Medicine at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center was awarded a five year training grant for the National Institute of Health which offers medical students the opportunity to explore pediatric pulmonary-related clinical and basic science research. Research and travel stipends are included in the program for all students. This is a 9-week program that will begin Monday, June 11, 2013 and finish on Friday, August 9, 2013. Dates are flexible for individual circumstances but individuals must commit to a minimum of 8 weeks with the majority of time during the summer program time frame. 

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This program is designed to provide medical students between their first and second year the opportunity to work closely with a research mentor on a project and attend educational research conferences/classes. The goal of the internship is to introduce medical students to the basic concepts of the design, implementation, interpretation and presentation of clinical and/or basic science research.  This program is competitive, based on grades, recommendations, and previous experience.  Details about the program, as well as the online application form, are available at

the website

If you would additional information, please contact the GRMEP Research Department at:

research-intern-program@grmep.org

The Harvard Catalyst Visiting Research Internship Program (VRIP) is an 8 week mentored summer research program open to first and second year US medical school students particularly underrepresented minorities and/or disadvantaged individuals from accredited US medical schools. The six VRIP students are responsible for the completion of a mentored research project, a written abstract, paper and oral presentation summarizing their findings. Students are also encouraged to participate in the New England Science Symposium. NESS is an annual research symposium held at HMS for minority college, medical, and graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from around the US.

Harvard Catalyst Website

HHMI Summer Medical Fellows Program 

HMI Summer Medical Fellows Program will support up to 20 students working in HHMI laboratories (with HHMI investigators, early career scientists or at the Janelia Farm Research Campus), for a minimum of 8 consecutive weeks (10 weeks preferred). Students must be in good standing at a medical, dental, or veterinary school located in the U.S. As a medical, dental, or veterinary student, you are in a unique position to advance biomedical research and translate findings from the lab into the treatment of disease. HHMI's Medical Fellows Program gives you a chance to focus on a research project full-time and determine how you can incorporate research into your professional career.

This past summer Jonathan Weyhenmeyer spent his summer at the HHMI Summer Medical Fellows Program in Bethesda, Maryland.  Jonathan has expressed an interest in talking with students who may be interested in this program.  Currently, Richa Sharma is an HHMI Fellow doing her year of research at IUSM and she has expressed an interest in talking with students who may be interested later in the one-year HHMI Fellowship program.

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 2013 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 1, 2012 and the application deadline is February 15, 2013.

For further information, visit: www.hhmi.org/medfellowships or e-mail medfellows@hhmi.org.

• 8-16 week research project mentored by an HVTN Investigator
• Travel to an HIV Vaccine Trials Unit in the US or abroad
• Maximum award of $20,000

• Research at an HIV Vaccine Trials Unit in the US with up to 16 weeks at an international HIV Vaccine Trials Unit
• Can be timed with a planned masters or doctoral program, or be a distinct, non-degree associated research-focused year
• Maximum award of $60,000

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DEADLINE:  February 1, 2013

POSTED: January 3, 2013

JACK's Summer Scholars Program has a rich history of providing students with the opportunity to view the world of neonatology and pediatric subspecialties through clinical mentoring and research. Summer scholars have the opportunity to work with the neonatal team as they provide care and conduct research related to infant and maternal health. Specific emphasis is placed on developing an understanding of multidisciplinary hospital care. The program also enables participants to explore medical career opportunities in pediatric subspecialties such as general surgery, anesthesiology, neurosurgery and infectious diseases.

The goals of JACK’s Summer Scholars Program are to: 

• Foster premedical and medical student interests in pediatric medicine careers.
• Demonstrate the medical profession’s role in improving public health through exploration of various neonatal research and clinical care activities.
• Use mentorship to educate scholars on the importance of a collaborative healthcare team environment in quality improvement and emphasize factors that are vital to developing medical professionalism.

The AACAP Jeanne Spurlock Research Fellowship in Substance Abuse and Addiction offers a unique opportunity for minority medical students to explore a research career in substance abuse in relation to child and adolescent psychiatry, gain valuable work experience, and meet leaders in the child and adolescent psychiatry field. The fellowship opportunity provides up to $3,500 for 12 weeks of summer research under a child and adolescent psychiatrist researcher/mentor. Participants are required to attend the AACAP Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA on October 23 – October 28, 2012 to present their research in a new research poster session. (Complimentary registration and travel reimbursement for the Annual Meeting are included in addition to the fellowship stipend.)

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DEADLINE: March 3, 2013

POSTED: 
December 30, 2012

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The Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellowship program encourages talented medical students to consider careers in academic anesthesiology. Medical students participate in research projects and clinical anesthesia in academic departments across the country through the eight-week summer program. The capstone of the medical student fellowship is the MSARF Symposium, where participants present their research projects via poster at the ASA annual meeting each year.

