PSOM Research Opportunities Database

The James B. Couch, M’81 Data Science Research Fund will provide competitive funding for PSOM students performing research in data science comprising big data, biomedical informatics, communications and public policy, robotics, machine learning and artificial intelligence, and data privacy, with a preference for a summer opportunity as an enrichment to the curriculum. Established as an endowed gift in 2023, the James B. Couch, M’81 Data Science Research Fund award at Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM) provides financial support to increase academic educational and experiential opportunities for medical students to learn more about data science. Open to all medical students in PSOM, funding for a short-term summer research opportunity is preferred, however, funding can be used to provide financial support to fund expenses of such endeavors including but not limited to: tuition for bioinformatics courses and/or related courses, research scholarships, summer research internships, research funding, and other cross‐disciplinary activities. Students are invited to propose projects with budgets up to $5,000 for review; final budget determinations will be made by the steering committee, with the goal of funding 3-4 projects each year with the term funding. For more information and to apply, check out the Application and Guidelines. Submit your application to the Chinwe Nwadiogbu, Associate Director of the Combined Degree Office. The 2025 Fellowship cohort will be announced in April, with projects to begin no earlier than June 1.

The Kyunja Park, G'67 Memorial Fellowship Fund will provide competitive funding for PSOM medical students performing summer research in in the fields of internal medicine, rheumatology, or nephrology. Established December 2020, the purpose of the Fellowship Fund is to provide financial support to a fellowship at the Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine in memory of Kyunja Park, G'67, who lived a life of compassion, determination and curiosity. The fellowship will provide support for a fellowship to celebrate these qualities by allowing medical students to pursue summer research preferably in the fields of internal medicine, rheumatology or nephrology. For more information and to apply, check out the Application and Guidelines. Submit your application to the Chinwe Nwadiogbu, Associate Director of the Combined Degree Office. The 2025 Fellowship cohort will be announced in April, with projects to begin no earlier than June 1.

The Moffett Scholars in Neuroscience Program will provide competitive funding for PSOM students performing research in neuroscience under the mentorship of an active faculty investigator in the Department of Neuroscience and/or affiliated with the one or more of Penn’s neuroscience-focused institutes, centers or programs. Established as an endowed gift in 2022, the George “Chip” M. Moffett, II W’62 Scholars in Neuroscience Program at Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM) honors the legacy of George “Chip” M. Moffett. Aligned with Moffett’s lifelong commitment to nurturing emerging neurobiologists, the Moffett Scholars in Neuroscience Program will pilot new opportunities for PSOM students and promising University of Pennsylvania undergraduates to have world-class mentored experiences in neuroscience research. Students are invited to propose projects with budgets up to $15,000 for review; final budget determinations will be made by the steering committee, with the goal of funding 1-3 projects each year with the term funding provided by the Whitehall Foundation. The purpose of the Scholars Fund is solely to provide stipends to current MD and MD/PHD medical students in the summer between their first and second year of medical school to pursue an eight-week, full-time mentored Neurosciences research experience under the guidance of a Penn faculty member working in a basic or clinical neuroscience discipline. For more information and to apply, check out the Application and Guidelines. Submit your application to the Chinwe Nwadiogbu, Associate Director of the Combined Degree Office. The 2025 Fellowship cohort will be announced in April, with projects to begin no earlier than June 1.

The PSOM Senior Vice Dean for Medical Education/Netter Center for Community Partnerships is offering a Summer Scholarly Experience in Medical Education for first year Penn medical students in 2025. For more information, check out the Announcement.

The American Cancer Society (ACS) Diversity in Cancer Research (DICR) office has awarded the Abramson Cancer Center with the opportunity to support one PSOM MS3 for a year out of research on a cancer-related topic starting in July 2025. This student will enroll in the structured predoctoral dual-degree Master of Science in Translational Research (MSTR) program in the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics (ITMAT), thus aiming toward completion of the MD-MSTR degree. The ACS DICR will fund one student for a year out of cancer research by providing a stipend and tuition scholarship equivalent to the TL1 for the 2025-26 academic year. For program information, please see the announcement attached. Please contact the following individuals with questions: Cauleen Noël, PhD for more information about applying for this year-out award and/or Megan Maxwell, MSW for more information concerning the MD-MSTR schedule, curriculum, and mentored research project. Please visit the MD-MSTR webpage to learn more about the curriculum, timing, and mentoring, and to view an MD-MSTR sample study plan.

The Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB) is pleased to sponsor the annual Paul D. Stolley Travel Award. This award, named for the Founding Director of the Clinical Epidemiology Unit, the precursor to the current CCEB, provides an opportunity for medical students to study clinical epidemiology in an international setting.

Stolley Travel Award applicants are encouraged to seek experiences at one of the developing nation Clinical Epidemiology Units in the International Clinical Epidemiology network (INCLEN) or another site where arrangements can be made for an appropriate experience for approximately 4-6 weeks. Working with faculty members here and there as joint preceptors, the student will join the Host University's Epidemiology Unit seminars and conferences, work through guided readings, and attend selected meetings with their Host University faculty preceptor. The student also may work for a limited time on one of the research projects underway in the host Epidemiology Unit. For more information, check out the award announcement and website. Complete applications should be submitted to Dr. Joshua F. Baker and Michelle McCarthy at the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics.

The Stanford NIH/NIDCD R25 Clinician Scientist Training Program (CSTP) supports comprehensive training in basic, translational, and clinical research on communications disorders. The goal of this program is to train the next generation of physician-scientists in the field of communication disorders. Applicants will be considered based on 1) their research proposal and relevance to communication disorders, 2) strength of their training and mentoring plan; and 3) potential to pursue academics and become a physician-scientist. Trainees must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, as required by the NIH-NIDCD, and must be sponsored by a Stanford faculty member. Two funded positions will be available. For more information and to apply, visit the CSTP website or contact Amy D. Blake-Iranon Program Coordinator.

Externally Reviewed
Application Deadline: Late September

The primary focus of this project is a clinically focused research project that entails a retrospective chart review of patients who underwent pituitary surgery at Penn. The goal of this research project is to determine the impact of the Penn fluid restriction protocol on incidence of delayed hyponatremia in patients post transsphenoidal surgery. This project is approved by the IRB and will encompass data collection, date analysis, and writing of the manuscript as part of the research team. The project offers an eight-week summer stipend of $3,500. The medical student will participate in the clinical improvement project to facilitate the evaluation process for and access to tertiary care for patients with Cushing's syndrome. Finally, the medical student would be expected to write a short summary of a clinical topic relevant to patients with Cushing’s syndrome in patient-friendly language to be included in patient support group newsletter. The medical student is welcome to join all EDM divisional conferences as well. If you are interested, please reach out to Dr. Caitlin White and Dr. Julia Kharlip. 

The Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Oral Surgery at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) offers 12-month paid fellowships in three different areas: Craniofacial Clinical Research Fellowship, Hand Clinical Research Fellowship, and Cleft Lip and Palate Clinical Research Fellowship. For more information on each fellowship, visit their website, and if you have any questions contact them at PlasticsResearch@chop.edu.

Humana Healthcare Research (HHR) is offering a summer research internship program that will kick off this June! This is an 8–10-week internship designed to provide real-world research experience for students or recent graduates interested in a career in healthcare research. They are seeking two master's or doctoral-level people who have at least some prior experiences with research. The interns will work closely with the Health Services Research team. For more information, visit the workday internship post.

The Penn Medicine Office of the Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO)’s Predoctoral Applied Health Informatics Fellowship is a 12-month program offering medical students the opportunity to gain exposure to clinical informatics – the science of how we collect, analyze, and use health information to improve health and health care delivery – through tools like the EHR, telehealth, mobile health, and beyond. Fellows are embedded into health system-level operational teams and conduct operational and research projects with multitiered mentorship from faculty. Through their in-depth involvement, fellows receive a deeper understanding of the operational challenges involved in pushing a complex, multi-institutional suite of clinical information systems towards the forefront of technology. Past fellows have contributed to initiatives ranging from operationalizing an EHR-connected data review and handoff tool to refining telehealth operations amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. One medical student is accepted per year and start date is flexible, but most fellowships last from July to July. To learn more or apply, email Dr. Bill Hanson, CMIO.

In 2024, the Penn Medicine Alumni fellowships will award up to three (3) fellowships, with a total amount to be awarded of approximately $22,000. Proposed award budgets may be for any amount; however, decisions regarding final budgets will be made by the program committee. Funds may be allocated to fund a short-term (8-10 week), summer research project under the supervision of a Penn faculty mentor for rising PSOM MS2’s or a portion of a longer project conducted as part of a Scholarly Year with a Penn faculty mentor conducted between year 3 and year 4 at Penn. Funds may not be applied to research conducted during a Masters’ Degree program, during a leave of absence. It is permitted to combine the award with other sources of funding, provided that sufficient time is allocated to meet the Fellowship goals; funds may be budgeted as necessary for project completion beyond the principal period of student research (i.e. dedicated summer research or Scholarly Year); however, projects that do not include a dedicated period of research of at least 8 weeks duration will not be considered. All awardees will be required to submit a final report summarizing fellowship activities within 3 months of the project end date. For additional information and application process, check out the Program Announcement. Reach out to Dr. Nabila Dahodwala or ChiChi Nwadiogbu if you have any questions.

The Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania is offering two year-long fellowship for medical students interested in taking a dedicated year out for prospective clinical research in hearing loss. The research will be mentored by Dr. Tiffany Hwa. The projects are focused on two major goals of the lab: hearing healthcare for patients with Limited English Proficiency, and the Genetics of Adult Early-Onset Hearing Loss. For the work on hearing loss in Limited English Proficiency, our efforts involve auditory stimulus development, remote subject testing, clinical subject recruitment/in-person testing, and data analysis. The patient population ranges from mild to severe hearing loss, including a variety of otologic conditions and cochlear implantation. For the work on genetics of adult early-onset hearing loss, this is a multidisciplinary effort in novel gene discovery and database development for adult patients who have early-onset sensorineural hearing loss. This is a clinical project that does not involve benchwork, but we do interface closely with the Epstein genetics of hearing loss murine lab, medical genetics, and audiology. have the opportunity to be involved in a variety of neurotology and health disparities-related clinical research projects conducive to peer-review publication and abstract submissions for national and international meetings. Students will also have the opportunity to shadow faculty in the operating room and clinic throughout the year. A heavy emphasis is placed on CV development and preparing students for subsequent application to ENT residency.

Applicants are required to submit their CV and a brief ~300 word essay on their interest in the year out experience. Candidates should be professional, collaborative with others, and eager to learn. across a variety of disciplines, and will additionally work with undergraduates who participate in the lab. Fellowship recipients will receive a stipend. This fellowship award can be combined with other grants. Applicants should send inquiries, their CV, and essay to Dr. Tiffany Hwa. The application deadline for Dr Hwa’s yearlong research fellowship is 3/2/2025 at 11:59PM. Pending interest, interviews may be requested in March and a final decision will be made by no later than the second week of April.

The Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) and the Foundation for PM&R are excited to announce the annual Rehabilitation Research Experience for Medical Students (RREMS). This program offers first year medical students to experience the rewards of scholarly research within the specialty of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation through an eight-week summer externship.  For more information, visit the AAP website.

In partnership with AAHCI regional offices, AAHCI is opening a new call for submissions for students at AAHCI member institutions to submit proposal abstracts for a new ASLI theme: “AI in Health Professions Education”. The goal is to provide health profession students an opportunity to share their ideas and proposals related to AI in health professions education. Specifically, students will be invited to share proposals that highlight new ideas or existing innovative programs, models, or studies that achieve at least one of the following: a) Inspires research and innovation in health professions education, b) Addresses the impact of artificial intelligence on professionalism, patient care, and/or patient safety, or c) Encourages academic health centers to promote and develop innovative programs and models that integrate artificial intelligence in the health professions. Please direct inquiries about ASLI to aahci@aamc.org.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Internship Program is designed to provide students enrolled in a wide variety of educational institutions, from high school to graduate level, with paid opportunities to work in agencies and explore Federal careers while still in school. The internship is designed to enhance students' knowledge about CMS programs, mission, vision and goals; and seeks to familiarize participants about Federal, State, and local health care programs. 

