Summer Opportunities for First Year Med Students
The following is a reference for the Summer Opportunities for First Year Medical Students. As information on summer opportunities are received by the IUSM Office of Medical Student Affairs-Student Financial Affairs during the 2009-2010 academic year, we will send the information to all first year medical students via the first year medical student listserv and then post the information here. When available, we will provide commentary from past student participants on specific summer opportunities. Please keep in mind that applying early to programs (well in advance of the deadlines posted) is encouraged and is the key to potential success. Pay close attention to the deadlines, when applicable.
Included under the "More info" link of each program (if feedback is provided), you will see comments by IUSM students who participated in these programs in previous years.
| Program Name | Deadline | Short Description/Link | Application |
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| IUSM Affiliated Research Opportunities | |||
| General Programs associated with IUSM | NA | IUand IUSM offer many research and internship programs for med students. Some of these programs are highlighted individually below, but for a brief listing of the programs on the IUSM website, click here. | Not Available |
| Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research Summer Internship Program | Web Application Available in December 2009 | This program offers high school, graduate, undergraduate, and medical students the opportunity to perform research in nationally recognized research laboratories. A stipend is paid over the summer and students present their research at the end of the summer in a poster symposium. For more information, click here. |
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| IUSM NIH Traineeship Summer Research Program | Common Application Available in November 2009 | The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the IU School of Medicine is offers an outstanding research/training opportunity during the summer to IU medical students who have completed their first year. Also, the traineeships are only open to U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents. This 12-week traineeship is designed to give medical students an opportunity to gain first-hand experience in basic and clinical research. NIH trainees will participate in designing experiments, collecting and analyzing data, interpreting results, and in presenting empirical findings. Students will work with research teams in either the Department of Otolaryngology at the IU School of Medicine in Indianapolis or in one of the following three departments at IU Bloomington: Psychological and Brain Sciences, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Linguistics. Each student will be supervised by a faculty member who is actively involved in research. |
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| IUSM MSA Student Research Program in Academic Medicine | Common Application Available in November 2009 | Selection and assignment to a particular research project will be made in February. More Information, click here. IUSM past participant comments |
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| IUSM Dean’s Office for Medical Student Affairs (MSA) Summer Internship | DEADLINE: March 15, 2010 POSTED on November 16, 2009 |
The Dean’s Office for Medical Student Affairs (MSA) invites any student currently enrolled at Indiana University School of Medicine and in good academic standing to apply for the Summer Internship position. This program is designed to place IUSM medical students with professionals in student affairs and medical education. Students will develop project(s) involving particular aspects of the medical school experience they wish to investigate and make recommendations for improvement. Each student will be assigned to a mentor who will assist in defining the project, monitor the student’s progress and assure timely completion of the project(s). The objective of this program is to provide students with valuable experience in the medical education field, which in turn, may lead to an interest in a career in academic medicine. For more information, click here |
Application Available |
| IU Center for Aging Research Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) Summer Research Program | DEADLINE: February 5, 2010 POSTED on November 17, 2009 |
The IU Center for Aging Research, the research arm of IU Geriatrics, offers a Summer Research Program for medical students who will have successfully completed one year of medical school at the IU School of Medicine. The purpose of the scholarship program is to engage Indiana University medical students in personally rewarding experiences in aging research and to foster geriatric friendly clinicians and researchers through close relationships with successful role models and enthusiastic peers. The program, called IU MSTAR, provides an 8-12 week intensive experience that includes an individualized aging research experience under the mentorship of Center for Aging Research expert scientists. For more information, click here IUSM past participant comments |
Application Available |
| Midwest Alliance for Health Education Student Research Fellowship Program | DEADLINE: February 10, 2010 POSTED on November 19, 2009 |
For first- and second-year students in the School of Medicine, law, or nursing. Nine-week program focusing on clinical research, abstract preparation, poster preparation, manuscript preparation and data analysis of research. |
Application Available |
| Methodist Research Institute Summer Student Research Program | DEADLINE: February 12, 2010 POSTED on November 10, 2009 |
This is a 12 week full-time paid @$10/hr. internship commitment for 10-12 students with a minimum of 60 hrs. of college credit - undergraduate, graduate, or medical students Managed through the Methodist Research Institute at Clarian Health Partners, Inc., the Summer Student Research Program is designed to pair students in the sciences with biomedical researchers for a 12-week period during the summer. The goal of the program is to provide university and college students in the sciences and medical students an opportunity to develop their biomedical research skills by working on a medical research project with a mentor at a major medical research faculty and to encourage students to consider the field of medical research as a possible career choice. Each program participant designs and implements a biomedical research study, analyzes research data collected during the study, attends an 8-week lecture series, prepares a written report summarizing the summer research project, prepares and gives a formal oral presentation summarizing the project, and learns to prepare a manuscript following guidelines for submission to a peer-reviewed journal. For more information, Website under Construction |
