Mass. Gen. Hospital – Summer Research Training Program
Boston, MA - December 23, 2008
The Multicultural Affairs Office at Massachusetts General Hospital is accepting applications for the 2009 Summer Research Trainee Program.
Summer Research Trainee Program
The Summer Research Trainee Program (SRTP), which was founded in 1992, attracts college and medical students from around the nation. The goal of this program is to inspire and develop students who are underrepresented in medicine (URM)* to consider academic medicine and research careers by immersing them in cutting-edge research opportunities. Twelve students, selected from a nationwide competition, join SRTP each summer. Students are assigned to specific Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) laboratories or clinical sites where they undertake original research projects under the mentorship of an MGH investigator. Research opportunities exist over a broad range of disciplines, including clinical, basic science, health policy and health services. Assignments are carefully considered and are made with the student’s career interest in mind. In addition to the research experience, students will gain knowledge through weekly didactic seminars, both at the MGH and at Harvard Medical School, and have opportunities for clinical shadowing.
Program Terms
The Summer Research Trainee Program is a mandatory eight weeks in length, from June 15 to August 6. Students will be paired with a preceptor who will work closely with them, providing guidance and instruction. The student will participate in a new or ongoing project and assume increasing independence during the course of the program. Students are expected to:
- Attend a full day orientation on June 15, 2009
- Prepare an oral presentation of their work at the completion of the eight-week program
- Prepare an abstract of the research project
- Attend weekly didactic seminars
- Complete all program, hospital administrative and occupational health requirements (eg. vaccination)
A $4,000 stipend (includes housing and travel costs) will be provided to students participating in the program. The Multicultural Affairs Office will help facilitate lodging arrangements near the hospital.
The program is open to students underrepresented in medicine (URM)* who have completed at least three years of college and/or first and second year medical students. Exceptions are possible for sophomores with advanced laboratory experience.
URMs* for the purpose of this program are those individuals belonging to a particular ethnic or racial group which has been considered by the American Association of Medical Colleges and the National Institute of Health to be underrepresented in biomedical research; these include, among other groups, Latino/ Hispanic, African-American/Black, Native American, Native Hawaiian and Alaskan Natives.
Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents. No prior research experience is necessary.
The deadline for completed applications is March 6, 2009. Please mail the application form with all the supporting documents to the mailing address listed below. Each application must include:
- 2009 Application form completed
- Personal statement
- Three letters of recommendation
- Resume
- Official transcript
Please note that incomplete applications will not be evaluated or considered for this program.
Multicultural Affairs Office
Massachusetts General Hospital
Attn’ Summer Research Trainee Program
Bulfinch 123, Boston, MA 02114
Tel. (617) 724-3832 ¨ Fax (617) 724-6591
mao@partners.org
www.mgh.harvard.edu/mao
DOWNLOAD SRTP 2009 Application
MGH follows the general standard of underrepresented in medicine (URM) adopted by the Association of American Medical Colleges