The University of Colorado, Division of Urology, is now accepting applications accepting applications for the The Pediatric and Adult Congenital Urology Medical Student Research Fellowship. The Fellowship aims to teach fellows the fundamentals of urology and what it takes to be a physician-scientist through a one-year, mentored research, full-time position in pediatric urology including projects in pediatric and adolescent, or adult transitional urology. The fellowship is a paid position and is open to medical students nationally who are interested in pursuing a urology residency. Check out their website, scroll a bit and expand 'Medical Student Paid Research Year' by clicking on the plus sign to find out more information and how to apply.

Medical Students Summer in Oncology at Anderson Research (Med Students SOAR) is a program funded by the National Cancer Institute under the directorship of Marites Melancon, Ph.D.; Jillian Gunther, M.D, Ph.D.; and Vickie Shannon, M.D.  The program seeks to support participation of 25 first-year medical students in a rigorous, hands-on research experience for 8 to 10 weeks during the summer. The major objective of the Med Students SOAR program is to promote broader physician participation in all aspects of supporting and engaging with cancer research. Under the mentorship of renowned faculty, students will not only develop technical and laboratory skills through individualized research projects but also learn about delivering research-driven multidisciplinary and personalized oncology care. This is accomplished through lectures, workshops, clinical observations and simulation trainings. For more information, visit the Med Students SOAR Program website.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) believes a diverse scientific work force is critical to achieving the mission of curing all blood cancers. Clinically trained scientists hold a critical role in biomedical research, but most medical students do not choose a research career path. Changing this trajectory will strengthen the research enterprise and help LLS achieve its mission. This is particularly important for ethnic/racial groups, who are significantly underrepresented in biomedical research and could provide a unique and culturally competent perspective that would benefit all patients, including the many minorities afflicted with blood cancer.

The LLS Underrepresented Minority Medical Student Research Program provides minority medical students opportunities to experience cutting-edge research, increase their knowledge of blood cancer, and broaden their career opportunities. Students will perform laboratory research for one year and will be provided with $75,000 for living expenses and up to $5,000 for relocation costs. To learn more about the program and requirements, check out the Program Announcement. You can also visit the LLS website or email them if you have any questions.

The Darryl J. Powell Memorial Fund, was established in memory of Darryl Powell, M.D., a Perelman graduate and a caring and passionate physician, who worked to enhance the care of patients with sickle cell disease. He also sought ways to improve racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in healthcare and was a vocal advocate for underrepresented minorities in medicine.

The fund provides $2000 for students in the University of Pennsylvania community to support mentored research for scholarly projects that address any of the causes that Darryl championed including sickle cell disease, Philadelphia public health, advancement of underrepresented minorities in medicine, and addressing racial disparities in medicine.  The $2000 may be used for the Scholarly Pursuit project to directly support your research or as a living stipend and it can be combined with other awards where permissible.

For more information and/or to apply, contact Ms. Dorothy Harris.

The research fellows will focus on clinical studies related to cutaneous oncology, reconstructive surgery, appearance-related science, and patient reported outcomes. The workspace is integrated into a clinical setting allowing the research fellows to interact daily with surgeons, nurses, and lab technicians. A clinical studies unit, research staff, and statistical support are available to assist the fellow in achieving these ambitious goals. More information can be found on their fellowship training website. 

The University of California in San Diego (UCSD), is offering a NIH-funded Summer Psychiatry Research Fellowship for Underrepresented Medical Students. It is a 10-week program (duration is flexible) which provides round-trip travel fare, housing on the UCSD campus, a $3000 stipend, and additional support. The program is designed for underrepresented students who are considering a career as a physician-scientist in Academic Psychiatry. Check out the Program Announcement for details and visit their summer fellowship website.

The Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Student Research Program is a one-year program intended for medical students interested in academic otolaryngology who intend to spend a year in a research lab prior to applying for residency or during their third and fourth years of medical school. The department will provide two stipends to aid in living expenses during the research time. Stipend amounts will follow NRSA guidance. Applications will be judged on the student’s track record of research experience, interest in pursuing a career in academic otolaryngology, proposed project, and lab environment with high potential for success. No additional funding is provided for the research and the mentor PI must provide assurance of sufficient resources to support the applicant. All research activities must be performed at the University of Pennsylvania in the lab of a faculty member of the Department of Otolaryngology, but all topics with be considered. Interested applicants should complete the proposal application forms.

PROMISE (Penn State Research training in Oncology and Medicine to Inspire Student Engagement) is funded by the National Cancer Institute and is a holistic internship program to inspire the next generation of cancer researchers and oncologists which will provide authentic, team research experiences into cancer prevention and treatment along with workshops to support durable careers in oncology.  Medical students can experience the interdisciplinary nature of cancer research in the 21st century by belonging to oncology teams of basic, clinical and population science researchers. Please visit the PROMISE website for more information or contact them at promise@psu.edu.

FASPE Medical is a fully-funded, two-week summer program in contemporary professional ethics and ethical leadership. The program addresses current ethical issues facing physicians by first examining the role of German physicians in enabling Nazi policies, including their role in the Holocaust. FASPE Medical takes place in Germany and Poland. Fellows visit Auschwitz and other sites of significance where they consider how to apply the lessons of history to the ethical challenges in medicine today. FASPE Medical applicants must fit into one of following categories: 1) be enrolled in an MD or DO program (or equivalent) at the time of their application and anticipate completion of at least one clinical year prior to the start of the fellowship; OR 2) be enrolled in a residency program. FASPE seeks Medical Fellows with diverse interests and backgrounds, including those pursuing careers practicing medicine, in research, or in public health. Check out Program Announcement for more information. If you have questions, please contact Rebecca Scott, Program Director of FASPE.

The UNC-CH MSTAR program, funded by the National Institute on Aging, is offering an enriching summer experience in aging-related research and geriatrics for medical students. As a nationally-recognized training center for aging research, the program has an outstanding track record, with many students publishing first author manuscripts and winning awards at national meetings. With a network of more than 70 research mentors across the Department of Medicine and the schools of the health sciences, the program is able to offer a diverse array of potential research projects for students. Potential projects may include research conducted specifically in older populations, as well as research on health-related conditions that intersect with aging (e.g., cardiology, oncology, ophthalmology, etc.). Research appointments last 8 to 10 weeks and a stipend of around $2,196 per month is provided. To read more, visit the UNC-CH MSTAR website. If interested in applying, please contact us at MSTAR@med.unc.edu.

There is an urgent need to diversify the fields of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, as they grow to meet the demands of an aging and increasingly seriously ill population. We cannot build a more diverse workforce simply by wishing for it; we need to actively contribute by creating a pipeline into careers in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. This is a funded eight-week in-person summer opportunity for rising MS2 students with backgrounds underrepresented or historically excluded from medicine to engage in scholarship, clinical exposure, mentorship and career support. For more information, visit the Berkman Summer Internship in Palliative Care website or check out the Program Attachment.

For more information about the program, please reach out to the Divisional Program Administrator Rachael Lutgen.

This research fellowship is available to students who are participating members of the Measey Primary Care Pathway Program, a 4 year enhanced curricular and extracurricular program that supports students interested in a Primary Care career, such as Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine, General Pediatrics, or Geriatrics. This fellowship can fund MS1 summer research that is supervised by a Primary Care clinician/researcher. Potential research topics could include primary care delivery, preventive medicine, population health, health disparities and health equity, social and structural determinants of health, health services research, health care access, chronic disease care, etc. Applications to the Measey Primary Care Pathway Program and for the fellowship are accepted on the program website: https://www.med.upenn.edu/primarycarepathway/. If you have any questions, contact Megan Slater. 

The Penn Lung Rescue Program provides mobile veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) to patients with severe acute respiratory failure. We are pleased to offer an 8-10 week summer research fellowship to a motivated 1st year medical student interested in learning more about ECMO while gaining research experience. The program consists of a full-time research experience focused on clinical or translational research under the mentorship of the Penn Lung Rescue faculty within the department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care. The program will accept 1 awardee per academic year and will come with a $3500 stipend. To apply for this fellowship, please send the following: 1) CV, 2) Letter describing your interest in the fellowship and short- and long-term career goals, 3) Relevant prior experience (if applicable) and 4) Names of 2 references. If you are interested in applying or for more information, please contact Dr. Audrey Spelde.

The ASCI is pleased to call for nominations for the 2025-2026 ASCI PSSF Fellowship. 

Previously known as the PSSF Medical Student Research Fellowship (MSRF), the program continues to offer medical school gap-year or 12-month training experiences in basic, translational, or applied biomedical research. The ASCI PSSF Fellowship provides a $42,000 stipend and an additional allowance of $8,000 for health insurance and travel expenses. The deadline for medical school deans to nominate an applicant is Friday, January 6, 2025, at 11:59 PM EST. The final application deadline is Monday, February 3, 2025, at 11:59 PM EST. Reach out to Dr. Nabila Dahodwala or ChiChi Nwadiogbu if you have any questions.

The Center for Cytokine Storm Treatment & Laboratory (CSTL) and the Fajgenbaum Lab at the University of Pennsylvania are looking for a motivated 1st year medical student to be the prestigious Barry Berger, MD Biomedical Leadership Fellow to spend 8-10 weeks during the summer between MS1 and MS2 defining a newly identified disease, TCF7L2-related neurodevelopmental disorder (TRND), which causes serious intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, and myopia. Specifically, the student will perform a combination of clinical research as well as determining the most important laboratory studies and potential repurposing treatment approaches to be performed. Interest in rare disorders, genetics, development, behavioral health, and/or neurology is a plus. 

The individual will receive a $4,000 stipend and be expected to work both independently and collaboratively with members of the CSTL. There is an expectation to contribute to a manuscript by the end of this project. Any interested students please contact Amber Cohen at the CSTL. Check out the CSTL website for more information. 

Established in 2019 as a new Dermatology training program, the goal of ECuRE is to provide short-term opportunities in the cutaneous sciences for students who have begun high school but have not yet graduated from medical school and is inclusive of all short-term research students working in the department. ECuRE is a home for all short-term summer research students including but not limited to ECuRE medical student interns; summer PASH students; Penn undergrads in SUIP, CURF, or similar programs; and any student (paid or volunteer) working directly with a Dermatology faculty member. To meets its goal of promoting cutaneous research, ECuRE 1) provides scientific enrichment, career development programming and networking opportunities for all trainees doing summer research in the Department of Dermatology, and 2) funds 2-3 scholarships for summer research internships for medical students. For more information and to apply, visit the ECuRE Student Summer Fellowship Program website.

The Council on Functional Genomics and Translational Biology (FGTB) is offering a travel grant to minority early career investigators and students who will be presenting research at the AHA’s Scientific Sessions. The award will honor accomplished minority students and minority early career investigators while enabling them to get more involved in the AHA and in Scientific Sessions. For more information, visit the Council on Functional Genomics and Translational Biology Minority Travel Grant website. 

This program is sponsored by the American Head and Neck Society (AHNS) Research and Education Foundation, thanks to the very generous contributions of Dr. Eugene Myers and Dr. Jeffrey Myers (Penn MSTP alum), as well as other AHNS donors.  It is intended to expose an under-represented minority medical student to the field of Head and Neck surgery specifically and Otolaryngology in general. The award of $5,000 includes the recipients round-trip airfare, cost to travel to the meeting, transportation to and from, food and hotel stay expenses at the AHNS Annual/International Meetings. For more information, visit the AHNS Diversity Summer Travel Fellowship in Otolaryngology website. 

The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is funding travel scholarships for medical students and general surgery residents to the Vascular Annual Meeting. For more information, visit the SVS General Surgery Resident/Medical Student Travel Scholarship website. 

