Medical Student Summer Research Experience

Medical Student Summer Research Experience

Overview:

The purpose of the Summer Research Experience is to provide Burrell College medical students the opportunity to participate in Burrell College faculty-driven research and creative scholarship during the summer. This experience is designed for students that are interested in enhancing their research proficiency outside of the formal class structure. Participants will engage in mentored research and creative scholarship during a 6-week summer experience by working closely with a Burrell college faculty member. Student participants are matched with a faculty mentor in an area of interest and will assist with the execution of the project. The Summer Research Experience will begin on May 30, 2023, end on July 7, 2023, and will culminate with Medical Student Research Day, which will be held during the Fall semester of 2023 (exact date TBD).

Program Dates and Deadlines:

Student application opens January 18, 2023
Student application deadline March 3, 2023
Student and project matching March 17, 2023
Orientation Day May 30, 2023
Last day of SRE July 7, 2023
Medical Student Research Day TBD

Expectations:

This experience aims to mentor participants in the practice of designing and implementing research and creative scholarship; therefore, participants are expected to dedicate full commitment to the project. Although the conditions and demands will vary from project-to-project, student participants are expected to attend Orientation Day, actively engage throughout the duration of the 6-week experience and attend summer workshops, and present their findings at Medical Student Research Day.

Research Projects for Summer Research Experience 2023:

This year, students can apply to 9 Summer Research Experience projects. The topics of research projects are related to:

  • Osteopathic Medicine
  • Physiology
  • Neuroscience
  • Health Behavior
  • Microbiology/Virology
  • Immune System

A description of all 10 Summer Research Experience projects can be found here: Projects For Students

Apply for the Summer Research Experience 2023:

Please apply to the Summer Research Experience 2023 by the deadline of March 3, 2023.

Application to SRE 2023

Medical Student Research Day:

Medical Student Research Day (MSRD) is an annual, one-day event that will be held on Burrell College campus. MSRD celebrates medical student research accomplishments and provides the opportunity for student participants to present their research. Participants of the Summer Research Experience are required to present their research projects during a formal session to fellow students, faculty, judges, and other attendees.  Presentations will be judged, and awards will be given for the best presentations. MSRD schedule of events also includes an inspiring keynote address.

Contact:

Harald M. Stauss, MD, PhD

Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences

PhD, Arztekammer Berlin
MD, Universitate Ruperto-Carola