December 15, 2008
Greetings,
My name is
Dr. Jabbar Bennett and I�m writing to
tell you about a new and exciting summer research opportunity at Brigham and
Women�s Hospital (BWH) and Harvard Medical School
for your underrepresented minority (URM) undergraduate juniors and seniors or
first year medical students. The Office for
Multicultural Faculty Careers at BWH is recruiting its inaugural cohort of
scholars to participate in the Summer Training in Academic Research and Scholarship (STARS)
Program.
Briefly,
students are invited to join us for 8 weeks to engage in basic, clinical or translational research projects
under the supervision of BWH and Harvard Medical School faculty advisors.
At the end of the 8 weeks students will share their findings during a program
ending research presentation day.
As well as
conducting laboratory research, students will also receive professional development training, meet faculty
from across the hospital and medical school, and participate in social networking events.
The BWH
STARS Program will cover students� travel
costs to and from Boston , provide housing free of charge, and give them a
stipend for the summer.
This is a
great opportunity for your students to train in the Harvard Medical School environment. Please
review the attached brochure and visit the program website at www.brighamandwomens.org/cfdd/omc/stars.aspx
for more information and to download an application. The application
deadline is Monday, February 9, 2009 and students will be
notified of their selection by Monday, March 16, 2009.
Please feel
free to contact me if you have any questions at [log in to unmask] or call (617)
525-9324.
We look
forward to hearing from you and your students.
Jabbar R.
Bennett, PhD
Lecturer on
Medicine, Harvard Medical
School
Director,
BWH STARS Program
2009 BWH STARS Program Overview
Eligibility
Requirements
The
applicant must:
Program
Details
Duration |
8 weeks
(June 15 � August 6, 2009) |
Participants |
6 � 10 URM undergraduate juniors and
seniors, and 1st year medical students |
Housing |
Included
(Vanderbilt Hall, Harvard
University Student Residence Housing) |
Travel |
Included
(To and from Boston ) |
Stipend |
$3200 |
Learning
Materials |
Included |
Program Components
Advising
Clinical
Shadowing (Optional)
Community
Building � Social Networking
Laboratory
Research
Reflections � Professional Development
Research 101
� Instruction
Roundtable
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Emil Thomas Chuck, Ph.D.
Health Professions/Premedical Advisor & Term Assistant Professor of Biology
Assistant Coordinator, Undergraduate-Faculty Apprenticeship Program
George Mason University
Office address: 209 Science & Technology I
Advising website: http://prehealth.gmu.edu/
NAAHP #3871, AAMC #12630509
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