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Student Research Fellowships are available to currently
enrolled medical students and to students accepted for
admission for the upcoming academic year. The purpose of the
student Research Fellowship program is to interest medical
students in research and to acquaint them with career
possibilities in academic medicine. Students are encouraged,
as far as possible, to employ their own initiative in
planning and pursuing a research project of their choice.
This is an opportunity for students to participate directly
in the investigation of a scientific question under the
supervision of a faculty sponsor and to become familiar with
the processes involved in defining a problem, evaluation its
significance, designing experiments for its solution, and
interpreting data.
Both the process of application for the student research
fellowship and the actual performance of the work proposed
should represent significant cognitive learning experiences
and not consist of purely technical services or repetitive
technical activities. Receipt of a fellowship will be noted
in the student's academic file with the required one page
abstract of the research findings.
Pre-freshman and freshmen usually hold the fellowship
during the summer. Students may arrange to hold a fellowship
during their senior year or at another time with the consent
of the Student Affairs Office. The stipend for the
fellowship is $5,193.00 for a 12-week period. (Amount is
prorated if less than 12 weeks.)
Application is available through the College of Medicine.
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