I’d like to make you aware of two exciting opportunities for
undergraduate students - the Summer in Biomedical Sciences (SIBS)
Undergraduate Research Program and the Preparation for Graduate
and Medical Education (PARAdiGM) flyers are attached. Both of these programs introduce outstanding undergraduates
to the exciting career options of being a scientific investigator while also
being a practicing physician. Eligible students may apply to both programs.
These two eight week programs are
held concurrently from June 1-July 28, 2017.
Students will receive stipends and free on-campus
housing but will be responsible for their own meals, for travel to and from Birmingham, and other expenses.
Students in both programs will be
introduced to the concept of scientific research, principles of scientific
experimentation, the proper methods of data analysis, the interpretation,
presentation, and translational applications of research results, and to
clinicians who practice at academic medical centers.
Applications must be submitted
online and the deadline is
February 15, 2017.
Summer in Biomedical Sciences
(SIBS) Undergraduate Research Program http://www.uab.edu/medicine/sibs/
Our goal in offering this
fellowship is to give talented undergraduate students the opportunity to
experience the challenges and rewards of intensive, hypothesis-drive laboratory
research. This experience should help students make well informed decisions
about future career plans. Previous research experience is not required.
We especially welcome applications from students who are interested in research
as a potential career, including students interested in PhD and MD/PhD
programs. We accept fifteen students per summer into this program. We
expect applicants to SIBS to have completed at least their sophomore year of
undergraduate coursework. We anticipate that successful candidates will
typically demonstrate grade point averages of 3.0 (“B”) or higher, especially
in science, math, and related areas.
Preparation for Graduate and Medical
Education (PARAdiGM) http://www.uab.edu/medicine/paradigm/
The PARAdiGM program focuses on
undergraduates from diverse and underrepresented minority backgrounds, and
offers the opportunity to participate in the program for two summers. In
addition to working in the laboratory of a faculty mentor with an actively
funded biomedical research program, PARAdiGM participants will learn about
careers in academic medical centers (AMCs) by shadowing clinician-investigators
in their clinics, as well as on in-patient rounds. At the end of the first
summer in the program, the students will write an abstract and participate in
both a local and national poster presentation of their research
results. The students will also receive instruction in essay writing, MCAT
preparation, and critical career skills. The ultimate goal of the program
is to provide undergraduate students with an understanding and appreciation of
the biomedical research process so as to encourage them to pursue careers
studying patients and their diseases after further postgraduate training in
graduate and medical education. Previous research experience is not
required in order to apply. The PARAdiGM program is especially useful for
students who do not have local access to biomedical research and/or academic
physician-scientist role models.
You can learn more about SIBS and PARAdiGM at our
websites or by contacting me at rlorenz@uabmc.edu, or Jackie Bennett at jackiebennett@uab.edu
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