The Society for Interventional Radiology (SIR) is now offering Annual Scientific Meeting scholarships for IRs-in-training. The awards will provide IRs-in-training with the opportunity to learn about IR at an early stage in their medical career. Selected scholars will attend the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting -- an experience that includes dedicated educational programming, learning from the leaders in the field and networking with IRs from across the world. For more information, visit the SIR Annual Meeting website. 

The Society for the History of Navy Medicine was founded to promote and support research, scholarship and publication of work concerning all aspects of the history of navy, or maritime, medicine. To encourage this, the Society provide travel grants of up to $850 to present a paper on any relevant topic at the Society’s Annual Meeting and Papers Session. For more information, visit the Society for the History of Navy Medicine Travel Grant website. 

Penn Orthopaedic Student Scholar Presentation Award provides multiple $500-750 travel stipends for Penn medical students with the opportunity to present their research findings at a national orthopaedic surgery conference. For more information, visit the Penn Orthopaedic Student Scholar Presentation Award website. 

The purpose of the Renee C. Fox Research Fellowship Award is to support a post-clerkship third year medical student who is taking a year-out to do full-time mentored research in health equity. The stipend is for $5,000 (that can be combined with other awards). For more information and to apply, check out the Program Announcement. If you have any questions, contact Dr. Horace DeLisser.

One option for medical students is a small grant offered by GAPSA to support the travel expenses of professional students (including MD students) to attend conferences. (Note: MD/PhD and MD/research Masters students are eligible for the Research Student Travel Grant during their PhD/Masters years.) For more information, visit the Penn GAPSA Professional Student Travel Grant website. 

No Stomach For Cancer has established a scholarship in the name of Mhari Saito, who embodied the mission of No Stomach For Cancer, to support research and unite the caring power of people worldwide affected by stomach cancer. Mhari passed away from stomach cancer on April 15, 2013. This scholarship, which will be awarded annually in the amount of at least $1,000, has been established to help medical students, and other healthcare professionals in training attend a major educational or scientific conference of a national or international medical or professional association that relates to gastric cancer. For more information, visit the No Stomach For Cancer - Mhari Saito Scholarship website. 

This travel grant supports individuals with a strong interest in pursuing neurosurgical training at Cedars-Sinai. During their neurosurgery sub-internship*, the recipient will have the unique opportunity to get to know our residents, faculty and research programs. A stipend of $2,500 will be awarded to qualified medical students to reduce the transportation and housing costs incurred during their neurosurgery rotation. *Elective rotations are offered via the Visiting Students Learning Opportunities (VSLO) program. For more information, please contact Samantha Phu. For more information, visit the Cedars-Sinai Neurosurgery Medical Student Travel Grant website. 

The American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery’s purpose of existence is to promote, encourage, foster, and advance the art and science of microsurgery and complex reconstruction. To do this the organization has established a forum for teaching, research and free discussion of reconstructive microsurgical methods and principles. Yearly, the ASRM holds a scientific annual meeting which has a longstanding tradition of presenting cutting edge topics in microsurgery, panel discussions and instructional courses applicable to the clinician as well as the researcher. The American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery is committed to investing in the future of microsurgery. Therefore, the ASRM has implemented a scholarship program to assist medical students that want to attend the annual meeting. For more information, visit the ASRM Medical Student Travel Grant website. 

The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) offers information on many Student and Post Doctoral Fellows Travel Grants. For the listing and to learn more, visit the ASM Student and Post Doctoral Fellows Travel Grants website. 

ASIP offers American Society for Investigative Pathology-American Physician Scientists Association Partnership Trainee Travel Award to attend the ASIP Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology. This award was designed to promote the entry of young physician-scientists into the mainstream of the basic science community and to encourage the participation of young investigative pathologists in the ASIP Annual Meeting.  For more information, visit the ASIP-APSA Partnership Trainee Travel Award website. 

Direct all Inquiries to: awards@asip.org

The Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO) announces that applications are now being accepted for travel awards for residents and medical students in the field of Otolaryngology to attend the ARO MidWinter Meeting. Awards are being offered to defray travel and lodging costs associated with attendance at the ARO's annual meeting. For more information, visit the ARO Resident/Medical Student Travel Awards website. 

For more information, contact the ARO Executive Office at headquarters@aro.org

The American Psychiatric Association scholarships support travel and related costs. Funding is available to eligible, qualified applicants to the following three programs: the APAF Fellowship Program, the APAF Ambassadors Program, and the APA Scholars Program. For more information, visit the APA Travel Scholarship for Medical Students website. 

AHA Scientific Council Travel Awards recognize promising and outstanding investigators in the early stages of their careers, and provide travel assistance for trainees and early career investigators to participate in AHA scientific meetings. For more information, visit the AHA Scientific Sessions Travel Stipends website. 

The American College of Preventive Medicine is pleased to offer eligible candidates one of ten $500 travel grants to attend Preventive Medicine (ACPM's annual meeting). Eligible candidates must be medical students, who are ACPM members, and interested in preventive medicine and public health. For more information, visit the ACPM Future Leaders in Preventive Medicine Travel Grant website. 

The John Gibbons Medical Student Award program is offered to help encourage medical students to select obstetrics and gynecology as their chosen specialty. John M. Gibbons Jr., MD is a past president of ACOG who recognized the importance of medical students to the future of our specialty. This award is currently being offered to help supplement medical student travel expenses incurred while attending the ACOG Annual Clinical Meeting (ACM) For more information, visit the ACOG John Gibbons Medical Student Travel Award website. 

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and the Association of University Professors of Neurology (AUPN) are pleased to sponsor the Medical Student Scholarship to the AAN Annual Meeting. We are able to offer 40 $1,000 scholarships to U.S. and Canadian medical students who are SIGN chapter members to attend the meeting. For more information, visit the AAN Medical Student Scholarship to the Annual Meeting website. For a complete list of awards and scholarships for medical students, visit the AAN Awards and Scholarships website.

The American Association for the History of Medicine is offering eligible medical students, graduate students, and independent scholars who have a paper accepted for the program to apply for assistance with their travel costs. Travel grant applications are included in letters to those whose abstracts are accepted for the program of the annual meeting. For more information, visit the AAHM Travel Grant website. 

The American Academy of Family Physicians supports Family Medicine residents and medical students to attend the AAFP National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students. For more information, visit the AAFP Family Medicine Leads Scholarships website and view the Program Announcement. 

The MGM provides the opportunity for seven medical students to attend the AACAP Annual Meeting and receive an introduction into the field of child and adolescent psychiatry through the AACAP Mentorship Program. For more information, visit the AACAP Life Members Mentorship Grants for Medical Students website. 

For more information, contact the AACAP Assistant Director of Training and Education at training@aacap.org or 202-587-9663.

Kidney TREKS (Tutored Research and Education for Kidney Scholars), an initiative established by the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), is designed to foster interest in careers in nephrology and research through a week-long research course retreat and long-term mentorship program. Applicants must have completed at least one year of medical school, a graduate student pursuing a PhD, or a postdoctoral fellow within their first year of training. There are two TREKS program sites available, one is at Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL) in Bar Harbor, Maine and the other is at the University of Chicago (UChicago) in Chicago, IL. Participants will be assigned to a mentor at their local institutions to guide them concerning research and career development. For more information, please visit the ASN TREKS website or contact Dr. Erum Hartung, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at CHOP.

The UVA Department of Urology is offering a one-year paid mentored research fellowship. The research fellowship is directed by Noah Schenkman, MD, Nishant Patel, MD, and Sumit Isharwal, MD, core faculty members in the department. Research fellows work primarily in IRB approved RedCAP database management and analysis, with the main focus on endourology (kidney stone) and urologic oncology. The fellow will be responsible for entering and maintaining the data in these databases for the year they work in our Department. Fellows will have the opportunity to get involved with projects in andrology, female and pelvic medicine, global health, pediatric urology, and other urologic sub-specialties. The majority of the projects are clinical or epidemiologic-based outcomes studies. Fellows will assist with all aspects of the research process, from idea generation, IRB approval, data acquisition and analysis, and manuscript preparation. One research fellow is accepted per year. For more information and to apply, please visit the Urology Research Fellowship at UVA website.

The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) is excited to announce that the summer research program is now through their specialty’s professional medical society, Rehabilitation Research for Medical Students (RREMS) program. RREMS students spend eight weeks working on their proposed research plan at the sponsor site of an accomplished PM&R mentor. In addition to the research completed during the program, many students are also given the opportunity to spend time in the clinic with their mentors. Participants are given a $4,000 stipend, and the sponsor site also covers registration and travel to the AAP's Annual Meeting. For further details and information on how to apply, check out the RREMS website. PSOM medical students can contact Dr. Randel Swanson, Associate Director for Research in PM&R at Penn. To learn more about key PM&R research faculty, visit the Penn PM&R Principal Investigators - Penn Medicine website.

The University of Southern California (USC) Caruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery clinician-scientist training program (CSTP) is a 9-12 month program offering medical students the opportunity to be involved in meaningful research experiences with close mentorship by world-class faculty researchers. The program offers professional development, a chance to participate in a vibrant & collaborative research community and will give trainees exposure to the unique and exciting career pathway of a clinician-scientist. The program is available to medical students at any point during their training and will extend their graduation date by one year. Two medical student trainees will be accepted per year. The majority of funding for the CSTP track for medical students is paid for by an R25 grant from the NIH-NDCD with supplemental funds from the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. To learn more and to apply, visit the CSTP website.

The Mayo Clinic Orthopedic Trauma Service (OTS) invites outstanding third year medical students to apply for a one-year clinical research fellowship position starting spring/summer of 2022. The research fellow will have an opportunity to collaborate on a number of projects with each faculty, in addition to collaborative projects with other divisions in the Mayo Clinic department of Orthopedic Surgery. The Mayo OTS faculty include Andy Sems, Brandon Yuan, Woodie Cross, Krystin Hidden and Jon Barlow. Research will include projects in general trauma, upper extremity, lower extremity, and arthroplasty. In addition to the research experience, the research fellow will have an opportunity to engage in a number of educational offerings and will be expected to collaborate with current orthopedic surgery residents to initiate, advance and complete multiple research studies. Although this program does not include guaranteed funding at this time, some funding may become available. For more information and to apply, visit the Orthogate Posting or contact the current fellow Alexandra Cancio-Bello.

As a Research Fellow, students have the opportunity to engage in a year-long research project with a faculty mentor in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Each program provides one year of funding and can be tailored to meet the interests of the selected fellow. Students also have the opportunity to shadow clinical activities and are expected to take part in all departmental educational activities, such as head and neck cancer tumor board and grand rounds. Information about ongoing research in the department can be found at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Cancer Research Program website. See Program Announcement attached for application details and list of contacts.

The American Neurotology Society values diversity in the educational and clinical environment of otology and neurotology and recognize that in order to keep pace with our changing societal demographics and provide culturally sensitive and high-quality care, we must increase the ranks of scientists and clinicians from under-represented minorities in our field. Through this scholarship, we seek to engage URiM students in research and clinical activities related to the ear, hearing and balance so that they can learn about our field and gain the experience needed to promote an interest in a career in otology/neurotology. The successful applicant will receive a $1000 scholarship to support travel and housing expenses for a chosen research or clinical rotation that requires significant travel from their home institution. A member of the ANS will be identified to provide mentorship and sponsorship to the recipient. For more information, check out the Program Announcement. Forward inquiries and application to Dr. Stephanie Moody Antonio, MD, Chair of the American Neurotology Society Diversity and Inclusion Committee at moodysa@evms.edu or administrator@americanneurotologysociety.com.

The Mayo Clinic Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine invites third year medical students to apply for a one-year clinical research fellowship position starting Spring or Summer 2022. There are two funded research fellowship positions for this upcoming year. This is a wonderful opportunity for a highly-motivated individual to strengthen their application for the Orthopedic Residency Match. The research fellow will be expected to work on numerous projects with several investigators; therefore, excellent organizational and communication skills are paramount. Duties include project design, scientific literature search, data collection, progress updates, and book chapter and manuscript preparation. For more information, you can view our Orthogate posting and our fellowship information packet Brochure 2022-2023. If you have any additional questions regarding the fellowship, please contact our current fellows Anna Reinholz or Sara Till.