Application Available |
| IU School of Medicine T35 Summer Research Program | Application Available in November 2009 | Open to full-time undergraduate, graduate or medical students who are of African-American, American Indian, Hispanic or Pacific Islander descent who are interested in doing biomedical research. This 9 week program includes a stipend of approximately $3000 air/car travel allowance and housing. For more information, click here. |
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| T35 Short-term Training Program in Women's Health and Aging | Common Application Available in November 2009 | This program provides short-term training for predoctoral students in areas of research related to aging and women's health. Program mentors have expertise in osteoporosis, diabetes, cancer, autoimmunity, pharmacogenetics/pharmacogenomics, HIV/AIDS, cognitive dysfunction, depression, family violence, and clinical trials. Faculty members involved with the program are particularly interested in research that examines factors involved in health disparities. Trainees participate in seminars and research studies. Trainees also receive mentoring, which helps them to chart their careers and provides them with resources and contacts for future career guidance and advice. This program will serve as a stepping-stone to careers in academic medicine targeting women’s health. As well, the program will facilitate subsequent research training by connecting trainees with more extensive training programs at our institution and at others around the country. | Not Available |
| Clinical Exposure Programs in Indiana | |||
| Primary Care Consortium Scholars Program | Not yet Available for Application | The Primary Care Scholars’ Consortium Program offers first‐year medical students during the summer between their first‐ and second‐year of study, preclinical primary care experiences. In this Program, participants will: 1) Spend time with primary care physicians who serve as role models in providing early exposure to caring for rural or urban medically underserved populations; 2) Gain exposure to biomedical rural or urban research that includes family, community and economic factors influencing an individual's health in a rural or urban setting; 3) Understand the role of hospital, allied health agencies and health care professionals that complement the work of primary care physicians; and, 4) Improve the health of citizens in rural and urban areas of Indiana, in general, and beyond. |
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| Hospital Medical Education (HME) | Not yet Available for Application | This program offers first-year medical students an opportunity to spend their free summer in one of the community hospitals within Indiana learning about clinical medicine and community health. In the process, some students are paid a stipend by the hospital and in some instances room and board is provided. Individual programs typically run eight weeks with students spending at least 40 hours per week in the hospital and/or clinics. | Not Available |
| IUSM Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) Summer Scholarship Program | DEADLINE: March 1, 2010 or until slots filled POSTED on November 9, 2009 |
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) is an exciting, interesting field that is growing rapidly across the country. We are currently offering (3) one-month scholarship positions (beginning with May, June and July) for this coming 2010 summer. This would be for a one-month time period with a $1000 stipend. Your duties would basically be to observe one of our faculty members in day-to-day clinical activity and help out as needed and as applicable for your skill level. This will give you a greater exposure to what I consider a wonderful specialty and let you know a little bit more about what we in PM&R do on a day-to-day basis. We are offering three such positions (one each month), which will be limited to the top three candidates. If you are interested in applying, please contact my office and enclose a one to two page letter describing why you should be selected for this position. Please send your information to: Cyndi Herrera Residency Coordinator Indiana University School of Medicine Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Ph# 317-278-0200 Fax# 317-278-0206 Thank you for your interest in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. If you have questions, please also contact Cyndi Herrera. |
See description on how to apply for this program. | Other Experiences in Indiana |
| Diabetes Camp | DEADLINE: None Posted. POSTED on November 10, 2009 |
Are you looking for an important and challenging experience this summer; one that will help during medical school and beyond? Many medical students and physicians find that they are uncomfortable with the daily management of diabetes mellitus, particularly insulin dose adjustments and interpretations of blood glucose levels. This discomfort can create apprehension during medical school, as well as during internship and residency. Some residents finish their training and never gain the experience required for proper and up-to-date management of diabetes. In these days, when tight glucose management is mandatory, and diabetes management is increasingly complex, greater experience with diabetes is very helpful to prevent children and adults from developing long-term diabetic complications. For more information, click here. |
Application Information | Non-Indiana Summer Research Programs |
| American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship (MSSRF) Program | DEADLINE: February 1, 2010 POSTED on September 11, 2009 |
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) through the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation is offering the AANS Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship (MSSRF) program.
