Deadline is approacing  - 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, 2015.   
The program will begin June 1, 2015, and conclude August 7, 2015.  
Applications should be sent to me by email.

 See   http://com.msu.edu//DO-PhD-Program/SUPER.htm

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 June 1, 2015 and will  conclude August 7, 2015. 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, postdocs, 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)  opportunities available in the biomedical sciences (2) how to apply  to MSUCOM medical school  and  MSU graduate programs (3) information  on how to complete their AACOMAS (American Association of Colleges of
Osteopathic Medicine application service) application  (4) how to  succeed in medical school or graduate  school. 

       Students will also attend 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 and accommodations in  University Housing will be provided for any student outside of the  greater Lansing, East Lansing area.   Students who successfully  complete the SUPER program will be strongly encouraged to apply to  the MSUCOM DO-PhD Program and will receive early review. 
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, a pERSONAL STATEMENT OF 1-2 pages, which describes  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  the faculty. Also required are two letters of recommendation (one  from faculty and one from an advisor) and a 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, 2015. Decisions will be made and students
notified by April 30, 2015.