MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE SUMMER
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH PROGRAM - SUMMER FELLOWSHIP 2016
Please send the announcement below to all your undergraduate science
majors regarding a summer fellowship opportunity at Michigan State
University for students who are interested in a career as a physician
scientist. The application deadline is March 31, 2016. The
application form is attached and a calendar of events. Also attached
is a poster that can be printed and posted for students in appropriate
viewing areas.
The program will begin May 31, 2016 , and conclude August 5, 2016.
Applications should be sent to me by email.
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The MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine is offering summer education
and research training to outstanding undergraduate students, who are
interested in combined DO-PhD training for a career as a
physician-scientist are offered an opportunity to conduct research and
to be exposed to the excitement of an academic medical environment.
The MSUCOM Summer Undergraduate Education and Research Program is a 10
week program that begins May 31, 2016 and will conclude August 5,
2016. Up to six awards will be given to qualified undergraduate
applicants each year. The program includes both clinical & laboratory
experiences. Students will work in a research laboratory under the
guidance of selected faculty members in the biomedical sciences,
shadow physician-scientists in a clinical setting, attend seminars
emphasizing the intersection of science and medicine, and participate
in career development workshops. Students will work with faculty on
an individual basis and as part of a research team. Research teams will include graduate students, post docs, research scientists, and current DO-PhD students.
* Students will be matched based on their interests to a
research faculty mentor/laboratory at Michigan State University. The
student will work in the laboratory 10 weeks.
* All students will be required to make a full-time
commitment (at least 40 hours per week) to their research. Students
will be required to make a presentation to their fellow SUPER
participants, faculty mentors, and others at the end of the program.
Students can expect to have "hands on" experience and learn the basic
skills necessary to contribute to a research effort; a sample of the
techniques a student might learn includes: maintaining cell cultures,
electrophoresis, chromatography, immunoassays, animal surgery,
electrophysiology and neurochemical assays, and protein and nucleic
acid molecular biology.
* Students will receive exposure to the practice of medicine
by individual physician mentors; this experience will average 2-10
weeks.
* Students will participate in several workshops (1) how to
apply to MSUCOM medical school and MSU graduate programs (2)
information on how to complete their AACOMAS (American Association of
Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine application service) application (3)
how to succeed in medical school or graduate school. Students will
also attend weekly research seminars.
* A "Certificate of Merit" will be awarded to all
participants upon completion of the program.
* Each SUPER undergraduate participant will receive $2,500
for the 10-week, full-time research experience. Accommodations in
University Housing will be provided for any student outside of the
greater Lansing, East Lansing area. In order to participate in the
clinical portion of the program (shadowing in physicians' clinics)
students are required to have their own vehicle for transportation off
campus.
Eligibility: Applications are invited from undergraduate students
who are currently in their junior year, have a GPA of 3.5 or higher,
and have a minimum of one full semester of research experience.
Students who have a GPA of less than 3.5 but have extensive research
experience are also encouraged to apply. Applicants should be involved
in research and be interested in graduate and medical education in
biomedical sciences leading to a DO-PhD. Eligible students must be US
citizens or permanent residents who anticipate graduating with a
bachelor's degree in the biological or physical sciences in the
academic year following the summer of planned participation.
Graduating seniors are not eligible.
Selection: Selection of students is based on the completed
application that asks for a description of academic interests, career
goals, and research experiences. Students must state specific
scientific interests and any particular research areas or techniques
they wish to explore in order to be matched with research faculty.
Also required are two letters of recommendation ( from faculty and/or
from an advisor) and an unofficial transcript from the student's
undergraduate institution(s). Minority students are encouraged to
apply. Deadline for receipt of all materials in our office is March
31, 2016. Decisions will be made and students notified by April 30,
2016.
J. Justin McCormick, PhD
University Distinguished Professor
Dept of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics
Dept of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
COM, Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Studies
http://www.com.msu.edu/research/
Director, DO-PhD Program
Director, Carcinogenesis Laboratory
Michigan State University
1129 Farm Lane, Rm 341, Food Safety & Toxicology Bldg
East Lansing, MI 48824
517-353-7785
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