External Programs- Other Specialties
*Important Note about External Funding*
If you are considering applying for any external funding (listed here or otherwise),
your grant proposal MUST go through the Office of Medical Student Research.
This will ensure that your grant money will be handled properly and without delay.
Contact us at mssrf@med.wayne.edu or ggilchri@med.wayne.edu
Pharmacology
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation- Paul Cabresi Medical Student Research Fellowship
Program Description
Clinical pharmacology is the science of developing and using drugs in the treatment of patients. It is underpinned by the basic science of pharmacology, with added focus on the application of pharmacological principles and methods in the real world. It has a broad scope, from the discovery of new target molecules to the effects of drug use in whole populations.
Clinical pharmacology connects the gap between medical practice and laboratory science. The clinical pharmacologist promotes the safety of prescriptions, maximizes the drug effects and minimizes the side effects. It is important that clinical pharmacologists interact with pharmacists who have special skill in the areas of drug information, medication safety and other aspects of pharmacy practice related to clinical pharmacology.
Clinical pharmacologists usually have a rigorous medical and scientific training which enables them to evaluate evidence and produce new data through well-designed studies. Clinical pharmacologists must have access to enough outpatients for clinical care, teaching and education, and research in collaboration with other medical sub-specialists. Their responsibilities to patients include, but are not limited to analyzing adverse drug effects, therapeutics, and toxicology including reproductive toxicology, cardiovascular risks, perioperative drug management, and psychopharmacology.
Prerequisites
Students who are not already in a training sequence leading to a research career or students already in an M.D./Ph.D. program for whom additional financial support is appropriate are both eligible to apply. Awards will not be made to a student in a M.D./Ph.D. program who is entering the last 2 years of medical school. The commitment must be full-time. Depending on the medical school curriculum and length of the fellowship, the student will usually have to interrupt his or her scholastic training to fulfill the full-time requirement of the program. A candidate must be enrolled in a US medical/dental school and have finished at least one year of the school curriculum. Priority consideration will be given to those candidates who project strong commitments to careers in the field of clinical pharmacology. The applicant must be sponsored by the pharmacology or clinical pharmacology program in which the investigative project is to be undertaken. The sponsoring unit must have a demonstrated commitment to training in the fields of pharmacology or clinical pharmacology. As clinical pharmacology is a part of the broad field of pharmacology, the specific research project conducted during the tenure of the fellowship may be in any area of pharmacology. All applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Association of Academic Physiatrists- Rehabilitation Research Experience for Medical Students
http://www.physiatry.org/?page=programs_RREMS
Program Description
The Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) and the Foundation for PM&R are excited to offer the annual Rehabilitation Research Experience for Medical Students (RREMS). This program has been developed for first year medical students with strong research interests. The program provides an exciting and structured research experience while exposing students to some of the most successful and respected faculty mentors in the field of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R).
Applications for site sponsors and medical students must be received at the AAP office by the second week of February (site sponsors) or the third week of March (medical students) each year.
Center for Injury Research and Policy- Medical Student Injury Research Training Program
http://www.nationwidechildrens.org/cirp-national-student-injury-research-training-program
Program Description
Each summer, the 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.
This program gives medical students the opportunity to conduct their own research under the supervision and guidance of CIRP faculty and researchers. In collaboration with a faculty mentor, each participant:
Chooses an injury topic
Conducts a literature review
Develops a research hypothesis
Analyzes data from an existing national dataset to evaluate the topic and test the hypothesis
Interprets and summarizes findings in a manuscript which he/she writes as first author
Submits the manuscript to a peer-reviewed scientific journal for publication
Northwestern U School of Medicine- Summer Externship Program in PMR
http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/pmr/education/extninfo.html
Program Description
This 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. There will be ongoing didactic and in-service efforts directed at the M1-M2 student level.
Dermatology
American Skin Association Medical Student Grant
http://www.americanskin.org/research/seekers.php
Program Description
American Skin Association
Hambrick Medical Student Grants
Targeting Melanoma and Skin Cancer
$7,000
American Skin Association (ASA) invites grant applications from medical students working in areas targeting melanoma and skin cancer.
