The Summer Research Fellowship Program – Research Experience for Medical Students (SRF-REMS) supports original student research for rising M2-s under the direct supervision of an MU School of Medicine (SOM) faculty mentors. Students receive stipends while working for 8-10 weeks on-site at the School of Medicine on projects proposed by faculty members.
Applications open February 2 and close March 20.
Project Opportunities & Application
Available projects with SOM faculty members can be found by reviewing the project list below. Students pursue projects of interest by directly contacting the appropriate faculty member to discuss project details and student qualifications.
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Fellowship Award Considerations
All applications are reviewed and evaluated for the potential impact of the research experience on the student’s medical education. The student and faculty mentor will each submit mid and final reports summarizing the scientific and educational progress made with fellowship support. Students are required to participate and present a poster of their summer research work in the Health Sciences Research Day, an annual symposium organized by the MU School of Medicine.
Application Questions
- Your Name, Student Number, Phone Number and SOM email address
- Your GPA (undergraduate, Master’s or highest degree
- How much research experience do you have: 1 year, 6 months, 8-10 weeks or none?
- If you have prior research experience, what is the outcome of that research? Peer review publication, poster/oral presentation, conference attendance or none of these outcomes.
- If you have prior research experience, is it with your current mentor?
- Are you planning to pursue research during your career?
- Are you interested in Biomedical Entrepreneurship?
Have you completed prior course work related to Biomedical Entrepreneurship? - Rate your expertise (Novice, Intermediate, Expert) on each of the following: Translational research; Regulation and approval for devices and drugs; Intellectual property; Market analysis, identifying stakeholders, and business strategy for life sciences products.
- Provide three reasons why you are interested in the SRF-REMS.
- Are you committed to any additional program that offers a stipend?
- If so, what other program?
- Name and email address of your mentor.
- Is your mentor from MU?
- If so, which department?
- If not, which institution, school and department?
- How and why did you select your mentor?
- What type of research will you be doing? (Basic/Translational/Clinical, Case Study/Chart Analysis)
- What is the location of your SRF-REMS research project? (Columbia or Springfield)
- Concise background and significance of your project.
- Hypothesis to be tested or questions to be addressed by the project.
- Specific aims of your research proposal.
- Detailed description of your role in the project.
- How does your research align with your career goals in medicine?
- Is IRB approval needed?
- Is Animal Care and Use or Institutional Animal Care and Use approval needed?
- Are you interested in pursuing MO’s MD PhD program?