The Penn Center for Perioperative Outcomes Research and Transformation (CPORT), a research center within Penn’s Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care offers Short-Term (Summer) and Year Out Research Fellowships to medical students with interests in health services research focusing on perioperative care, pain management, critical care, and other topics. Fellowships involve working one on one with a CPORT faculty member (https://www.med.upenn.edu/cport/) to complete a mentored research project. Depending on the student’s interest, collaborations may be sought with across other Penn Schools and centers. Fellows receive financial compensation, mentorship, and professional development opportunities. While funds are typically available to support 1-2 spots annually for each track (Short Term and Year Out), availability of fellowship spots may vary across years.

For more information please email Melinda Stanfield a CV and letter of interest. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis beginning in the fall of each year. CPORT is committed to supporting the career development of Black, Indigenous, Latinx, first-generation, and low-income students.

The Agnew Surgery Society has teamed up with the Center for Global Health and Penn Global Surgery Group to establish a position for Penn Med students interested in summer research in global surgery.  The student selected as the Summer Global Fellow will have access to additional funding through the Penn Center for Global Health to cover travel expenses in addition to the Agnew Summer Fellowship funding for work performed before and after travel. For more info, visit the Agnew Surgery Society website or contact Dr. Ari Brooks.

The Global Health Program for Fellows and Scholars provides supportive mentorship, research opportunities and a collaborative research environment for early stage investigators from the U.S. and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), as defined by the World Bank, to enhance their global health research expertise and their careers. See Support Center websites for application deadlines, eligibility, program areas and additional information. For more information and to apply, visit the Fogarty International website.

As the University of Pennsylvania’s official endorser of Fulbright U.S. Student Program applicants, the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (CURF) works with juniors and seniors, graduate students, and alumni interested in applying for Fulbright Study/Research Grants and English Teaching Assistant Awards. For more info, visit the CURF Fulbright website.

The Program in Global Surgery and Social Change at Harvard Medical School is dedicated to addressing the burden of surgical disease across the globe through a combination of surgical training, research, and advocacy efforts that focus on the needs of low- and middle-income countries.Global Surgery Visiting Graduate Students will be appointed for a period of one year. The Graduate Student will work with surgical residents, fellows and faculty conducting global surgery research, advocacy, and capacity-building projects. There is currently no funding guaranteed for successful applicants. For more information, visit: Global Surgery Fellowship website.

The Institute for Global Orthopaedics and Traumatology (IGOT) at UCSF, Global Research Initiative offers the Morgan and Madison McClellan International Research Fellowship. The 10-month to 1-year opportunity is for third and fourth-year medical students interested in orthopaedic surgery and global health. The specialist research position is designed to build upon fundamental skills and hands-on research experience critical to implementing orthopaedic research projects globally. This endowed fellowship was started by a generous gift from Dr. Trigg McClellan of the Orthopaedic Trauma Institute in honor of his daughters, Morgan and Madison McClellan. A stipend will be provided to the research fellow for living expenses including UCSF benefits. For more information and to apply, visit the IGOT website.

The goal of the MGH Summer Research Trainee Program (SRTP) is to inspire students who are underrepresented in medicine (URM) to consider careers in academic medicine by immersing them in cutting-edge research opportunities. Each student is assigned to a specific MGH laboratory, clinical site, health policy, or health services research area where they undertake an original research project under the mentorship and guidance of a Mass General Hospital (MGH) investigator. For more information, check out the Program Announcement and to apply, visit the MGH SRTP website.

The Mayo Clinic Summer Research Fellowship matches medical students between 1st and 2nd year of medical school with Mayo Clinic investigators based on their interests. This comprehensive training program, which lasts eight weeks, prepares underrepresented medical students for careers in clinical care and patient-oriented research. The Summer Research Fellowship award is $7,000 for eight weeks, plus flights to and from Rochester, Minnesota. For more information and to apply, visit the Mayo Clinic website. Contact Luis Lujan, Ph.D. with any inquires. 

Nth Dimensions provides an array of services to students in the medical education and training pipeline from undergraduate through post-residency; The Nth Dimensions Summer Internship (NDSI) is one way in which Nth Dimensions lives out its ongoing mission to diversify the physician workforce.

NDSI comprises six (6) medical and allied health specialties: Dermatology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Pathology, Physical Therapy, and Radiology. Selected participants spend eight (8) weeks with a specialty-specific preceptor at one of Nth Dimensions' partner institutions or medical centers nationwide. If accepted, scholars are expected to attend the full duration of the eight (8) weeks, including weekends.

Summer interns work side by side with experienced specially-specific preceptors in a challenging academic or private practice environment. For more information and to apply, visit the Nth Dimensions website.

The Pediatric Oncology Student Training (POST) Program is designed for undergraduate, graduate and medical students who have an interest in pediatric oncology research and would like to experience the field first hand. Students train with a pediatric oncology research mentor. Students may join a research project underway in a mentor’s lab or begin an original investigation with the mentor. For more information and to apply, visit the ALSF website or contact grant coordinator Madeleine Lampert. If you are interested in applying, please note that you need to already be associated with a CHOP oncology faculty member. Thus, you'll need to make these connections earlier on, as their labs get quite full. If you have questions, contact Jennifer Baldi.

The University of Pennsylvania and Alzheimer's Disease Research Center offers a unique opportunity for current undergrad, graduate or medical students to explore a career in Alzheimer's disease research, gain student empowerment fostered through faculty mentoring, classroom-based learning and hands-on research application. The 9-week research experience with a $4,500 stipend will permit Penn students to participate, even though our summer break is closer to 8 weeks. Dates for this program for Summer 2025 are from June 9 to August 8. If you are interested in this internship and have questions, contact Dr. Kathy Jedrziewski. See program flyer and for more information about eligibility and application process, visit their website (under 'Summer Training in Aging Research'). 

The ASTRO Minority Summer Fellowship Award introduces medical students from backgrounds that are underrepresented in medicine to the discipline of radiation oncology early in their medical education. Preference will be given to first- and second-year students. In an effort to promote radiation oncology as a career choice, the fellowship will expose students to clinical, basic and translational research questions in radiation oncology. Additional information on fellowship eligibility and application requirements is located in the 2025 MSF Guidelines. For more information and to apply, visit the ASTRO website.

The ASH Hematology Inclusion Pathway (HIP) Minority Medical Student Award Program provides medical students from communities underrepresented in hematology in the US and Canada with a stipend to conduct hematologic research under the mentorship of an ASH member. Recipients of this award will also receive a stipend to attend the ASH annual meeting to present their research. For more information and to apply, visit the ASH website.

For questions about the HIP Medical Student Award Program, please contact diversity@hematology.org

The Heart, Lung and Blood Summer Research Program is designed to engage diverse undergraduates and medical students in state-of-the art biomedical research in cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematological and sleep disorders research. Approximate Program are between June - August , with added flexible. For additional information and to apply, visit the Case Western website.

Questions can be directed to the HLB Program Administrator Malana Bey.

The CDC Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities (OMHD) sponsors several summer internship programs, which contain a research component, for underrepresented minority students in the area of public health. Check out the different opportunities listed on the OMHD website.

The Medical Student Rotation (MSR) provides financial support for U.S. medical students from populations underrepresented in medicine and who are interested in oncology as a career to experience a 8-to 12-week clinical or clinical research rotation. For more information and to apply, visit the ASCO website.

The Harvard Catalyst Visiting Research Internship Program (VRIP) is an 8 week mentored, summer research program designed to enrich medical students' interest in research and health-related careers, particularly clinical/translational research careers. Eligible participants are first and second year medical students, particularly individuals from groups underrepresented in medicine and/or disadvantaged individuals, in good standing from accredited U.S. medical schools. For more information check out the Program Announcement and to apply, visit the Harvard VRIP website.

To address the current underrepresentation of minorities in fields that inform the direction of health care practice and policy, the Master of Science in Health Policy Research Program and the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (LDI) have developed a Health Services Research Summer Scholars Program for Students Underrepresented in Medicine. We welcome applications from all medical students who are members of groups who are underrepresented in medical research. During the program, the students will conduct a mentored research project, participate in an Introductory to Health Policy and Health Services Research and Innovation Science Seminar Course (HPR 6000), receive career guidance from multiple health services research role models, attend the Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, and develop a health services research network. One to three fellowships will be awarded in the form of a $3,000 stipend to University of Perelman School of Medicine students per year. If you are interested in the fellowship and have questions, contact Dr. Pete Groeneveld. For more information and to apply, visit the HSRSSP website.

The HIV Vaccine Trials Network, in collaboration with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health, is investing in a young generation of HIV prevention researchers by providing African American/Black, Hispanic/Latinx, Native American/American Indian, Native Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Islander medical students with opportunities to conduct independent research while receiving mentoring, project and salary funding, training, and professional development opportunities. For more information check out the Program Announcement and visit the HVTN website.

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Summer Underrepresented in Medicine Medical Student Research (SUMMR) Program aims to cultivate diversity in the next generation of clinicians and scientists through encouraging participation of members of groups who are underrepresented in medicine. Participants experience both clinical care and research, working with international experts in pediatric care and child health research. hose selected to participate join us in Philadelphia on our main campus and receive a $5,000 stipend for their in-person participation.

For more information, contact us at SUMMR@chop.edu

The Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR) Summer Research Program offers undergraduate and medical students an excellent introduction to current radiological sciences research. For more information and to apply, visit the MIR website.

The Joseph Woo, M.D. Fellowship’s purpose is to support a fellowship at the Perelman School of Medicine to allow medical students to conduct basic, translational, or clinical investigation in cardiovascular disease through direct interaction with faculty, including, but not limited to, a research fellowship during the summer after the first or second year of medical school. Preference for the fellowship will be given to students with an interest in cardiovascular surgery. Award: $2000. For more information and to apply, contact Dr. Michael Acker and Dr. Pavan Atluri.

The AACAP Jeanne Spurlock Research Fellowship in Substance Abuse and Addiction offers a unique opportunity for minority medical students, or students whose project will focus on minorities, to explore a research career in substance abuse in relation to child and adolescent psychiatry, gain valuable work experience, and meet leaders in the child and adolescent psychiatry field. For more information and to apply, visit AACAP Spurlock Fellowship website.

For more information contact the AACAP Department of Research, Grants and Workforce at 202-587-9663, or training@aacap.org.

The program is for Penn medical students during the summer between their first and second year. Students will be paired with a diagnostic radiologist and actively participate in a research project for 6 weeks in the summer. Student-mentor pairing usually occurs after the selection process. A list of available projects will be shared with students for them to rank in terms of interest. Students may also choose a mentor and project ahead of time, though this is not required, and not all project designs are suited for this 6-week program. A stipend of $250/week is offered. Students are encouraged to prepare an abstract for a radiology society meeting and to present this abstract, if it is accepted. Students are also encouraged to submit a manuscript for publication. We have several highly successful clinician-scientists in our world-renowned Penn Department of Radiology who are eager to mentor and work with students. There are numerous ongoing research projects, and we are certain that we can find a suitable project that matches your interests. For more information please contact Dr. Scott Simpson.  

The Silberstein Research Fellowship program is for students in the first year of medical school seeking an early start to clinical experience in the orthopaedic field. This is a two-to three-month commitment during the summer. Fellows will work with the pediatric orthopaedic surgery faculty and the Poggi research fellow to bring a project to substantial completion and eventual publication. For more information, visit the Silberstein Fellowship website.

SCORE Programs for Otolaryngology & Ob/Gyn at Kaiser Permanente Northern California are offering an 8 week intensive summer opportunity for first year medical students to pursue research and observe clinical care in either Otolaryngology – Head & Neck surgery or Obstetrics & Gynecology. For more information and to apply, visit the Score website.