For more information, go to the FAER website.

Vanderbilt School of Medicine invites applications for the Medical Student Research and Training Program in Nephrology and Hypertension for the summer of 2013. This program provides an opportunity for medical students to conduct research under the direction of an established Vanderbilt University scientist in the area of Nephrology and/or Hypertension during the summer between the first and second year, or the second and third year of medical school.  Prior research experience is not required. The program provides a stipend.

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The MSTAR scholarship program, established in 1994, provides an enriching 8-12 week experience in aging-related research under the mentorship of top experts in the field. Aging-related research crosscuts many areas of scientific investigation from basic sciences, to clinical research, to health services research.

Program highlights:

• Classes in research methodology

• Opportunities for research presentations and publications
• Clinical geriatrics experiences
• Information on medical careers
• Informal social gatherings and networking with fellow scholars and mentors

Students gain a wealth of experiences they might not otherwise have during medical school, especially early in their training when most scholars participate in the program.  Many former MSTAR scholars have pursued successful and varied careers in geriatrics and aging-related research.  They have joined the growing number of dedicated scientists, innovative thinkers, and talented physicians whose specialized knowledge and skills in aging are increasing in demand as our population ages.

For more information, go to http://www.afar.org/research/funding/mstar

The Medical Student Summer Fellowship program is an eight-week research program offered to medical students who have a career interest as a physician-scientist in the field of oncology and/or related biomedical sciences. 

Medical student summer fellows receive a stipend of $5,800 for the eight weeks program. Memorial Sloan-Kettering does not provide housing to program participants. Housing options will be identified and made known to participants. All housing and transportation expenses are the participant’s responsibility.

Subject to sponsor approval, students may participate in any one of the eight-week program blocks.

June 10-August 2, June 17-August 9, or June 24-August 16  

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Encouraging undergraduate and graduate students who are from health disparities populations to pursue careers in basic science, biomedical, clinical and behavioral health research fields.

Broadening the research efforts and scientific training of undergraduate, graduate students from health disparities populations to encompass international health issues.

Assisting undergraduate, graduate students who are from such populations to participate in U.S. and international faculty collaborative research initiatives.

MHIRT participants receive research training during the summer and participate in original data collection at prestigious international research institutions in Spain, United Kingdom and Mexico.

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The Minority Medical Student Award Program (MMSAP) is an 8- to 12-week research experience for students from the United States and Canada in their early years of medical school. As part of this experience, students collaborate with an ASH member who serves as their research mentor. Program participants are also paired with an ASH member who serves as a career-development mentor throughout the participants' medical schooling and residency.
At the end of the research experience, students present their findings at the Promoting Minorities in Hematology Presentations at the ASH annual meeting. After the research year, the students remain involved with ASH throughout medical school and residency to keep them engaged in the study of hematology and to help them gain valuable knowledge in the field. In addition, students who participate in this program may apply to the program for a second summer research experience.
For the purposes of this program, minority is defined as those groups that ASH has determined to be underrepresented in the field of hematology related to biomedical, behavioral, clinical, or social science research. This definition includes, but is not limited to, racial/ethnic minorities and persons from disadvantaged socioeconomic groups. Thus, applicants must self-identify, and participants are drawn from this pool.
Applicants must be enrolled in MD, DO, or MD/PhD medical school programs and be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Canada.

• Chooses an injury topic
• Conducts a literature review
• Develops a research hypothesis
• Analyzes data from an existing national dataset to evaluate the topic and test the hypothesis
• Interprets and summarizes findings in a manuscript which he/she writes as first author
• Submits the manuscript to a peer-reviewed scientific journal for publication

Sponsored by the Gateway Area Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society, the Medical Student Fellowship in MS Program offers the opportunity to expose medical students in their pre-clinical and clinical years to the field of multiple sclerosis. Proposed rotations may include learning about multi-disciplinary care, clinical trials, research, and advocacy/support at an NMSS-Affiliated Center for Comprehensive Care based in a medical school or private practice setting. The National MS Society will award stipends to pre-clinical medical students or research funding (elective credit) to clinical students. Students are expected to identify a mentor (i.e. neurologist) to discuss interests and opportunities. A list of mentors and a description of available experiences is available through the NMSS. The fellowship program was established to stimulate individuals to pursue careers in neurology and multiple sclerosis in either research or practice settings.

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The Medical Student Summer Research Program in Diabetes is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health through the NIDDK and allows medical students to conduct research under the direction of an established scientist in the areas of diabetes, hormone action, physiology, islet cell biology, or obesity at an institution with one of 17 NIDDK-funded Diabetes Centers during the summer between the first and second year or second and third year of medical school.

