Summer+Research+Opportunities

=Research= Many students applying to medical and dental schools have participated in research. While research is not a requirement for acceptance, many schools look favorably on students who have demonstrated the critical skills and scientific interest that is developed in participating in research. For more information on the nature of research medical schools are interested in please see our Research page. =How to Get a Research Position= Competition for research positions, especially paid ones, is very stiff. Preparing well in advance and networking broadly is critical to obtain a research position. Some of the positions below are very competitive, and expect not only a high GPA but previous research experience as well. Often, students find it easier to gain early research experience through their own networking, and then later apply to more competitive research fellowships.

Apply Early and Apply Broadly
The best approach to guarantee a research job is to apply early and broadly. One way to find research positions is by emailing either doctors or professors with an appropriate cover letter and your resume, asking if they have positions available, while you do not want to pester them, you can try to email several researchers to see if they have openings. Equally important is to __START EARLY__ as the table below should give you an idea, many of the paid research fellowships have application deadlines in early February and March. If you are planning on applying to one of these fellowships, you MUST be ready to apply by February. Even if you are planning on applying to an informal research position, you should be aware that students who do not get accepted to these fellowships will also apply for informal research positions as early as February and March, so you must begin during that time.

=Research Opportunities=

Informal Opportunities
If you want to find research in the New York/New Jersey, there are many hospitals and medical centers you can look to to find doctors or professors conducting research. An non comprehensive list includes; Albert Einstein Medical School/Montefiore Hospital, Columbia Medical School, Cornell Medical School, Mt. Sinai Hospital, NYU Medical Center, SUNY-Downstate Hospital, Rutgers-LIJ Hospitals. Also, you can always network yourself with either members of your community or older students who have obtained research positions to try to find a positions.

Research Fellowships
Below is a list of research fellowships. The application deadlines should give you a sense of how early you should begin applying to both fellowships and informal research, and some will still be useful for the 2015 program.

Wet Lab Research

 * **Organization** || **Application Due Date (for 2014)** ||
 * Albert Einstein College of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Program || February 1 ||
 * American Heart Association (Midwest) Undergraduate Student Research Program || February 7 ||
 * American Heart Association (Western States) Undergraduate Student Research Program || February 7 ||
 * American Society for Microbiology Undergraduate Research Fellowship ||  ||
 * Case School of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Program ||  ||
 * Chester Summer Scholars Program, Cleveland, Ohio ||  ||
 * Cincinnati Children's Hospital Undergraduate Summer Student Program ||  ||
 * Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute Summer Undergraduate Research Program ||  ||
 * Drexel University College of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship ||  ||
 * Emory Summer Undergraduate Research Program ||  ||
 * Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Summer Intern Program ||  ||
 * Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Summer Institute ||  ||
 * Indiana University School of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunities ||  ||
 * Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Undergraduate Summer Internship Program, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania ||  ||
 * Mayo Clinic Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship || February 1 ||
 * Maine Medical Center Research Institute Summer Student Research Program ||
 * Mount Sinai Summer Undergraduate Research Program || February 1 ||
 * National Space Biomedical Research Institute Summer Internship Program || December 31 ||
 * NYU School of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Program || February 1 ||
 * Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship ||  ||
 * Rockefeller University Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship || February 1 ||
 * Tri-Insitutional MD-PhD program in New York City ||  ||
 * University of California San Francisco Summer Research Training Program ||  ||
 * University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship ||  ||
 * University of Connecticut College Summer Fellowship Program || March 15 ||
 * University of Iowa Summer Undergraduate Research Programs || February 4 ||
 * University of Minnesota Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program ||   ||
 * University of Nebraska Summer Undergraduate Research Program || March 1 ||
 * University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Student Scholars Training Program || February 15 ||
 * University of Rochester Strong Children's Research Center Summer Training Program ||  ||
 * University of Texas-Houston Summer Research Program || February 1 ||
 * University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Summer Undergraduate Research Program ||  ||
 * University of Texas-San Antonio Pharmacology Department Summer Research ||  ||
 * University of Texas-San Antonio Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship ||   ||
 * University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship || February 9 ||
 * University of Virginia Summer Research Internship Program || February 15 ||
 * Vanderbilt University Summer Science Academy ||  ||
 * Washington University Biomedical Research Apprenticeship Program (BioMedRAP) ||  ||
 * Washington University Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology Summer Research Program ||  ||
 * Washington University Siteman Cancer Center Summer Research Opportunities ||  ||

Clinical Research

 * **Organization** || **Application Due Date (for 2014)** ||
 *  Frontier Nursing Service Courier Program, Wendover, KY ||  ||
 * Hartford Hospital Summer Student Research Fellowship || February 13 ||
 * Hole in the Wall Camps ||  ||
 *  St. Mary Medical Center Pre-Med Summer Program, Langhorne PA || March 1 ||
 * St. Vincent's Medical Center Research Associates (RA) Program in Emergency Medicine ||  ||

Public Health

 * **Organization** || **Application Due Date (for 2014)** ||
 * Alliance for Health Reform, Health Policy Internship ||  ||
 * Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Summer Student Employment Program ||  ||
 * New York City Department of Health Research Training Program || February 15 ||
 * Philadelphia Health Management Corporation Research and Evaluation Division ||  ||