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Pediatric Center of Excellence in Nephrology (CHOP PCEN) is offering an 8-week program (start and end dates are flexible), which is open to  undergraduate, post-graduate, or medical students. Students will work with a mentor on a research project, and will have opportunities for didactic training and clinical shadowing in nephrology. For more information, please visit PCEN Enrichment Program website or contact the program coordinator, Jessica Lalli or the program director, Dr. Erum Hartung at CHOPPCEN@chop.edu.

The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine grants a Graduate Student Award to a graduate or medical student to support a mentored project that falls into the research grant priorities of their organization. For more info and to apply, visit the ASRA website.  

The HTRS Student Research Awards is an 8- to 10-week program for medical, PhD, MD/PhD, or PharmD students working on targeted research projects in hemostasis and thrombosis. Proposed projects may be lab-based, clinical or epidemiologic in design. For more information, check out the Program Announcement and visit the HTRS website.

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Drug Abuse Research Training (DART) program offers a summer research fellowship for students interested in learning more about research. The goal of the DART Summer Fellowship Program is to introduce promising students to research, both basic science and clinical in nature, and afford them the opportunity to work closely with a research mentor and his/her investigative team. The summer fellowship is a structured 10-week, mentored program. A CV/resume and letter of interest are required to apply. For more information and to apply, please visit the DART Summer Program website. (Note: Penn med students with 8-9 weeks are eligible.)

The Penn Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery will be offering two full-time eight-week fellowship positions for Penn medical students following the summer of the first year of medical school in the areas of basic, translational, clinical, or quality improvement research. Applicants would be required to submit a brief research proposal in conjunction with a Penn ENT faculty mentor in order to apply. A stipend of $2000 (or $250/week) would be offered to help cover living expenses. For an updated list of research opportunities, contact Taneesha Bryant. Interested applicants should complete the proposal application forms. Applicants should send inquiries to Dr. Tiffany Chao.

The University of Maryland School of Medicine’s SPORT program offers an exciting opportunity for medical students to engage in a 10 week program of mentored research training.  Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), this program offers medical students the opportunity to conduct basic science or clinical research in the areas of obesity, diabetes, nutrition and related diseases. While the fellowship guidelines say the program is 10 weeks, we have checked and they will permit Penn students to participate, even though our summer break is closer to 8 weeks. For more information and to apply, visit the SPORT website.

**CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH RENEWAL - Program hopes to restart again beginning the Fall of 2025, but won’t know for sure until probably August 2025**

The Career Advancement for Research in Health Equity (CARE T37) program provides eligible post docs, medical and graduate students, residents, and fellows exposure to health equity and global health research. Research experiences are tailored to individual interests and may include:

Intensive didactic summer program that provides an introduction to healthcare/scientific research fundamentals.

Engaging in a mentored health equity or global health research project.

Financial support is provided for the 10 week research experience. Although a 10 consecutive week appointment is required, the start date of that 10 week window is flexible if the trainee prefers to solely pursuing the mentored research experience and not participating in the summer didactic training. For more information and instructions for application submission please visit their website or contact Heather Johnson.

The IMPACT fellowship program is a paid, eight-week, elective summer research opportunity offered each year for up to four medical students. Most students complete the fellowship during the summer between their first and second years of medical school, although other times may be available. Each student is paired with a mentor from our training faculty whose work complements the student’s research interests. Fellows in the program will work on a project that may lead to a scientific presentation and/or a peer-reviewed publishable product. In addition to performing research, fellows also shadow mental health professionals in the clinic.

There is no formal application deadline. Most students submit applications between January and February for the upcoming summer. Application to this program is limited to medical students. We welcome applications from students at the University of Pittsburgh as well as from other schools throughout the United States. For more information and to apply, visit the IMPACT Fellowship Program website.

The AMA Research Challenge is the largest national, multi-specialty medical research conference for medical students and residents to showcase and present research.  A total of five (5) prizes of five hundred dollars ($500.00) will be awarded to the five (5) Finalists among all member types. A grand prize of $10,000 will be awarded to the winner of the AMA Research Challenge. For more information and to apply, visit the AMA Foundation website. Additional Research Challenge resources: Research Challenge FAQs.

Email researchsymposium@ama-assn.org for any questions.

The American Skin Association invites applications from medical students doing research in the area of psoriasis & related biology.  Funds may be used towards support of a new or ongoing research/clinical investigation project. View Medical Student Grant Guidelines. 

For more information and to apply, visit the ASA website.

The Agnew Society offers a funded six-week summer fellowship for PSOM first-year medical students interested in surgery. Students will identify a mentor in the Penn Surgery department and will work with them to develop a research project to work on over the course of the summer. For more information and to apply, visit the Medical Students First Year Fellowship Program. If you have general questions about the Fellowship Program, contact Dr. Ari Brooks. To learn more about ongoing research at Penn Surgery, check out the Penn Surgery Current Research Activities.

The purpose of the AOA fellowships is to stimulate interest in research among medical students. Areas of research may include clinical investigation, basic research, epidemiology, and social science/health service research. Applications must be submitted by December 11th (No extensions) to the Combined Degree Office, not directly to AOA.  Dr. Edward Dickinson, Penn's AOA Chapter Councilor will work with a selection committee to choose the most promising application. This will then be forwarded to AOA for a final funding decision. For more information, visit the AOA website and read carefully the Program Description and Flyer.

NOTE: Starting the 2024-2025 academic year, MS3s will no longer be eligible to apply.

Questions should be directed to Libby Appel at studentresearch@alphaomegaalpha.org, or 720-859-4149

The AACAP Summer Medical Student Fellowship offers a unique opportunity for medical students to explore a career in child and adolescent psychiatry, gain valuable work experience, and meet leaders in the child and adolescent psychiatry field. The fellowship opportunity provides funding for 8-12 weeks of clinical or research training under a child and adolescent psychiatrist mentor. For more information and to apply, visit the AACAP Summer Fellowship website.

The AAN Medical Student Research Scholarship program offers members of the AAN's Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN) program a stipend to conduct a project in either an institutional, clinical or laboratory setting where there are ongoing programs of research, service or training, or a private practice. For more information, check out the Program Announcement. If you have questions, contact Maggie Rock. 

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) through the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation is offering the Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship (MSSRF) program. Fellowships will be awarded each year to medical students in the United States or Canada who have completed one or two years of medical school, and wish to spend a summer working in a neurosurgical laboratory, mentored by a neurosurgical investigator sponsor who is a member of the AANS. For more information and to apply, visit the NREF website and Program Announcement.

For additional information, visit NREF Grants & Fellowships online or contact the NREF team at info@nref.org

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Summer Intern Scholarship in Cardiothoracic Surgery program introduces the field of cardiothoracic surgery to first and second year medical students from North American medical institutions. For more information and to apply, visit the AATS website.

Should you have any questions regarding your status prior to receiving this notification, please contact foundation@aats.org

[Note: this program provides some research exposure, but it is not exclusively research oriented.]

The American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) Medical Student Summer Fellowship program awards grants to medical students wishing to spend a summer conducting brain tumor research with esteemed scientist-mentors. The intent of this program is to motivate talented medical students to pursue a career in neuro-oncology research. (Note: Penn med students with 8 weeks are eligible.) For more information and to apply, visit the ABTA website.

The AFAR program provides medical students with an enriching experience in aging-related research and geriatrics, with the mentorship of top experts in the field. This program introduces students to research and academic experiences early in their training that they might not otherwise have during medical school. Research will be conducted at one of seven National Training Centers (NTC) supported by the National Institute on Aging. Please be in touch directly with the National Training Centers for their program deadline and application materials. Penn is not one of the centers.

For more information and to apply, visit the AFAR website.

The American Heart Association Student Scholarships support graduate-level or medical students conducting research projects related to cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, and cardiovascular surgery. The AHA has long been committed to diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from students from racial and ethnic groups. The award will be considered for a project conducted under qualified supervision over the summer or in a block of several months not to exceed May 30th of the following calendar year. The student and mentor must be members of the AHA. 

If the student goes to a location other than his/her institution, he/she must have written approval of his/her dean or other responsible individual. AHA will consider up to 5 applicants from Penn. Applications must be submitted to the Combined Degree and Physician Scholar Programs Staff, not directly to AHA. If more than 5 students wish to apply, a committee of Penn faculty will review applications and select the top 5 to go forward and apply directly to AHA. AHA will typically select one of these students for funding. For more information, visit the AHA/ASA Student Scholarships website.

The AMA Foundation, in partnership with the AMA Women Physicians Congress (WPC), has established the Joan F. Giambalvo Memorial Scholarship Fund with the goal of advancing the progress of women in the medical profession and strengthening the ability of the AMA to identify and address the needs of women physicians and medical students. This fund provides scholarships of up to $10,000 to support research related to women in the medical profession. For more information and to apply, visit the AMA Foundation website.

The American Osler Society's William B. Bean Student Research Award supports research in the broad areas of medical history and medical humanities. For more information and to apply, visit the AOS website.

The American Skin Association invites applications from medical students who are working actively in the areas of melanoma and skin cancer.  Funds may be used towards support of a new or ongoing research/clinical investigation project. For more information and to apply, visit the ASA website.

The ASH Hematology Opportunities for the Next-Generation of Research Scientists Award (HONORS) is a three-month experience in hematology-related laboratory or clinical research for medical students and residents. (Note: while the award is typically for three months, we have contacted ASH and our understanding is that they are open to applications from first year students, who only have a two month summer available). If you are interested in applying and need help identifying a Penn mentor/project, contact Dr. Alison Loren, the Penn faculty member who has served as an advisor for applicants in the past. For more information and to apply, visit the ASH website.

For questions about the ASH HONORS Award, please contact awards@hematology.org

The American Urological Association and the Urology Care Foundation are proud to provide the Herbert Brendler, MD Summer Medical Student Fellowship Program, designed to encourage medical students to join the field of urology through a summer fellowship program. For more information and to apply, visit the AUA website.

Please contact grantsmanager@auanet.org for more information

The Society for Vascular Surgery Foundation Student Research Fellowship stimulates laboratory and clinical vascular research by undergraduate college students and medical school students registered at universities in the United States and Canada. The SVS Foundation grants a maximum of eight awards per year. For more information and to apply, visit the SVS website.

The Gold Foundation's Student Summer Research Fellowship grants are modeled on NIH short-term training grants, but are awarded for research in community health and cultural competency issues, rather than laboratory work. The grant award includes a stipend for a 10-week period, but the award can be prorated for an 8-week research period.  Alternatively, students can complete the 8-week research period and finish the remaining 2 weeks post-fellowship.  Learn more about program criteria and how to apply. For more information, visit the Gold Foundation website.

In 2004, the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB) initiated a research fellowship for medical students interested in working on a clinical research project during the summer between their first and second years of medical school. This fellowship is designed to support medical students to work on campus under the sponsorship of a Penn faculty mentor who is affiliated with the CCEB (includes Senior Scholars and Associate Scholars only). There are approximately 70 faculty in this group many of whom are also associated with a primary clinical department covering almost all the departments and divisions in the Perelman School of Medicine. Dual mentorship is also possible but at least one mentor must be affiliated with the CCEB. If you are interested in finding a potential faculty member to work with you can find a description of many of our faculty on the CCEB website. For more information, check out the fellowship announcement and CCEB website. Complete applications should be submitted to Dr. Joshua F. Baker and Michelle McCarthy at the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics.

The Center for Health Initiatives and Behavioral Economics at the Leonard Davis Institute explores how the science of behavioral economics can improve health. Penn medical students, who are interested in conducting research in this area, are encouraged to submit a CV and a paragraph describing your interests to Joelle Friedman. For more information, visit the CHIBE website.

The Palliative and Advanced Illness Research (PAIR) Center was formed in January 2017 by Dr. Scott D. Halpern. PAIR Center investigators build on expertise in decision psychology, health informatics, comparative effectiveness research methods, biostatistics, research ethics, and implementation science to develop and test scalable interventions that improve outcomes that are important to seriously ill patients, caretakers, clinicians, health systems, and payers. We collaborate with large healthcare systems and organizations across the country to test interventions in large, randomized trials to form a robust evidence base about how best to care for seriously ill patients. Penn medical students, who are interested in conducting research in this area, are encouraged to contact PAIR Center Assistant Director, Erich Dress, to learn more about potential mentors and projects. For more information, please visit the PAIR website. Interested students are encouraged to submit their information here: https://pair.upenn.edu/get-involved. 