The fellowship is open to medical students in the United States or Canada who have completed one or two years of medical school and wish to spend a summer working in a neurosurgical laboratory, mentored by a neurosurgical investigator who is a member of the AANS and will sponsor the student. This year, fifteen (15) Medical Student Summer Research Fellowships will be awarded in the amount of $2,500 per award. For more information, click here. |
Application Available |
| American Federation for Aging Research Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) Program | DEADLINE: February 5, 2010 POSTED on November 4, 2009 |
This partnership program provides medical students, early in their training, with an enriching experience in aging-related research and geriatrics, under the mentorship of top experts in the field. Students participate in an eight- to twelve-week structured research. clinical, and didactic program in geriatrics. Students may train at an National Institute of Aging (NIA)-supported National Training Center or, for a limited number of medical schools, at their own institution. For more information, click here. IUSM Participant Comments |
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| AMA Foundation Seed Grant | DEADLINE: December 11, 2009 POSTED on September 8, 2009 |
The American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation is now accepting applications from medical students, physician residents and fellows for the Seed Grant Research Program. Grants of $2,500 will help young investigators conduct basic science or clinical research projects in the following four categories: Cardiovascular/Pulmonary Diseases, HIV/AIDS, Leukemia, and Neoplastic Diseases. For more information, click here. |
Application Available |
| American Pediatric Society (APS) & Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) Student Research Program | DEADLINE: January 22, 2010 POSTED: September 10, 2009 |
The SPR and APS offer a medical student research training program to encourage gifted medical students to consider careers in research related to pediatrics. This program is specifically designed for students seeking a research opportunity at an institution OTHER THAN THEIR OWN MEDICAL SCHOOL. Students selected to the program are able to choose or are assigned to leading research laboratories. Currently, our Directory of Laboratories lists research opportunities at more than 300 laboratories in the United States and Canada. Each research experience allows the student to spend eight to ten weeks at 40 hours per week in a research environment. The program provides students with a stipend of $58.27/day (as of September 1, 2009) for a maximum stipend of $4,312. For more information, click here. |
Application Available |
| American Society of Hematolgy Minority Medical Student Award Program | DEADLINE: March 4, 2010 POSTED: October 25, 2009 |
The Minority Medical Student Award Program (MMSAP) is structured around an 8- to 12-week research experience for students from the United States and Canada in their early years of medical school. Each year, up to 10 minority medical students enrolled in DO, MD, or MD/PhD programs are selected to participate. During their involvement with the program, each student is paired with a mentor who focuses on the research experience and a mentor who serves as a career development advisor. The students remain involved with ASH throughout medical school and residency to keep them engaged in the study of hematology and to help them attain valuable knowledge in the field. In addition, students who participate in this program may apply for one additional research experience the following year. Participants receive the following financial support: Financial Support
In addition to financial support, participants receive complimentary copies of Blood, the journal of the American Society of Hematology, as well as The Hematologist, the Society's newsletter, during their medical school and residency years. Eligibility
For the purposes of this program, minority is defined as those groups that the grantor organization 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. |
Application Available |
| The Arnold P. Gold Foundation Student Summer Research Fellowship | DEADLINE: March 1, 2010 POSTED on November 4, 2009 |
