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UM SoM Summer Research Programs

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Emergency Medicine Summer Research Workshop (UM Medical Students Only)

CLOSED

HP-STAR: Health Professions - Student Training in Aging Research Program

CLOSED

Mid-Atlantic Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC)

CLOSED

Summer Program in Obesity, Diabetes and Nutrition Training (SPORT)

CLOSED

Program Summary

The Summer Program in Obesity, Diabetes and Nutrition Training (SPORT) is an 8-10 week research internship for medical students only. The Program offers an intensive summer research experience and mentorship to successful applicants, as well as a stipend of approximately $5,400. Housing and transportation are not included. Tentative dates for the 2013 program are Tuesday, May 28 � Friday, August 2, 2013.

The purpose of the SPORT program is to inspire passion toward research in diabetes, obesity and nutrition by providing a mentored summer research experience for medical students as well as ongoing career, academic, research and clinical mentoring throughout medical school, with the ultimate goal of preparing participants for placement in competitive residency training programs leading to careers as independent physician scientists. Under the mentorship of one of the SPORT Program faculty, students will select an interesting research question in an obesity/nutrition-related area, and will work in the laboratory and/or clinical research setting to learn and perform state-of-the-art research to answer that question.

Students will be required to present a summary of their work in a peer group setting and will receive a Certificate of Completion upon satisfactory completion of the internship. In addition to intensive hands-on research experience, students will attend research conferences and seminars as well as weekly core lectures presented by faculty designed specifically for this program. The lectures will cover broad topics in diabetes, nutrition and obesity, and related chronic diseases. Program participants will also have the opportunity to shadow clinical faculty in both the inpatient and outpatient clinic setting (University of Maryland Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology, Endocrine Clinic, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, etc.).

Application Information

The form on the website is to be used by all students who are applying to the Summer Program in Obesity, Diabetes and Nutrition Training (SPORT). Please submit a picture (2x2) at the time you submit this application, and a resume/CV outlining your past education and research or other training.

The Application consists of four Stages including: Personal Information (Stage I), Academic Information (Stage II), Recommendations (Stage III), and Short Essays (Stage IV). APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2013. The target date for informing applicants regarding their acceptance into the program is Friday, March 15, 2013.

Deadlines

Deadline #1: 1/14/2013

Contact Information

Materials can be submitted by email as attachments (preferred), by fax, or by post to:
Sara M. Sturgess, M.S., R.D., L.D.N., C.N.S.
Program Coordinator, Mid-Atlantic Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC)
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition
University of Maryland School of Medicine
660 West Redwood Street HH 478
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410-706-5829 ; Fax: 410-706-5828
Email: sturgess@medicine.umaryland.edu

Tags: Basic Science Research, Clinical Research, Endocrinology, Health Professional, January, Summer Programs, UM SoM Program

Union Memorial Hospital Summer Clinical Medical Student Fellowships

CLOSED

University of Maryland Department of Anesthesiology - Medical Student Summer Externship Program

CLOSED

University of Maryland Imaging & Informatics Fellowships in Diagnostic Radiology

Pending

Program Summary

The Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine�s Maryland Imaging Research Technologies Laboratory (MIRTL) announces the availability of two (2) fellowship opportunities for first- and second-year medical students. This 10-week program will provide a mentored research practicum in the emerging field of imaging informatics, which looks at the intersection of medical imaging and computational innovations in image acquisition, reconstruction, display, interpretation, and results communication. The stipend will be $4,000, with half paid at the beginning of the program and the remainder remitted at the end of the program when all requirements have been met.

Selection of Mentor and Development of Project: Research projects developed by selected faculty have been competitively reviewed by a departmental committee created specifically for this purpose. The projects were designed to be productive and ensure to the greatest degree possible that it will be publishable and/or presented at a national meeting. Students must have sufficient data collected to write an abstract for UM SoM�s Student Research Forum in early August each year and Medical Student Research Day in October.

Application Information

Student application form

Student Applicant:

Applicants must be enrolled in the University of Maryland School of Medicine
An application that includes the following must be submitted before the application deadline:
Student Research Application Form
Student�s CV (check with OSR for proper template)
One (1) faculty recommendation (to be sent directly to the Program Coordinator at the request of the coordinator)
A dean�s recommendation letter� from the Office of Student Research that includes a statement of �Good Standing.�
All parts of the application should be e-mailed with an electronic signature to nknight@umm.edu
During the program, the student is responsible for submitting progress reports and evaluations and for notifying the Program Coordinator of any address/telephone changes.

Student Selection:
Students are selected by the Student Research Subcommittee and based on an assessment of the student's application, and two recommendations as specified in the application. A list of potential research/clinical opportunities is available on the UM SoM Office of Student Research Web site at: http://medschool.umaryland.edu/osr/summer.asp. This list summarizes the projects currently available. The directory is updated annually. Questions can be directed to the program coordinator

Deadlines

Deadline #1: 3/30/2012

Contact Information

Nancy Knight, PhD
Assistant Professor/Director, Academic and Research Development
Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
22 South Greene Street, Rm N2W78, Baltimore, MD 21201
Telephone: (410)328-6902
E-mail: nknight@umm.edu

Tags: Clinical Research, Health Professional, March, Radiologic Sciences, Summer Programs, Translational Research, UM SoM Program

University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center Summer Research Program

Pending

University of Maryland Scholars Summer Research Program

CLOSED

University of Maryland School of Medicine Research Scholarship Award in Radiation Oncology

CLOSED

University of Maryland School of Medicine Summer Fellowships in Radiation Oncology

CLOSED

University of Maryland Summer Research Training Program (SRTP) for Medical Students

Pending

University of Maryland, Baltimore Inter-Disciplinary Project In Malawi

CLOSED

Volunteer Summer Research Program

Pending