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The Pediatric Oncology Education program at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is funded by the National Institutes of Health / National Cancer Institute. The POE program offers a unique opportunity for students preparing for careers in the biomedical sciences, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, allied health, and veterinary medicine to gain biomedical and oncology research experience. The POE program provides a short-term training experience (internship) in either laboratory research or clinical research. A primary goal of the program is to encourage students to pursue a career in cancer research, either as a laboratory-based scientist or a physician scientist. Thus, qualified students with an interest in cancer research are particularly encouraged to apply.

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Purpose: To increase the opportunities for medical students to have a research experience in medical imaging and to encourage them to consider academic radiology as an important option for their future. Recipients will gain experience in defining objectives, developing research skills and testing hypotheses before making their final choices for residency training programs. Students are expected to undertake a research project requiring full time efforts for at least 10 weeks under the guidance of a scientific advisor during personal/vacation time or during a research elective approved by their medical school.

Nature of Projects:Any area of research related to the radiologic sciences.

Amount: $3,000 to be matched by the sponsoring department ($6,000 total), as a stipend for the medical student. Funds are intended to secure protected time for the recipient and may not be used for non-personnel research expenses.

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Deadline: February , 2013

Update

Posted: December 30, 2012

The Rheumatology Research Foundation has partnered with the Sjögren’s Syndrome Foundation to provide research funding to medical and/or graduate students interested in research directly related to Sjögren’s Syndrome through the Rheumatology Research Foundation Preceptorship program.

For more information regarding the Sjögren’s Syndrome Foundation, please visit their Web site at www.sjogrens.org/research. Students interested in applying should contact Damian Smalls, Rheumatology Research Foundation senior specialist of Awards and Grants for details on how to apply. 

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DEADLINE: February 6, 2013

POSTED: January 2, 2013

• A structured, mentored research experience in the high profile oncology laboratories of the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins.
• A series of didactic lectures by senior clinical and research faculty that provide an overview of the molecular basis of cancer, general oncologic principles, problems in clinical oncology and cancer health disparities.
• Half-day clinical rotations that provide exposure to the clinical practice of medical, radiation and surgical oncology.
• Day programs conducted by faculty of the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda and Howard University.

The Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis provides opportunities for undergraduate, pre-med and medical students enrolled at Washington University or other accredited universities to work on cancer research projects during the summer. Opportunities range from basic laboratory research to clinical research to prevention/control and population research.

For more information on this opportunity, go to http://www.siteman.wustl.edu/contentpage.aspx?id=254.  Online Application will be available beginning January 1, 2013.  Application Deadline is March 1, 2013.

The Strong Children's Research Center (SCRC) funds a student training program for outstanding undergraduate (completion of junior year by May of the current year), medical, and graduate students who plan to pursue a career in biomedical research or clinical research. This is an opportunity to develop skills in a variety of research methodologies whereby participants may contribute to a project and ultimately a scientific publication.

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The following is an opportunity for the 2013 Summer in the Chicago area at the Feinberg School of Medicine within the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.

Applications are now being accepted for an eight-week Summer Externship Program, sponsored by the Department of Physical Medicine and rehabilitation of Northwestern University Medical School.  The externship program is held at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC), located in downtown Chicago at the MGaw Medical Center.  For more information, go to the Feinberg Externship Program website. 

This program offers a unique and early clinical exposure related to the care of persons with acute and chronic disabilities for comprehensive rehabilitation.  primarily, students will assist in the clinical management of patients admitted to the RIC.  In addition, students will participate in the care of patoents within subspecialty/outpatient clinics.  Also, students will participate in a research project in a rehabilitation related field.  There will be ongoing didactic and in-service efforts directed at the M1-M2 student level. 

The Extern Program will begin on June 3rd and continue through July 26, 2013.  There are a limited number of available positions, so applicants are encouraged to apply immediately each year. 

The 2013 Summer Extern Online Application deadline is Wednesday, January 2, 2013.

The AACAP Summer Medical Student Fellowships offer a chance for medical students to explore a career in child and adolescent psychiatry, gain valuable work experience, and meet leaders in the child and adolescent psychiatry field. The fellowship opportunity provides up to $3,500 for 12 weeks of clinical or research training under a child and adolescent psychiatrist mentor. Participants are required to attend the AACAP Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL, October 22-October 27, 2013. (Complimentary registration and travel reimbursement for the Annual Meeting are included in addition to the fellowship stipend.)

Eligibility requirements and additional details regarding these opportunities are available on the summer fellowship section of the AACAP website. 

The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Student Research Training Program (SRTP) is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and allows medical students to conduct research under the direction of an established Vanderbilt scientist in the areas of diabetes, obesity, kidney disease, or digestive disease during the summer between the first and second year or second and third year of medical school. 

Each student receives a stipend of $1,800 monthly. Students spend 2-3 months at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, but commencement and conclusion are reasonably flexible depending on the specific area of emphasis.

