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Thank you for
referring so many wonderful students interested in PhD and MD/PhD training
opportunities through the NIH/Oxford/Cambridge Scholars Program to our recent
conference calls.
Due to high demand and maxed out attendance on
previous telephone conference calls, we have scheduled an additional call for
December 5, 2007 at 8:00pm (EST) for those who wish to learn about funded PHD
and MD/PhD training through the NIH/Oxford/Cambridge Scholars Program. We
will also discuss applying for summer internship and post baccalaureate
positions at the NIH.
If you have
additional students in mind to learn about these opportunities, we encourage
you to have them register for the December 5th telephone conference call.
Instructions for registering for the call are below.
Thank you.
NIH/Oxford/Cambridge Scholars
Program
Scholarships for Students Seeking PhD or MD/PhD
Training in Biomedical Research
An opportunity for exceptional students to train at the cutting edge of
biomedical science--- an experience unlike any comparable doctoral training
program!
*To register for the telephone conference call and receive the toll-free
“800 number” and dial-in information, please contact:
[log in to unmask] or (301)762-6155
For further information about the NIH/Oxford/Cambridge Scholars Program
please link to the NIH/Oxford/Cambridge Scholars Program website at http://oxcam.gpp.nih.gov
Or email: [log in to unmask]
World Class Faculty and Research Facilities
PhD training typically 2 years at the National Institutes of
Health and 2
years at Oxford University or Cambridge University
MD training
component of the MD/PhD is available at top US medical schools through the
Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)
Flexible and Individualized Degrees
PhDs in as few as 3 years; average of 4 years
Lab-based training and comprehensive advising and mentoring
Individualized and accelerated coursework and tutorials
International Collaboration
Advanced environment in which each student helps to design and lead a
scientific collaboration jointly conducted by NIH and Oxford University or
Cambridge University labs
Multi-disciplinary and Creative Approaches
Draw upon resources from across scientific disciplines and from around the
world to pursue discoveries and/or advances in medical treatments, cures and
preventative measures
Develop leadership skills necessary for success in scientific discovery
Fully Funded
Tuition, stipend, travel funds, health insurance & other forms of support
for research activities!
Scholars talk
about their experiences in the NIH/Oxford/Cambridge Scholars Program below:
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Sam Day – NIH/Cambridge
Scholar 2005 University of Arizona
"Things are great! I've just finished my first manuscript, which we
are planning to submit to Nature Medicine! Also, next month I'm giving a
presentation at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in
Medicine (ISMRM) annual meeting in Berlin. Not too bad for my first 1.5
years of graduate school... the model for fast-tracking willing students is
a good one, and I hope that it sets the standard for a paradigm shift with
regards to graduate education in the USA."
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Bhooma Avaramuthan –
NIH/Oxford and Marshall Scholar 2005 Michigan State University
"I came into the NIH/Oxford program already having accepted an MSTP
offer from Wash U St Louis. I am pursuing my PhD/DPhil at Oxford and will
then do my medical training at Wash U. The program has given me the
flexibility for my medical and research training I’ve needed."
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Jon Roiser –
NIH/Cambridge Scholar 2002 University of Cambridge
"For me, the Scholars Program was unique in providing the opportunity
to work in two first class laboratories, learning both different techniques
to investigate brain function, and complementary approaches to understand
the root causes of mental illness. As a result of the program, I was able
to secure a post-doctoral position in a leading center in neuroscience
research in London, which has subsequently led to a faculty position in
just two years. This is without doubt due to the high-quality training and
teaching I received during the NIH/Oxford Cambridge Scholars Program."
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Julia James –
NIH/Oxford and Rhodes Scholar 2005 Hobart and William Smith Colleges
"I came from a chemistry background and the NIH/Oxford/Cambridge
Scholars Program allowed me to learn immunology quickly and become deeply
immersed in HIV vaccine research both in the Weatherall Institute for
Molecular Medicine at Oxford and the Vaccine Research Center at NIH. I have
enthusiastic and dedicated mentors that share my goal of having an impact
on the global AIDS epidemic."
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Stephen Huffaker –
NIH/Cambridge Scholar 2002 University of Wisconsin
"I was able to complete my Ph.D. in the NIH/Oxford/Cambridge Scholars
Program in a little over 3 years and discovered a series of new genes in
familial schizophrenia. I then decided to obtain my M.D. to continue my
research in neuropsychiatry. I received full funding from the program and
I’m now a second year student at Harvard Medical School. I had the
opportunity to give a talk at the annual Harvard MD/PhD retreat last
October and was pleased at the response (my favorite comment afterwards was
about how the NIH-Oxford-Cambridge program was the all the buzz and is
becoming "the top of the heap")."
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