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Getting Started – Creating the research opportunity that's right for you NEOUCOM Student Research Resources
Why do research as a student?
Health care delivery is a dynamic scientific profession and research is used to constantly update and improve the way we treat patients. Research is a scholarly or scientific investigation that is used to discover the answer to a question and serves as the basis for the discovery of information. While a student, involvement in research allows you to:
Most NEOUCOM students choose to do research at some point in their undergraduate or medical education career. Students find that research allows them to gain skills that could not be accumulated through traditional coursework. Additionally, the student and researcher can develop a positive mentoring relationship. There are a plethora of research opportunities for NEOUCOM students. Some students choose shorter projects that last a few weeks or a summer while others devote more time by taking a year off to do research. This site is designed to be a resource for students when searching for research experiences.
Getting Started – Creating the research opportunity that’s right for youThe first step in creating your research opportunity is identifying the type of research experience you want. This may be different depending on your prior research experience and your educational level. The next step is finding and/or creating the experience you want. This is done through research and networking. The best people to begin talking with are your faculty and peers. Students in any year should approach faculty in their area of interest. This can be done via email, phone, or a conversation after class. Peers can also be helpful in talking about their past research experiences.
Frequently Asked QuestionsDo I have to do research in order to gain a good residency? The impact of prior research and published articles is different for every specialty and for every residency program. Most residency programs are looking for doctors who are well-rounded. Yes, prior research experience does help residency directors to differentiate medical students, however, you must be careful not to spend your time doing research for the sole reason of “padding” your resume. Most residency programs will see right through this ruse. If biomedical research interests you little or not at all, then devote your extracurricular time to activities you enjoy doing, such as community service, health policy work, politics, etc. What are the differences between clinical research and basic science research? Clinical research generally involves the evaluation of human patient outcomes from treatments. Basic science research does not involve the use of human subjects. Its purview is the lab bench. This is where basic properties are examined for their potential as human medical treatments and where the basic organization of the human body down to molecular structure is studied. What about public health and health policy research? These two areas are largely expanding focuses of research in the medical fields. These fields are important because they serve as a structure for applying the eventual findings of clinical and basic science biomedical research. Students interested in these fields may further their education by obtaining a masters in public health, a masters in business administration, a law degree, or a masters in public policy, among other graduate degrees.
NEOUCOM Student Research ResourcesIntramural Programs NEOUCOM Summer Research Fellowship Program In the spring, students in good academic standing at any level of the MD curriculum may apply for research fellowships in the basic medical, clinical or community health sciences. This Summer Research Fellowship Program is coordinated by the NEOUCOM Office of Research & Sponsored Programs. Summer fellows are expected to use a scientific approach to investigate a research problem under supervision of a NEOUCOM faculty member. Summer fellows are required to participate in an orientation at which information about research design, methods, and data analysis is presented. All fellows make presentations on Poster Day at the end of the summer. Research projects are assigned by a matching process. Students are interviewed by faculty sponsors, and they both submit their rank preferences. Students are matched to sponsors’ preferences. A stipend is paid to each summer fellow according to the time commitment. A directory of available NEOUCOM Summer Fellowships is published and distributed each spring by the Office of Research & Sponsored Programs. This directory will be posted in NEOUCOM DOCS (intranet) when available.