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DEADLINE: January 4, 2012

POSTED: November 9, 2012

The ENLACE China Medical Service Learning Program invites you to go beyond your boundaries, challenge yourself and be part of something meaningful and rewarding during the summer of 2013. Spend 10 days in China caring for some of the world’s most vulnerable children: orphans with special health care needs.  Attending to the medical needs of these children requires focused time and training that caregivers and medical students do not usually learn. You will receive in-depth training and hands-on exposure to children with special needs and have an opportunity to teach caregivers the skills needed to care for these vulnerable children.  

Dates: June 20 – 30, 2013

Duration: 10 days

Cost: Approximately $4, 800  for 10 days.

Application Deadline: January 4, 2013.

Click HERE for more information and a direct link to the application at i-Abroad.

Contact: Jennifer Custer, Program Manager (317) 274-6539 or jcuster@iupui.edu

Language and cultural immersion program with onsite exposure to primary and community health care in El Savador. This experience provides one-on-one instruction in the Spanish Language, grammar and structure with strong emphasis on conversation. Students learn about health care delivery in a developing country through observing/volunteering at the public hospital, interacting with El Savadorian health care professionals, and volunteering at local public and private health clinics. Program components include in-depth orientation sessions prior to departure; Observation of primary and community care programs; Individual Spanish language instruction, 20 hours per week; Honduran family home-stay; Variety of volunteer opportunities; and Special cultural activities. Due to the individualized nature of the instruction, students at any level of Spanish language knowledge are able to participate in this program.

Dates: Beginning June 17, 2013  with flexible return dates through July

Duration: Minimum 2 weeks beginning June 17, 2013.

Cost: Approximately $2,200 for 4 weeks. Not included: passport, immunizations, and additional personal travel expenses.

Application Deadline: January 11, 2013

Click HERE for more information and a direct link to the application at i-Abroad.

Contact: Jennifer Custer, Program Manager (317) 274-6539 or jcuster@iupui.edu

Students from institutions of higher education (undergraduate, graduate, medical, non-degree), professionals and community members interested in international research related to health, development and community education; individuals interested in improving their Spanish skills.

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ASN offers nutrition internships for medical students via its Clinical Nutrition Internship Program. This program is designed to increase the role of nutrition in the practice of medicine, medical research, health promotion, and disease prevention by providing a unique combination of educational experiences to medical students.

Each selected student works under a recognized authority in clinical nutrition in a U.S. medical school or hospital. A list of available mentors, all members of The American Society for Nutrition, will be presented to each successful applicant, upon notification of acceptance, from which they may select their mentor. If more than one selected applicant desires the same mentor, the decision will be made by a drawing. It is also possible for selected applicants to arrange for a mentor themselves, but the mentor must be approved by ASN.

The internships will last eight weeks and usually be scheduled in the summer, but other times could be arranged. The students will be exposed to both clinical and academic aspects of nutrition. Each student will receive a $ 2,500 stipend for the eight-week internship. 

Focusing Research on the Border Area (FRONTERA) Border Health Scholars is a 10-week research internship offered by the University of Arizona College of Medicine's Office of Inclusive Excellence & Community Engagement.

The course provides undergraduate, graduate and medical students with an increased understanding of public health disparities in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region through practical hands-on research experience, role model mentoring, and integration into a network of peer researchers/public health professionals invested in the development of each trainee. Participants are matched, according to their areas of interest, with an experienced scientist/researcher whose work has an impact on border health. Students will present the outcomes of their research at the end of the course.

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A primary goal of the program is to encourage students to pursue a career in gerontology, Thus, qualified students with an interest in working with the older adult patient population are particularly encouraged to apply.

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The Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust ,in collaboration with Yale Medical School, is proud to announce the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE), a ground breaking initiative challenging medical students to consider contemporary ethical issues facing their professions — using the Holocaust and the conduct of their professions in Nazi Germany as a framework for the study.

To apply or to learn more about FASPE, visit: http://www.mjhnyc.org/faspe/apply.html. 

A six week program offered each summer at the Bodine Center for Cancer Treatment.  Open to first year medical school students.

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In their 7th year, this program will be offering two (2) positions available for the first three-week period and two (2) in the second three-week period, for a total of four (4) positions.

The Altoona Hospital has been an active participant in the Western Pennsylvania Health Preceptorship Program as well as sponsoring its own summer preceptorship for medical students who have completed one year of medical school. Students participate in a variety of activities during their six-week program.  All students spend one week in the office of Altoona Family Physicians as well as one week working with the residents on the inpatientFamily Medicine Service.  The student may then select from a variety of one-week blocks including Medical and Surgical Rotations, Ambulatory Care, Trauma, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Physical Medicine, Orthopedics, Laboratory, etc.  Time may also be spent in the offices of a variety of primary care physicians in both urban and rural settings.

For more information, go to http://www.altoonafp.org/Summer_preceptorship.htm