The Student Summer Research Fellowship grants are modeled on NIH short-term training grants, but are awarded for research into community health and cultural competency issues, rather than laboratory work. The Foundation's goal is to provide an opportunity for students to work directly with patients and to become more compassionate, relationship-centered physicians. Sample titles from previous research fellowships: “Prevalence of Depression in Adolescent Emergency Department,” “Identifying the Barriers to Pediatric Vaccinations Faced by a Recently Established Hispanic Population,” “Assessing the Service and Educational Impact of Medical Student-Run Health Clinics.” The student is expected to conduct the research under the oversight and supervision of a mentor. A final report is due at the conclusion of the 10 weeks. The first half of the grant funds are sent upon Foundation acceptance of the student's proposal and receipt of a signed grant agreement from the school. The balance is sent upon receipt of the student's final report. For more information, click here. 2008 IUSM Recipients: Shreyas Joshi - Honduras Service Project Andrea Freeman - Honduras Service Project 2009 IUSM Recipients: Lauren Guggina Micah Hatch |
Application Available |
| The Arnold P. Gold Foundation Student Student Summer Service Fellowship | DEADLINE: March 1, 2010 POSTED on November 4, 2009 |
The Student Summer Service Fellowship is intended to provide students an opportunity to design and implement a service project addressing a public health need in an underserved community or population. The Foundation's goal is to provide an opportunity for students to work directly with patients and to become more compassionate, relationship-centered physicians. Sample projects include providing breast screenings at homeless shelters, creating an educational video for elderly patients on safety issues, and carrying out AIDS/HIV education among recent Chinese immigrants. The student is expected to conduct the research under the oversight and supervision of a mentor. A final report is due at the conclusion of the 10 weeks. The first half of the grant funds are sent upon Foundation acceptance of the student's proposal and receipt of a signed grant agreement from the school. The balance is sent upon receipt of the student's final report. For more information, click here. |
Application Available |
| Campagna Scholarship in Neurological Surgery at Oregon Health & Science University | DEADLINE: February 26, 2010 POSTED on September 10, 2009 |
The scholarship supports a 10-week summer semester of research under the supervision of a neurosurgical mentor at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and residence expenses in Portland, Oregon. Students in the first or second year of study at an accredited U.S. medical school are eligible to apply. One scholar will be selected annually.Medical students with a serious interest in neurological surgery are encouraged to apply. Proposals may be modified in collaboration with faculty after acceptance. For more information, click here. |
Application Available |
| Mayo Clinic Diversity Programs Summer Research Fellowship | DEADLINE: April 1, 2010 POSTED on November 16, 2009 |
For many years, the specific and unique health needs of minority populations in the U.S. have been inadequately studied.
One reason for this is the extreme shortage of clinical investigators belonging to under-represented groups. Although some progress has been made toward increasing the number of clinicians belonging to under-represented groups, little, if any, increase in the number of clinical investigators has occurred. Students tend to view choosing between clinical medicine and research as an either/or decision. This is an unfortunate misconception and clearly not the case for patient-oriented clinical research. Research Training in Patient-Oriented Research Through grants from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and Mayo Clinic, a comprehensive training program for patient-oriented research has been created. "Patient-oriented research" is defined as the study of research questions that have direct clinical application. Many questions fall at the interface between basic and applied research, or within the area of clinical research studies. The goal of the program is to prepare minority students for careers in clinical care and patient-oriented research.Students are matched with Mayo Clinic investigators based on their interests and spend at least eight weeks conducting research, usually in the summer between the first and second years of medical school. In addition to their research project, students attend a series of seminars and presentations that introduce them to clinical research methods and the Mayo Clinic Center for Translational Science Activities. For more information, click here. |
Application Available |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Summer Fellowship Program | DEADLINE: January 22, 2010 POSTED on October 25, 2009 |