Extramural Student Research Programs and Funding SourcesResearch Programs
Funding Sources Ocasek Medical Library Research Help
Research and Fellowship Opportunity LinksAcademy of Medicine Education Foundation (AMEF) Akron General Medical Center Research and Medical Education American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology Chrysalis Project for Medical Students American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology Summer Fellowship Medical Student Grant American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry American Academy of Neurology Medical Student Summer Fellowship American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) American Association for the History of Medicine Osler Medal Essay Contest American College of Legal Medicine's Student Writing Competition American Association of Neurological Surgeons American College of Rheumatology Research and Education Foundation, Perceptorship Awards Program American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) American Heart Association Student Scholars in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES) Student Opportunities American Medical Student Association Internships American Pediatric Society/Society for Pediatric Research, Student Research Lab Directory American Psychiatric Association Minority Medical Student Summer Fellowship Program The American Society of Hematology Annenberg Physician Training Program Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) The Association of Women Psychiatrists' Leah J. Dickstein, M.D. Award Baystate Medical Center Summer Student Scholar Program Betty Ford Center Summer Institute for Medical Students Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) Internship Program Child Family Health International Opportunities for Medical & Pre-Medical Students Children's Hospital Los Angeles/University of Southern California David E. Rogers Fellowship Program Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship Program Edward M. Chester, M.D. Summer Scholars Program Eastern Student Research Forum End of Life Care Summer Program for Medical Students FAER Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellowship Program Gateways to the Laboratory Program, NIDDK Honors Research Program Harvard Medical School - Program in Clinical Effectiveness Harvard School of Public Health Research Ethics Fellowship Program Howard Hughes Medical Institute Grants and Fellowships Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Training Fellowships for Medical Students Howard Hughes Scholars Program Indiana University School of Medicine-Northwest (IUSM-NW)-National Cadaver Prosection Program Infectious Disease Society of America International Federation of Medical Students� Associations (IFMSA) International Youth Leadership Conference Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications Medical Informatics Training Program Lupus Foundation of American Inc. Research Programs Medical Ethics in Israel for Medical and Dental Students Memorial Sloan -Kettering Cancer Center MAP International Medical Fellowship National Hispanic Medical Association National Student Research Forum New England Institute of Jewish Studies Summer Fellowships NIEHS Summer of Discovery Program Office of Behavioral & Social Sciences Research Pfizer Health Literacy Initiative Pre-College Summer Enrichment Programs Research in Science and Engineering (RISE) for undergraduates at Rutgers/UMDNJ Roswell Park Cancer Institute Summer Research Program Rutgers, School of Alcohol and Drug Studies Summer Opportunities Simon Kramer Society Externship Society for the Advancement of Chicano and Native Americans (SACNAS) The Society for Peidatric Research and The American Pediatric Society South Texas Environmental Education and Research (STEER) St. Judes Children's Research Hospital Pediatric Oncology Education (POE) Program Summer Program at Baylor College of Medicine Summer Programs in "Big Ten" Schools Summer Programs in the Neurological Sciences UM, Baltimore Women's Health Research Group (WHRG) University of California at San Diego Summer Training Academy for Research in the Sciences (STARS) University of Maryland School of Medicine University of Maryland Dental School Summer Research Program University of Miami Undergraduate Research Programs University of Minnesota Summer Undergraduate Research Programs University of Missouri-Columbia Life Sciences Undergraduate Research Program University of Oregon Summer Research Programs University of Pittsburgh/Dr. Thomas Detre Senior Medical Student Award in Psychiatry University of Pittsburgh Undergraduate Fellowship in Mental Health Research University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine The Department of Psychiatry University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Summer Research Programs Univeristy of Texas Medical Branch University of Texas Summer Undergraduate Research Program Utah School of Alcoholism & Other Drug Dependencies Vanderbilt University Medical Student Research Training Program Vanderbilt Minority Student Summer Research Training Program Vanderbilt University: Research Program in Diabetes
Identify and Contact NEOUCOM ResearchersKnowing more about the research interests and expertise of your potential mentor will make you a more useful member of the team, and help you choose a good research experience.
NEOUCOM Academic and Clinical DepartmentsInformation about research programs for some NEOUCOM departments is available by choosing the department name, then the Research and Publications link.
NEOUCOM Faculty Research Profiles Many NEOUCOM faculty have profiles in NEOUCOM's Research Interests database. The profiles describe their research interests, grants, publications, patents, professional activities and contact information. Search the database by name, department or research topic to find out more about research interests on campus. To identify research topics, start by searching All Fields, putting phrases in quotes: "molecular biology," and using an asterisk for truncation: hepat*
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