FYI!! I would like to bring your attention to a very important matter and website. The NIH has recently specified their definition of what students would qualify as: a. under-represented in biomedical research b. students with a disability c. students from disadvantaged backgrounds. http://grants.nih.gov/training/faq_diversity.htm#a3 MD-PhD Programs (and most summer programs) will be using the aforementioned federal definitions. Please note, in addition to reporting to the NIH how many underrepresented students are in their MD-PhD Programs, MD-PhD Programs now need to report to the NIH how many students we have from disadvantaged backgrounds. I hope you and your students find this website helpful. Best wishes for a happy and healthy holiday season and New Year. Ruthie Ruth Gotian, M.S. Administrative Director Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program 1300 York Avenue, Suite C-103 New York, NY 10065-4805 phone: 212-746-6023 or toll free: 1-888-U2-MD-PHD fax: 212-746-8678 www.med.cornell.edu/mdphd <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you wish to unsubscribe from the PREMEDINFO-L List, please send an E-mail to:"[log in to unmask]". Within the body of the text, only write the following:"SIGNOFF PREMEDINFO-L".