Prerequisites
Applicants must be working actively in the areas of melanoma and skin cancer. Funds may be used for support of a new or ongoing research/clinical investigation project. There is no age requirement.
Psychiatry
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry- Summer Medical Student Fellowships
https://www.aacap.org/aacap/Awards/Medical_Students_Awards/Summer_Medical_Student_Fellowships.aspx
Program Description
The AACAP Summer Medical Student Fellowships offer a chance 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 award recipients:
Up to $3,500 for 12 weeks of clinical or research training under a child and adolescent psychiatrist mentor.
Coverage for required attendance at AACAP's 64th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC on October 23 - October 28, 2017 to present their research in a new research poster session. (Complimentary registration, four-paid nights in the hotel, and travel reimbursement for the Annual Meeting are included in addition to the fellowship stipend.)
Prerequisites
Applicants must be students enrolled in accredited U.S. medical schools.
Participants must obtain AACAP membership which is FREE for medical students.
Students must commit to working 8 hours per day for the duration of the fellowship which will last 12 consecutive weeks; fellowships with a duration of less than 12 weeks must receive approval by AACAP. NOTE: Fellowships less than eight weeks will NOT be considered.
Participants agree to submit a Call for Papers submission for presenting their clinical/research experience in a new research poster session by July 15, 2016.
Participants agree to attend the AACAP 64th Annual Meeting, October 23-28, 2017, Washington, DC. Participants agree to provide a poster presentation, if accepted, at the 64th Annual Meeting, October 23-28, 2017, Washington, DC.
Participants agree to submit all required reporting documentation directly after the AACAP Annual Meeting, including a final report, a copy of the new research poster (if applicable), a copy of a thank you letter to the funder, and an evaluation of the program completed by the participant and the mentor.
Participants agree to participate in all annual surveys as part of the program's evaluation process.
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry- Jeanne Spurlock Research Fellowship in Drug Abuse and Addiction for Minority Medical Students
https://www.aacap.org/aacap/Awards/Medical_Students_Awards/Spurlock_Research_Fellowship.aspx
Program Description
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. The fellowship opportunity provides award recipients:
Up to $4,000 for 12 weeks of summer research under a child and adolescent psychiatrist researcher/mentor.
Coverage for required attendance to the AACAP 64th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC on October 23 - 28, 2017 to present their research in a new research poster session. (Complimentary registration, four-paid nights in the hotel, and travel reimbursement for the Annual Meeting are included in addition to the fellowship stipend.)
Prerequisites
Applications are considered from African-American, Native American, Alaskan Native, Mexican American, Hispanic, Asian, and Pacific Islander students in accredited U.S. medical schools or students whose research will focus on minorities.
Project focus must involve substance abuse in relation to child and adolescent psychiatry.
Applications are considered from African-American, Native American, Alaskan Native, Mexican American, Hispanic, Asian, and Pacific Islander students in accredited U.S. medical schools.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Participants must obtain AACAP membership which is FREE for medical students.
Students must commit to working 8 hours per day for the duration of the fellowship which will last 12 consecutive weeks; fellowships of less than 12 weeks in duration must receive approval by AACAP. NOTE: Fellowships less than eight weeks will NOT be considered.
Participants agree to submit a Call for Papers submission for presenting their research experience in a new research poster session by June 15, 2017.
Participants agree to attend the AACAP 64th Annual Meeting, October 23 - October 28, 2017, in Washington, DC.
Participants agree to provide a poster presentation, if accepted, at the AACAP 64th Annual Meeting, October 23 - October 28, 2017, in Washington, DC.
Participants agree to submit all required reporting documentation directly after the AACAP Annual Meeting, including a final report, a copy of the new research poster (if applicable), a copy of a thank you letter to the funder, and an evaluation of the program completed by the participant and the mentor. Participants agree to participate in all annual surveys as part of the program's evaluation process.