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. Supported by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Office of Diversity Programs in Clinical Care, Research, and Training, and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Brain Tumor Center, the summer fellowship program offers students who have completed their first or second year at an accredited allopathic or osteopathic United States medical school the opportunity to conduct basic laboratory or clinical research mentored by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center faculty. Students in the program will: Gain clinical or laboratory research experience mentored by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center faculty Interact with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center physicians, PhD investigators, post-doctoral fellows, and graduate students Attend a weekly education lecture series presented by world-renowned Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center faculty Attend additional institutional lectures, departmental conferences, and lab meetings Present their summer research to fellowship peers and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center faculty during the final week of the program For more information, Click here. |
Application Avaialbale on December 14, 2009 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center on the University of Texas Summer Research Program for Medical Students | DEADLINE: January 20, 2010 POSTED on November 7, 2009 |
A component of The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson is one of the nation's leading cancer centers dedicated to patient care, research, education and prevention. The purpose of the Summer Research Program for Medical Students is to provide participants with firsthand biomedical research experience in the basic or clinical sciences. Student projects are submitted by M. D. Anderson faculty mentors and will reflect the ongoing research efforts of the institution's clinics and laboratories. Individuals selected for the program will actively participate in both the technical aspects of their projects and the interpretation of experimental data. At the end of their summer experience, students will submit their research data in journal article format. Program trainees will be afforded the opportunity to acquire research skills and, through participation in institutional seminars and lectures, receive information that will be valuable in assessing their career goals related to research and patient care in oncology. For more information, click here |
Application Available |
| Parkinson's Disease Foundation Summer Fellowship Program | DEADLINE: January 15, 2010 POSTED on November 15, 2009 |
PDF’s Summer Fellowship Program is used to support students – from advanced undergraduates to graduate and medical students – in their pursuit of Parkinson's-related summer research projects. The goal of the Summer Fellowship is to cultivate an early interest in Fellows into the cause(s) and possible treatments for Parkinson's disease.
Fellows work under the close supervision of a sponsor who is an expert in the Parkinson's community and oversees the project. Typically, summer fellowships are offered for 10 weeks of laboratory work with an award of $3,000.
For more information, click here |
Application Available |
| Pediatric Oncology Education (POE) Program | DEADLINE: February 1, 2010 POSTED on September 11, 2009 |
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. For more information, click here. |
Application Available |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Summer Oncology Research Program | DEADLINE: February 16, 2010 POSTED on October 22, 2009 |
Experience clinical and basic scientific research Expand your horizons in the care and treatment of the cancer patient by participating in state-of-the-art clinical research. Explore the mysteries ofthe cancer cell by participating in a basic scientific research program. Or participate in both! Special emphasis is placed on cancer prevention through lectures and practical experiences. The Roswell Park program provides competitive stipend support (projected at $350 per week) for students in the health professions (medicine, dentistry, osteopathy) to engage in clinical and/or basic scientific research for an eight week period. Some funding is available to defray costs ofroom. The program runs from June 7 through July 30, 2010. However, dates ofparticipation may be changed to accommodate your academic schedule. For more information, Click here. |
Application Available |
| Sjögren’s Syndrome Foundation Student Fellowship | DEADLINE: February 1, 2010 POSTED on November 7, 2009 |
The Sjögren's Syndrome Foundation offers Student Fellowships for medical, dental, and PhD students working on a semester or summer research project in Sjögren’s syndrome. Awards are open to both graduate and undergraduate students.