The Center for Healthcare Improvement & Patient Safety (CHIPS) is accepting applications for its Medical Student Summer Internship. Penn CHIPS offers a summer internship opportunity for one or two Perelman School of Medicine students in the summer between their first and second year of medical school. During the 10-week program, the selected candidate receives an introduction to the field of healthcare quality and safety (QS) and participates in an immersion experience within the Center for Healthcare Quality Analytics (CHQA) at CHOP. The immersion experience will provide the intern with practical experiences and hands-on work, including analytical and facilitation support for various QS projects and teams, and exposure to various active QS daily work activities, programs, and projects. Compensation is a $4,000 stipend provided by Penn CHIPS. This is a CHOP-Penn Medicine internship and is geared to all interns regardless of the medical field they are deciding on. Any internship questions should be directed to Dr. Neha Patel. For more information, visit the CHIPS website. 

PennHealthX and the Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Innovation (CHCI) are committed to connecting students with cross-functional internship opportunities focused on facilitating the rapid, disciplined development, testing, and implementation of new strategies to reimagine health care delivery for dramatically better patient outcomes, value, and experience. Please be on the lookout for summer internship applications via email in early January. For more information in the interim or to be connected with a prior recipient of this award, please email pennhealthx@gmail.com.

Each summer, the Nationwide Children's Hospital Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) hosts the National Medical Student Injury Research Training Program. The goal of this program is to provide research training to future physician-investigators while introducing them to the field of injury research and prevention. For more information and to apply, visit the CIRP website.

The Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) sponsors a grant which will be awarded to a student of an accredited American or Canadian medical school who submits a project proposal most likely to result in a substantive contribution to the field of wilderness and environmental medicine. See the Grant Application Instructions. For more information and to apply, visit the WMS website.

The Child Neurology Foundation (CNF) provides a scholarship for medical students interested in pursuing a career in child neurology. The award will be made for clinical research focused in the field of neurodevelopmental disabilities in children to be conducted under the direction of a child neurology/NDD subspecialist during the summer break. Check out the Program Announcement. For more information and to apply, visit the CNF website.

The Summer Oncology Research Fellowship Program, sponsored by CHLA and USC for more than 30 years, is intended to provide the highest quality experience for first-year medical school students pursuing interests in oncology research. For more information and to apply, visit the CHLA website.

The Chinese American Medical Society (CAMS) offers scholarships for medical students working on summer research projects. The research can be basic science or clinical in nature but must be completed in a ten week time frame.  Preferences will be given to proposals studying problems related to health problems of the Chinese. For more information and to apply, visit the CAMS website.

The Clinical Neurosciences Training Program (CNST) will award stipends to cover living expenses for up to 5 internships during summer 2025, on a competitive basis to Penn first year medical students that are participating in the CNST. In general, projects are expected to be performed on site at Penn; projects at other US or international locations must have a compelling justification and a Penn co-mentor. If you have any questions or would like guidance in choosing a project, please contact Dr. Daniel Wolf or Dr. Xilma Ortiz-González for further information. Applications from students from under-represented backgrounds are encouraged. Also, the members of our CNST Student and Faculty Advisory boards, and previous awardees, are available to offer guidance as needed. For more information and to apply, visit the CNST website. Also check out the CNST weekly seminar series.

The CNS/CSNS Medical Student Socioeconomic Fellowship supports a medical student conducting research on a socioeconomic issue impacting neurosurgical practice. The fellowship is open to all medical students in the United States and Canada. The fellow will spend 8 to 10 weeks conducting supervised research on a socioeconomic topic of importance to neurosurgery. For more information, visit the CNS website.

This program offers financial support for students to spend time performing research on topics relevant to Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), or Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, for a minimum of 10 weeks. For more information and to apply, visit the CCFA website.

These awards are offered to students in or about to enter a doctoral program (i.e., Ph.D., M.D., M.D./Ph.D.). Applicants must work with a faculty sponsor on a research project related to cystic fibrosis, the duration of which should be 10 weeks or more.  The traineeship receives a stipend and students may reapply for support for more than one year. For more information or to apply, visit CFF website.

The New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) invites applications for the David E. Rogers Fellowship Program from first-year medical students for support of a project executed during the summer between the first and second years of medical school. For more information and to apply, visit the NYAM Rogers website.

The EMF/ Society for Academic Emergency Medicine encourages medical students to engage in and to be exposed to emergency medicine research. Emergency Medicine research is broadly defined as scientific investigation designed to furnish new knowledge relevant to emergency medical care. Such investigations may focus on basic science research, clinical research, preventive medicine, epidemiology, cost-containment, and research in emergency medicine teaching and education. For more information and to apply, visit the EMF website.

The Endocrine Society offers Research Experiences to support promising medical and graduate students who have demonstrated commitment to endocrine research and expressed interest in enhancing their professional development skills. For more information and to apply, visit the Endocrine Society website.

The Penn Department of Family Medicine has an ongoing research project:

Depression in older adults with cardiovascular disease.  The goal of this project is to develop treatment for depression that is integrated with the treatment of chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease.  The prior work of the PI, Dr. Hillary Bogner, indicates that a depression care management intervention can reduce mortality among depressed participants with diabetes and other risk factors of cardiovascular disease. She is currently carrying out an intervention integrating depression treatment with medical treatment for cardiovascular disease in order to improve outcomes for both conditions. This research opportunity is open to all Penn Med students.  For more information, contact Hillary Bogner, MD, MSCE at hillary.bogner@uphs.upenn.edu.

The New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) is pleased to announce the competition for The Ferdinand C. Valentine Medical Student Research Grants in Urology. Competition is open to M.D. candidates attending medical school or conducting research in the greater New York area (New York City, Long Island, Westchester County, or New Jersey). For more information and to apply, visit the NYAM Valentine website.

Fight for Sight funds basic or clinical research in ophthalmology, vision or related sciences by individuals with limited or no other research funding. For more information and to apply, visit the Fight for Sight website (go to Grants and select Apply in the top right hand corner).

The Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER)'s Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellowship program supports students for 8 weeks of anesthesia-related research in the summer. For more information and to apply, visit the FAER website.

The program is designed to give students enrolled in MD, DO, PhD, or combined-degree programs the opportunity to conduct a three-to-six-month research project focused on biomedical research in aging. The program aims to give students the chance to learn more about the field of aging research, as well as increase their understanding of the challenges involved in improving the quality of life for older people. For more information and to apply, visit the AFAR website.

The New York Academy of Medicine's Glorney-Raisbeck Medical Student Grants in Cardiovascular Research will be given to M.D. candidates attending medical school or conducting research in the greater New York area (New York City, Long Island, Westchester County, or New Jersey). In some cases projects outside the greater New York area will be considered, however, a mentor must be identified within the greater New York area. For more information and to apply, visit the NYAM Glorney website.

The Guggenheims established the Guggenheim Family Neurosurgery Scholarship with the residual estate of their late son, Jean-Pierre, to provide funding for medical students who are interested in pursuing Neurosurgery training through an annual summer research program. The Guggenheim Research Fellowship will be able to support a total of four Penn 1st or 2nd year medical students annually during Summer Session. Students interested in applying should send their resume, brief research proposal description and letter of support from their Neurosurgery faculty research mentor to Susan Small, Residency Program Coordinator. Each selected candidate will have a $2,500 award for 8 weeks of summer research. For more information and how to apply, please see the scholarship announcement. For further questions, please email susan.small@pennmedicine.upenn.edu and visit the Neurosurgery Fellowships website. Please note, students receiving concurrent funding are not eligible for the Guggenheim Fellowship. 

The Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is an 8-week program of mentored research designed to introduce students who have completed their first year of medical school to research opportunities in orthopaedic basic science, translational science, and clinical research in orthopaedics.
The Leon Root Pediatric Orthopaedic Research Award & Medical Student Program is designed to facilitate high-level clinical research in the Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Service of HSS. This is a one year opportunity for students interested in pursuing a career in academic orthopaedic surgery.
For more information and to apply to either of these opportunities, visit the HSS website.

The Penn Interventional Radiology Department takes up to 5 Perelman first year medical students each summer to do clinical research.  The schedule is full-time -- generally 8 am – 5 pm for six weeks -- but there is flexibility.  The stipend is $250/week.  If interested, contact Dr. Scott Trerotola. For more information, check out the Program Announcement.

Jeffrey W. Berger, MD, PhD (1963-2001) was an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology (Retina Service) at the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Computer Vision Laboratory at Penn's Scheie Eye Institute. Dr. Berger was internationally recognized for his work on computer based retinal imaging and first editor of a major textbook on age-related macular degeneration. He was an outstanding teacher and advocate for medical students. Because of his strong commitment to mentoring students in medical research, the Jeffrey W. Berger Research Scholarship Fund provides $5000 to the awardee’s mentor to help fund the student’s research at Penn. This award will provide funding for a Penn medical student, who will do at least 3 months of ophthalmology research at Penn. For more information and to apply, visit the Jeffrey Berger website. Please note that applications should be emailed as a SINGLE PDF to Dr. Joshua Dunaief.

The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) Gina Finzi Memorial Student Summer Fellowship is for medical students to conduct research on systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) through support of basic, clinical, or psychosocial research under the supervision of an established investigator. This fellowship is stipended. For more information and to apply, visit the LFA website.

The Penn Masters of Science in Health Policy Research in collaboration with the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics supports research fellowships for Perelman medical students interested in working on a health services or health policy research project during the summer between their first and second years of medical school. The primary intent of the fellowship is to support medical students to work on campus under the sponsorship of a Penn faculty mentor with expertise in health services and policy research. One to three fellowships will be awarded annually in the form of a $1750 monthly stipend for up to two months. If you are interested in the fellowship and have questions, contact Dr. Pete Groeneveld. For more info and to apply, visit the Summer Research Fellowship website.

The purpose of the Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) Medical Student Research Grants is to promote research opportunities to medical students early in their careers by funding clinical or laboratory-based research projects focused on better understanding the prevention, biology and treatment of melanoma, including cutaneous, ocular, mucosal, pediatric, etc. In addition to awards focused on any aspect of melanoma research, the MRF is pleased to also offer at least one award focused specifically on ocular melanoma research. Grant awards are $3,000 per award period. Length of award period is one year from the date of disbursement of the award. A 1-year no-cost extension may be considered. Requests can be sent to research@melanoma.org. For more information and to apply check out the Application Instructions and visit MRF website.

The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) Medical Student Summer Fellowship offers experience in research and clinical oncology. Fellowships are scheduled for an eight week period between June and August. Applicants will work with Memorial Sloan-Kettering physicians from a list of proposed projects, available in their application. First and second year medical students are eligible to apply. For more information visit the MSKCC website.

The purpose of the NASPGHAN/CDHNF Program is to develop a program at multiple sites throughout the U.S. and Canada through which medical students can have 8-10 week research experiences under the mentorship of basic or clinical scientists with a research focus in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, or nutrition. For more information and to apply, visit the NASPGHAN website.

The NIDDK Medical Student Research Program in Diabetes allows medical students to conduct research under the direction of an established scientist in the areas of diabetes, hormone action, physiology, islet cell biology or obesity at an institution with one of the NIDDK-funded Research Centers during the summer between the first and second year or second and third year of medical school. Penn Diabetes Research Center participates in the nationwide inter-disciplinary program established over 40 years ago by the NIDDK to foster diabetes research. If you are interested in conducting research at Penn, contact Dr. David Merrick. For more information check out the Program Announcement and to apply, visit the NIDDK MSRP website.

