Summer Research Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
There is a new summer research opportunity at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Harvard Medical School for 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 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 students to train in the Harvard Medical School environment. Please visit the program website 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.
Jabbar R. Bennett, PhD
Lecturer on Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director, BWH STARS Program
2009 BWH STARS Program Overview
Eligibility Requirements
The applicant must:
- Be a member of an underrepresented minority group [Per Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) guidelines, at BWH, this means African-American, Alaskan/Hawaiian Native, Hispanic American, Native American]
- Be a US citizen or non-citizen national with a permanent residence visa
- Be an undergraduate junior or senior, or 1st year medical student
- Express an interest in pursuing a career in academic medicine
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