Student Fellowship Guidelines The research must be conducted at an institution in the United States. It is the policy of the Foundation not to pay indirect, institutional overhead costs on grants of this nature. Dates for the proposed fellowship should be specified within the Foundation fiscal year that begins July 1 and for a time period of 2 to 6 months. The time period should be one that works for the student’s course schedule and ability to complete a final report with sufficient data. For more information, click here. |
Application Available |
| Strong Children's Research Center (SCRC) Summer Training Program | DEADLINE: March 1, 2010 POSTED on September 11, 2009 |
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. For more information, click here. |
Application Available |
| Summer Student Scholar Program at Baystate Medical Center and University of Massachusetts Amherst |
DEADLINE: March 12, 2010 POSTED on September 11, 2009 |
Baystate Medical Center, the Western Campus of Tufts University School of Medicine, and UMass Amherst offer a mentored research program for rising college seniors and medical students (either entering medical school or between the first and second years) who are exploring the potential of a career in medical, biomedical, public health, or behavioral health research. The 10‑week summer program offers you the opportunity to participate a research project from start to finish and present project outcomes to the scientific community. Formal classroom training and personalized application in research design, implementation, and publication make this summer experience an outstanding opportunity for any undergraduate student or first-year medical student considering a career in biomedical research. For more information, click here. |
Application Available |
| Vanderbilt University Diabetes Center Student Research Training Program (SRTP) in Diabetes and Endocrinology | DEADLINE: February15, 2010 POSTED on October 10, 2009 |
The Vanderbilt Student Research Training Program allows medical students to conduct independent research under the direction of an established scientist during the summer between the first and second year or second and third year of medical school. The possible areas of diabetes-related investigation are quite broad and range from basic laboratory studies on gene regulation to clinical studies in humans. Program staff will assist students in selecting an appropriate research project and preceptor. Prior research experience is not required. In addition to working on his/her own research project, each student attends a series of seminars addressing various clinical and research aspects of diabetes mellitus and its complications. Each student receives a stipend. Students spend 8-12 weeks at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, but commencement, conclusion, and vacation dates during the program are reasonably flexible. For more information, click here. |
Application Available |
| Vascular Surgery Research Program | DEADLINE: Janaury 10, 2010 POSTED on October 3, 2009 |
Four medical student research fellowships are available for 10-12 weeks of summer research training in molecular and cell biology, biomechanics, coagulation and thrombosis, and angiogenesis, with a focus on clinically relevant problems such as atherogenesis, intimal hyperplasia, prosthetic/host interactions and thrombosis. Trainees will pursue a program of intense research activity. This training program is designed to provide medical students with an initial exposure to vascular surgery research. Students will carry out their research projects under the guidance of a faculty advisor, selected form renowned vascular researchers based at four Harvard Medical School hospitals: the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital (Boston), and the Joslin Diabetes Institute, as well as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. For more information, click here. |
Application Guidelines on Website | International Health Summer Opportunities |
| Complete listing of International Opportunities from UCSF website | Varies | For more information, click here. | NA |
| Child Family Health International Programs | Various POSTED on September 12, 2009 |
Child Family Health International (CFHI) is the leading nongovernmental organization (NGO) placing health science students on global health education programs in ways that are socially responsible and financially just. We model best global health education practices which demonstrate a priority commitment to community engagement and local integrity. For more information, click here. |
Applications Available |
| Himalayan Health Exchange | No DEADLINE posted. POSTED, September 13, 2009 |
Himalayan Health Exchange is a humanitarian service program bringing together healthcare professionals who give of their time, talent and resources to provide care to the underserved populations in select, remote areas of Indo-Tibetan Borderlands. Each trip combines service and adventure, with team members providing care while also experiencing the land, its natural environment, people and culture. In addition to Himalayan Health Exchange's short-term health care expeditions, an extended program for medical, dental, research, public health and nursing students desiring international health exposure and experience can be arranged. Prior to or immediately following a regularly scheduled expedition, students work side by side with local and U.S.-based health care providers in a spirit of learning, and information and technical exchange. We begin with a health needs assessment involving dialogue and relationship-building with local health officials to determine how to contribute the best possible care and information to the local patient population. The focus is preventive medicine and public health education. Specialties may be utilized depending on student interests and areas of study. We always maintain a professional respect for the local health care delivery system as well as any religious or cultural customs associated with illness and health. For more information, click here See Testimonial from Rob Cantor, Class of 2012 IUSM Past Participant Comments |