The NYU Grossman School of Medicine’s NIDDK-funded summer research fellowship is for first year medical students to do basic research in diabetes, digestive disorders, and kidney diseases. The award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) T35 training grant will provide summer research opportunities to medical students at NYU as well as to students from other medical schools. The grant provides fellowships for students doing basic/clinical research with an NYU faculty mentor with a focus in diabetes, digestive disorders, and kidney diseases. These fellowships, of up to 8 weeks in duration, will provide students with a summer stipend of approximately $4,000. For more information, check out the Program Overview, (includes proposal and list of mentors/projects) and visit the NYU NIDDK fellowship website.

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine invites applications for the summer Medical Student Research Training Program (SRTP) in Diabetes and Obesity, Kidney Disease, and Digestive Disease. This program allows medical students during the summer between the first and second year or second and third year to conduct diabetes and obesity-related research, kidney disease and hypertension-related research, or digestive disease research under the direction of an established scientist. Prior research experience is not required. For more information and to apply, visit the Vanderbilt SRTP Diabetes website.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Summer Internship Program (SIP) in Biomedical Research provides an opportunity to spend a summer at the NIH in Bethesda working side-by-side with some of the leading scientists in the world, in an environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research. For more information and to apply, visit the NIH program website.

The Northwestern University School of Medicine Summer Externship program is sponsored by the Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of Northwestern U Medical School in Chicago. This eight-week program offers a unique and early clinical exposure related to the care of persons with acute and chronic disabilities for comprehensive rehabilitation. Primarily, students will assist in the clinical management of patients admitted to RIC. In addition, students will participate in a research project in a rehabilitation related field. For more information and to apply, visit the Northwestern Externship website.

The Campagna Scholarship supports a summer semester of research under the supervision of a neurosurgical mentor at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and resident expenses in Portland, OR. Students in their first or second year of study are eligible to apply. While the fellowship guidelines say the program is 10 weeks, we have checked and they will permit Penn students to participate, even though our summer break is closer to 8 weeks. Third year students may also apply as long as they get a letter from the Dean confirming that they can have 10 weeks at OHSU. For more information and to apply, visit the OHSU Campagna website.

PDF-APDA’s Summer Student Fellowship program supports students – from advanced undergraduates to medical students – in their pursuit of Parkinson's-related summer research projects. The goal is to cultivate students’ early interest in helping to solve, treat and end Parkinson’s and providing the tools they need to transition into leaders in the field. For more information and to apply, visit the PDF-APDA website.

The Pediatric Cardiology Summer Program is a 6-8 week program for medical students between their first and second years or for undergraduate premedical or for public health students that can be extended to 10 weeks. There are opportunities for continued research during the academic year for interested individuals. The research student works with a mentor in the Electrophysiology (Arrhythmia) Section of the Pediatric Cardiology Division at CHOP (Dr. Vetter) on a project related to conditions that can result in sudden cardiac arrest in children, Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in schools, or associated areas. One to two slots are available. Although this program does not include guaranteed funding at this time, some funding may become available. Interested applicants should send their CV, a personal statement, and 2 letters of recommendation (one from current institution) to Dr. Victoria Vetter. For more information on the details of the research projects or other information, contact Dr. Victoria Vetter, Pediatric Cardiology Division, CHOP, 267-425-6603.

The RSNA Research Medical Student Grant aims to make radiology research opportunities possible for medical students and to encourage them, early in their medical careers, to consider academic radiology. Students are expected to complete a 10 week, full-time (or equivalent) research project under the guidance of a scientific advisor in the department of Radiology or Radiation Oncology at Penn. Funding is $3,000 from RSNA and $3,000 from the department of Radiology or Radiation Oncology at Penn for a total stipend of $6,000 for the medical student.

This grant requires students to complete a 10 week, full-time (or equivalent) project. The grant mechanism is most appropriate for students who have had some prior experience with Radiology Research and/or are currently working with a faculty member on Radiology-related research. Applications should involve well-formed projects with an established mentor and preparation should begin months in advance of deadline. Students doing a Radiology-related Masters-In-Translational Research (MTR) may also consider applying. 

- If interested in Radiology project please contact Dr. David Mankoff. 

- Students interested in Radiation Oncology should contact Dr. Neha Vapiwala.

Once you've found a mentor and project, contact Beverly Collins to request departmental and institutional approval for a Radiology and Radiation Oncology grant, and email her the research project and faculty mentor by January 8.

If you are conducting research at another institution (not Penn): the RSNA Research Medical Student Grant aims to increase the opportunities for medical students to have a research experience in medical imaging and to encourage them to consider academic radiology as an important option for their future. For more information and to apply, visit the RSNA website.

The purpose of the preceptorship program is to introduce medical and graduate students to rheumatology‐related health care by supporting a full‐time clinical or research experience in the broad area of rheumatic disease. If you are interested in applying, please contact Dr. Joan Von Feldt, the Penn faculty member who serves as an advisor for applicants to this fellowship. For more information and to apply, visit the RRF website.

The Robert L. Mayock Student Research Fellowship provides opportunities for medical students and undergraduate students in their senior year of college to work full-time for 8-10 weeks during the summer/fall in one of the research laboratories of the Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Division of the University of Pennsylvania. Students who are interest in pulmonary research/lung biology from the University of Pennsylvania, as well as from other institutions, are eligible to apply. The fellowship experience will also include attendance at the daily clinical and research conferences of the Division and presentation of the candidate’s work to a Division research conference. Accepted applicants will receive a stipend of $4,000. For more information and to apply, visit the Mayock Fellowship website. Questions and applications can be emailed to nuala.meyer@pennmedicine.upenn.edu with the Subject Line "Robert L. Mayock Student Research Fellowship Application

Through the Roswell Park Summer Research Experience, you will gain either first-hand research or clinical experience by working full-time on an independent clinical or scientific cancer-related research project. For more information and to apply, visit the Roswell Park website.

The Pediatric Oncology Education (POE) program at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital offers a unique opportunity for students preparing for careers in the biomedical sciences, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, psychology, or public health to gain biomedical and oncology research experience. A primary goal of the POE program is to encourage students to pursue a career in cancer research. For more information and to apply, visit the St. Jude POE website.

The Cancer in the Under-Privileged, Indigent, or Disadvantaged (CUPID) Summer Translational Oncology Program is an NCI-funded, bi-institutional oncology fellowship with an emphasis on laboratory-based research. The program will be held for seven weeks at two sites: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (Baltimore, MD) and Indiana School of Medicine (Indianapolis, IN). For more information and to apply, visit the CUPID website.

The Sigma Xi program awards grants of up to $1,000 to students from all areas of the sciences and engineering. Designated funds from the National Academy of Sciences allow for grants of up to $5,000 for astronomy research and $2,500 for vision related research. Students use the funding to pay for travel expenses to and from a research site, or for purchase of non-standard laboratory equipment necessary to complete a specific research project. For more information and to apply, visit the Sigma Xi website.

The Society for the History of Navy Medicine (SHNM) offers an annual grant of up to $1500 for research in the history of naval or maritime medicine. The grant is intended to support work being done by a student enrolled in a program leading to a degree above the baccalaureate level in history, medical history or the medical professions.  For more information and to apply, visit the SHNM website.

Each year The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality awards $1,500 to one graduate student member who are doing human sexuality research. For more information and to apply, visit the SSSS website.

Strong Children's Research Center in Rochester, NY, funds a Summer Training Program, which is the ideal opportunity for outstanding medical, graduate and undergraduate students who plan to pursue a career in biomedical or clinical research. Faculty members are either from the Department of Pediatrics or partners who are engaged in research relevant to childhood diseases and developmental biology.  For more information and to apply, visit the SCRC website.

The Dell Medical School Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care is offering an exciting research opportunity for medical students. The Value-Based Health Care Summer Research Intern position provides an opportunity to closely work with leading Dell Medical School orthopaedic faculty on clinical and/or health services delivery research projects over the course of an 8-12 week period. Students will have opportunities to interact with faculty such as Department Chair Kevin Bozic, MD, MBA, Associate Dean for Comprehensive Care David Ring, MD, PhD, and Medical Director of the UT Health Austin Musculoskeletal Institute Karl Koenig, MD, MS. Eligible students can apply by sending a one page letter of interest and two page CV to Lauren Uhler. For more information, visit the summer research website.  

The Cancer Prevention Research Training Program (CPRTP) Summer Research Experience is a paid internship designed to provide research experience and mentoring for undergraduate, graduate and health profession students interested in cancer prevention research. Through our National Cancer Institute (NCI) funded R25E “Cancer Prevention Education: Student Research Experiences” (CA056452) training grant, we created this experience. For more information and to apply, visit the MDACC CPRTP website.

The Fellowship objective is to provide predoctoral students with individualized, mentored research training to initiate careers in cardiovascular and stroke research. The science focus is all basic, clinical, and population research broadly related to cardiovascular disease and stroke. For more information and to apply, visit: AHA website.

The American Otological Society is committed to the non-promotional advancement of knowledge and science and to a free exchange of medical education in otology and neurotology. Research supported by the Fellowship grant can relate to any aspects of the ear, hearing and balance disorders. For more information and to apply, visit: AOS website.

The ASH Medical Student Physician-Scientist Award provides an opportunity for medical students to gain experience in hematology research and to learn more about the specialty by immersing themselves in a year-long laboratory, translational, or clinical investigation under the mentorship of an ASH member. For more information about the required materials, please see the Required Documents PDF. For more information and to apply, visit the ASH website.

For questions about the ASH HONORS Award, please contact awards@hematology.org

The Biomedical Leadership Fellow, sponsored by HealthX, Fajgenbaum Lab at Penn, the Castleman Disease Collaborative Network (CDCN), and Every Cure, plays an essential role in helping to advance and uncover the utility of existing drugs in every human disease, with the intent of translating therapies to patients with unmet medical needs. The Fellowship winner will work directly with Dr. David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc, a physician-scientist at Penn and international leader in drug development and repurposing, on all aspects of their leadership, project management, and translational research work. We have had amazing Penn medical students contribute to our research since 2016. We are looking for an MS3 to take a year out between 3rd and 4th year to work full time (and get paid $50,000 for the year) on the following combination of a) task execution, b) project management/employee management, c) strategic planning across divisions, and d) conducting research. Start date: Flexible—Start date anytime between early January and late December. For more info and to apply, visit the CDCN Fellowship website. Please contact Amber Vas to express your interest and ask any questions.

The Penn Center for Emergency Care Policy and Research (CECPR) Year Out Medical Student Fellowship is offered to medical students with an interest in emergency care and health services research. As a partnership with the Center for Digital Health (CDH), the fellowship involves working one on one with a CECPR faculty member to complete a year-long research project. Additionally, students may be matched with faculty from associated centers PAIR, PISC, CHERP, and LDI as appropriate for the student's interest. Fellows receive financial compensation, mentorship, and professional development opportunities.

​For more information on applying, fill out the CECPR contact form or email penncecpr@pennmedicine.upenn.edu and indicate your interest. Applicants are asked to send in a CV and statement of interest and applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis beginning in the fall of each year. Most fellowships last from July to July. Periodically, CECPR offers summer fellowships to interested medical students.

​CECPR has a special interest in supporting the career development of Black, Indigenous, Latinx, first-generation, and low-income students.

The Department of Dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania has a long history of successful research in cutaneous biology and, more recently, in clinical epidemiology. Our goal is to train Research Fellows to become independent investigators in either academics or industry. For more information and how to apply, visit the program description and Dermatology Fellowship website.

The Division of Dermatologic Surgery in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania invites applications for two to three clinical research fellows. Eligible applicants would be taking a clinical research year between their third and fourth-year of medical school at an accredited medical school in the United States. Each research fellowship is for a term of 12 months and typically start in July. The research fellows will focus on clinical studies related to cutaneous oncology, reconstructive surgery, appearance-related science, and patient reported outcomes. For more information and application instructions, check out the PennDOC Research Fellowship website. 

The FOCUS Medical Student Fellowship in Women's Health offers Penn medical students funding for six months (as part of a year out) to work full time with a faculty mentor conducting clinical or basic science research or to work in a community-based program centered around issues of women's health. PSOM medical students who have completed their clinical clerkships are eligible and encouraged to apply. For more information, visit the FOCUS website and Program Announcement or contact Susan Primavera.

