The Summer Research Trainee Program (SRTP) was founded in 1992 to build a pipeline of minority students interested in academic biomedical research careers. Through vigorous national competition, the SRTP selection committee decides on 12-15 URM junior and senior college students, as well as first and second year medical students, to partake in an eight-week research program at MGH during the summer. These students conduct original research with MGH faculty preceptors in basic science laboratories, clinical research sites and/or health policy research settings.

Program terms

The Summer Research Trainee Program is a mandatory eight weeks in length. Students will be paired with a preceptor who will work closely with them, providing guidance and instruction in techniques necessary to address current problems in science and medicine.

The student will participate in a new or ongoing project and assume increasing independence during the course of the program. Students will be expected to:

• Prepare an oral presentation of their work at the completion of the eight-week program.
• Prepare an abstract of the research project.
• Attend the weekly seminars (mandatory), as well as an introductory course in clinical/physiological research that surveys the theoretical, practical and applied aspects of clinical investigation.

A stipend of $ 3,700.00 is provided. Although housing is not provided by the program, our office facilitates lodging arragements.

SRTP Class of 2007

Eligibility

The program is open to underrepresented in medicine students 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.

Underrrepresented in medicine (URM) for the purpose of this program are those individuals belonging to a particular ethnic or racial group which has been considered by the National Institute of Health to be underrepresented in biomedical research; these include 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.

Application process

The deadline for completed applications is March 7, 2008. Please complete and mail the SRTP application form and send all the supporting documents to the mailing address listed below. Each application must include:

PART I. SRTP Application form

PART II. Supporting documents, including:

• Three letters of recommendation (must be sent directly by authors)
• Updated resume
• Official transcript(s)

Please note that no incomplete applications will be evaluated/considered for this program. We will inform you of our selection decisions by April 11, 2008. The program starts on June 16, 2008 and ends on August 7, 2008.

Contact Information

Multicultural Affairs Office
Attn' Summer Research Trainee Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit Street, Bulfinch 123
Boston, MA 02114

E-mail: mao@partners.org
Phone: (617) 724-3832 Fax: (617) 724-6591

Related links:

• SRTP Student Presentations Photo Gallery
• SRTP 2006 Student Profiles
• SRTP Calendar
  

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