Application Available |
| ENLACE 2010 Language and Cultural Immersion: Honduras Program | DEADLINE: January 23, 2010 POSTED: October 22, 2009 |
The ENLACE Language and Cultural Immersion: Honduras Program offers an intensive summer immersion Spanish language study with onsite exposure to primary and community health care in a developing country. This experience provides one‐on‐one instruction in the Spanish language, using the facilities of the Escuela de Idiomas Truxillo and the Salvador Parades Hospital in Trujillo, Honduras. Participants study Spanish language, grammar and structure with strong emphasis on conversation. Due to the individualized nature of the instruction, students at any level of Spanish language knowledge are able to participate in this program. Students learn about health care delivery in Honduras through observing/volunteering at the public hospital, interacting with Honduran 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 health care programs Individual Spanish language instruction, 20 hours per week Honduran family home‐stay Variety of volunteer op portunities Special cultural activities For more information, Click Here |
Application Available |
| Interhealth South America - Ecuador | No DEADLINE posted. POSTED, September 21, 2009 |
The Interhealth South America study and service program is an integrated onsite introduction to Ecuadorian and South American primary, community, and public health and healthcare for North American medical students, and residents and practicing physicians. In addition, emphasis is placed on medical Spanish language acquisition, with practical skills development in patient interviewing and examination in Spanish. The principal format of the program provides structured group and individual field experiences in international health, coordinated with medical language immersion study. For more information, click here. IUSM Past Participant Comments |
Contact Program Director to apply |
| Slemenda Scholar Program - Student Ambassador for the IU-Kenya Partnership | DEADLINE: December 31, 2009 POSTED: October 9, 2009 |
The IU-Kenya Partnership is seeking two first-year medical students (class 2013) to serve as student ambassadors for two months in Kenya, East Africa. Students are expected to represent Indiana University School of Medicine and to serve as outstanding ambassadors for the Partnership. The students will begin work in Kenya in May or June 2010. Students will receive round trip transportation, room, board, and some financial support. The students will be expected to maintain involvement with the Partnership until graduation. For more information, click here. IUSM Past Participant Comments |
See attachment for application requirements |
| South Texas Environmental Education and Research (STEER) Program | No DEADLINE posted. POSTED, September 13, 2009 |
STEER transforms current and future health professionals by providing a compelling, community-based, educational experience that allows them to make the connection between the environment, public health and medicine. For more information, click here. |
Application Available | Non-Indiana Clinical Exposure Programs |
| American Psychiatric Association Minority Medical Student Summer mentoring and Summer Externship in Addiction Psychiatry | DEADLINE: February 26, 2010 POSTED: November 11, 2009 |
The Minority Fellowships Program (MFP) endeavors to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in mental health and substance abuse care by providing specialized training to psychiatry residents and medical students interested in serving minority communities. For more information, click here. |
Application Available |
| American Association for Thoracic Surgery Summer Intern Scholarship Program | DEADLINE: January 15, 2010 POSTED: September 11, 2009 |
The Summer Intern Scholarship Program was established in 2007 to introduce the field of cardiothoracic surgery to first and second year medical students from North American medical schools. In the two years since its inception, the Summer Intern Scholarship has offered 125 medical students the opportunity to broaden their educational experience by providing scholarships to spend eight weeks during the summer working in an AATS member's cardiothoracic surgery department. For more information, click here. |
Application Available | Non-Indiana Other Experiences |
| Betty Ford Center | DEADLINE: March 5, 2010
POSTED on September 8, 2009 |
The Summer Institute for Medical Students is a unique learning experience for medical students to gain understanding and insight into addictive disease and the recovery process. Successful applicants to this program have the opportunity to spend five days experiencing what it is like to be a patient or a family member at the Betty Ford Center. For More Information, click here. IUSM past participant comments |
Application Available |
| Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE) | DEADLINE: Deecmber 15, 2009 POSTED on September 21, 2009 |
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. FASPE is now accepting applications from medical students for the inaugural program, which will take place in summer 2010. Medical school students will be chosen based on demonstrated superior academic ability and interest. Applicants will be required to submit academic transcripts, references, and a letter of recommendation, in addition to two essays. Completed applications are due no later than December 15. The committee will inform all candidates of their decisions by January 31, 2010. Those chosen for the program will have all costs of the program covered, including travel, lodging, and food. For more information, click here. |
Application Available |