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) provides 9 - 12 month fellowships to medical students interested in conducting basic science and translational research at Penn in diabetes, endocrine and metabolic diseases, hematology, renal disease, gastroenterology, or urology. Medical students (from US institutions) in good standing who have completed at least one year of medical school and are U.S. citizens or permanent residents may apply. The stipend is over $24,000 for a full year. In addition, $4,200 for research support and health insurance will be allowed. In addition possible funds for travel to scientific meetings may be available. Interested students would get a supplement on one of the other NIDDK-supported T32s. Questions about funding should be directed to Dr. Jonathan Katz. It is expected that mentors will be selected from those already participating in these training programs. There is a two-part application process: 1) selection of the top 2-4 candidates by Penn's NIDDK MSRT advisory committee and 2) final decision on funding by NIDDK. Up to 4 students from Penn may be supported. No more than 2 students may be supported by the same training program area. All students considering applying for this fellowship should contact Dr. Jonathan Katz. Completed applications should be sent via email to the Combined Degree Associate Director. Check out the Program Guidelines for a list of potential mentors and the application process, including specific grant areas. For more information visit the NIDDK MSRT website. 

Check out the NIDDK MSRT presentation that Dr. Jonathan Katz presented at a previous Year Out Research Programs Information Session.

The National Institute of Environmental Health Science (NIEHS) Medical Student Research Fellowship is a one-year program designed to provide medical students with a laboratory, epidemiological, or clinical research experience under the direction of a principal investigator at the NIEHS. Most projects will take place at the NIEHS campus at Research Triangle Park, NC. Some NIEHS investigators are located at the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD. For more information, visit the NIEHS Fellowship website and contact NIEHS Clinical Director Dr. Janet Hall.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Medical Research Scholars Program (MRSP) is a comprehensive, year-long research enrichment program designed to attract the most creative, research-oriented medical, dental, and veterinary students to the intramural campus of the NIH in Bethesda, MD. For more information and to apply, visit the NIH MRSP website. In addition, check out the MRSP General Information and the MRSP overview presentation from Dr. Dina Parekh, MRSP Director, and the MRSP Program Application Webinar. Contact the MRSP office if you have any questions.

Applications will begin being accepted on SEPTEMBER 1st, 2024

****The application deadline is DECEMBER 2, 2025**** 

For a full list of the current year out research fellowships in Orthopaedic Surgery, visit Orthogate — look under "News" then "Jobs".

The Benjamin Fox Orthopaedic Research Scholar Award promotes clinical research by giving extraordinary U.S. medical students the opportunity to investigate pertinent topics in clinical orthopaedic research at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). For more information and to apply, visit the Ben Fox Award website and see the Ben Fox program brochure and the 2025-2026 application. If you have any questions, contact Dr. Divya Talwar.

The Division of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery and the Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center at Columbia University, offer an exciting opportunity for those interested in pursuing a career in orthopaedic surgery. This pre-doctoral research fellowship between the 3rd and 4th years offers training in clinical research and direct collaboration with faculty members both invaluable in securing future career goals. Our productive and internationally known team has repeatedly helped students obtain skills that have significantly contributed to orthopaedic success. A stipend will be provided for this position. Please reach out to Christina Rymond for any further details and/or to apply. For more information, check out the Program Announcement and the Research Fellowship website.

The Johns Hopkins Poggi Research Fellowship is a year-long fellowship program for extraordinary medical students. Fellows will have the opportunity to participate in cutting-edge clinical research, and learn the skills necessary to produce sound, high-quality papers. For more information and to apply, visit the Poggi Fellowship website. If you have any questions, please contact the current Poggi Fellows. Also, check out the Poggi Research Fellowship PPT.

The NYU Langone Medical Center Division of Orthopaedic Surgery offers four different research opportunities for medical students to conduct a year out of research at NYU Langone Medical Center:

Adult Reconstructive Surgery Division   

Shoulder and Elbow Division

Spine Surgery

Sports Medicine Division

Trauma Division

For more information, visit the NYU Research Opportunities website.

Dr. Kern Singh, a world-renowned spine surgeon, Co-Director of the Minimally Invasive Spine Institute and Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Rush University Medical Center is seeking two candidates (between Third and Fourth Year) who is interested in pursuing a year-long clinical research fellowship. This unique position will allow the research assistant to work closely with residents, fellows, and faculty at Rush, gaining exposure in orthopaedic surgery.  Interested individuals should send a brief Cover Letter explaining their motivation for joining the team (what experiences/skills would they contribute), CV/resume (with USMLE step I and/or II scores) to: singh.research@rushortho.com with subject title “2024-2025 Research Fellowship Application [last name, first name]”.

RPB Medical Student Fellowships allow gifted students to take a year off from medical school and devote time to the pursuit of a research project within an RPB grantee department. For more information, visit the RPB website.

The year-long Student Fellowship in Anatomic Pathology and/or Laboratory Medicine provides Perelman medical students an opportunity to expand their knowledge of anatomic pathology and/or laboratory medicine (clinical pathology) in a working fellowship which includes research and independent study. Responsibilities are equivalent to those of a PGY-1 pathology resident. All students considering applying for this fellowship should contact Dr. Roseann Wu. For more information, visit the Pathology Fellowship website.

Check out the Pathology Fellowship presentation that Dr. Cindy McGrath presented at the September 30, 2021 Year Out Research Programs Information Session.

The Stanley J. Sarnoff Fellowship in Cardiovascular Research affords medical students, who have completed their second or third year, the opportunity to spend a full twelve-month period in an area of research related to cardiovascular disease at an institution other than their home institution. All students considering applying for this fellowship should contact our primary contact, Dr. Megan Burke (former Sarnoff Fellow), who can provide guidance on the process and application. Additionally, Dr. Sharlene Day (member of the Board of Directors) is available to provide guidance. If you missed our Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Info Session, please check out the recording and slides. For more information, visit the Sarnoff website.

The Joseph & Carol Reich Leadership and Innovation Fellowship Training (LIFT) Program in Urology at UC Irvine is a highly competitive, one-year research fellowship under the mentorship of two of the most prolific academic urologists, Dr. Jaime Landman (Chairman) and Dr. Ralph Clayman (Dean emeritus and Professor). For more information and to apply, please visit the LIFT Fellowship website.

The UT Austin Dell Medical School Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care is offering an exciting gap year opportunity for medical students. The year-long Orthopaedic Value-Based Health Care Fellowship provides a stipend-funded opportunity to work closely with leading Dell Med faculty on clinical and/or health services research projects, while gaining first-hand experience with value-based health care delivery and payment models. The Fellow will work directly with faculty such as Department Chair Dr. Kevin Bozic and Executive Director of the UT Health Austin Musculoskeletal Institute, Dr. Karl Koenig. For more information, view the fellowship website. Please direct questions to Lauren Uhler.

Dr. Scott D. Martin is currently inviting third-year medical students (MS3) to apply for a Clinical Research Fellowship in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine and Joint Reconstruction at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a Harvard teaching hospital. The selected Research Fellow will be the 10th matriculate to go through this program, one of the longest running research fellowships in the country. For more info and to apply, check out the Program Announcement.

The Washington University School of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery has a one-year mentored research training opportunity for medical students. Our T32 Predoctoral Training Program offers medical students a 12-month mentored research experience with opportunities to participate in research on many levels and learn from successful program faculty conducting cutting-edge clinically relevant basic, clinical and translational research in the auditory, vestibular, olfactory, and communication sciences. In addition, tuition is available for students who wish to take courses in clinical investigation and obtain a master’s degree. For more information and to apply, visit: Washington U website. 

Dr. Victoria Werth, Professor of Dermatology, specializes in clinical and translational research in autoimmune skin diseases, such as Lupus, Dermatomyositis, and Pemphigus. Every year, she provides an opportunity for medical students to work with her on a year out research project, either through translational research projects in her lab or in clinical research. She also provides some funding. For more information, contact Dr. Victoria Werth.

The TL1 Predoctoral Program at Washington University provides career development for medical and allied healthcare doctoral students through didactic coursework, mentored training, work-in-progress research discussions, journal clubs, and conferences. The One-Year (Intensive) Predoctoral Program: (May enroll in additional coursework to complete MSCI degree) includes a twelve-month research core, beginning June 1 (or can start July 1) and continuing through May 31 the following year. For more information, visit: Wash U TL1 website.

The GAPSA-Provost Fellowship for Interdisciplinary Innovation is a program jointly funded by GAPSA and the Office of the Provost for the expressed purpose of fostering an interdisciplinary graduate and professional environment at the University of Pennsylvania. This highly competitive fellowship strives to promote original, student-derived initiatives that integrate knowledge across diverse academic disciplines. The fellowship is also meant to help the project-leader(s) develop, pursue and complete their proposed interdisciplinary initiatives. There are two types of Fellowships: Academic Year and Summer Fellows. For more info and to apply, visit: GAPSA website.

The Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania is offering a year-long fellowship for medical students interested in taking a dedicated year out for basic and translational research in head and neck oncology. The research will be co-mentored by Drs. Ryan Carey and Robert Lee (Lee lab website). Projects will be focused on improving our understanding of head and neck cancer pathophysiology and alterations in the host immune system with cancer. Techniques will include live cell imaging of human head and neck cancer cell signaling, growth, and metabolism, as well as alterations of gene expression in normal vs cancer cells. In addition to the basic science and translational projects in the lab, students will have the opportunity to become involved in a variety of clinical research projects, all of which are conducive to obtaining peer-reviewed publications and presentations at national and international meetings. Students will also have the opportunity to shadow faculty in the operating room and clinic throughout the year.

Applicants are required to submit their CV and a brief ~300 word essay on their interest in the year out experience. Ideally, candidates should have some basic science experience; however, more importantly, they should be motivated, hard-working, and eager to learn. One to two research fellows will be chosen per year. Fellowship recipients will receive a stipend and all lab resources will be fully funded. This fellowship award can be combined with other grants. Applicants should send inquiries, their CV, and essay to Dr. Ryan Carey or Dr. Robert Lee.

The Urologic Oncology Research Fellowship at the University of Utah is one-year mentored research position offered annually to one qualified medical student interested in pursuing a urology residency. Fellows will build strong relationships while working directly with excellent faculty mentors on diverse research projects and clinical involvements at one of the strongest urology programs in the nation. Past fellows have consistently achieved multiple first-author publications in top journals and matched into their desired residency positions each year. Students may complete the fellowship in between the MS3-MS4 years or after MS4 if not immediately entering residency. Applicants are considered on a rolling basis. For more information and to apply, visit the UO Research Fellowship website.

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology has established three 8-week research fellowships for University of Pennsylvania medical students during the summer following the first year of medical school. These fellowships provide an exciting opportunity for motivated individuals who are considering a career in Obstetrics and Gynecology to develop skills in research methodology while gaining valuable mentorship within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Following acceptance, the student will be matched with a faculty mentor on a well-established project in the field of focus.

Call for applications will go out in mid-November. To learn more about the fellowship opportunity, please see the program description here and application details here. For any remaining questions, please reach out to Dr. Divya Shah, Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Dr. Khaled M. Kebaish is inviting highly motivated medical students to apply for a Clinical Research Fellowship in the Department of Orthopaedic Spine Surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. This fellowship is aimed towards 3rd or 4th-year medical students interested in gaining Orthopaedic Surgery research experience through an immersive program at a top orthopaedic institution. The research fellowship is a paid, one-year position. Research fellows will be provided with a rich and well-rounded experience which we hope will have a long-lasting impact on their careers. During the year, you will work closely with Dr. Khaled Kebaish, the chief of spine surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, as well as other members of the spine division in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Research fellows typically begin soon after finishing MS3 year, and are expected to work for one calendar year before resuming MS4 year and applying to residency. Applicants finishing MS4 year will also be considered. For more information, check out the John P. Kostuik, M.D., Spine Research Fellowship website.