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Summer Research Training Program

Summer Research Training Program. an opportunity to participate in virtually all aspects of a research project with the guidance of a faculty research mentor. This includes: reviewing literature helping design a project, if not already done; doing the project;

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Summer Research Training Program

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  1. Summer Research Training Program • an opportunity to participate • in virtually all aspects of a research project with the guidance of a faculty research mentor. • This includes: • reviewing literature • helping design a project, if not already done; • doing the project; • analyzing the results; and • presenting your findings at Student Research Forum

  2. Major points • Identify a mentor (at KUMC or outside University) • Applications due April 1, 2014 • 8 weeks of 40 hours/week = 4 units of credit • 4 weeks of 40 hours/week = 2 units of credit • 8 weeks of 20 hours/week = 2 units of credit • Summer Course on Research (4 lunchtime lectures) • You can write a paper or present at the Student Research Forum or National Meetings or all of the above to receive academic credit.

  3. Broad Research Scholarship Areas • Basic and Translational Science Research • Clinical Science Research • 10 Scholarships of $1,000 each • Competitive application process (63 students last year)

  4. Additional Sources of Support • Individual Faculty may supply scholarships • Training Grants • Pharmacology and Toxicology Training Grant • Neurological and Rehabilitation Training Grant • Cancer Center (Announced in Late March) • Frontiers; Heartland Clinical and Translational Research

  5. FrontiersHeartland Clinical and Translational Research • Mentor supported Research Experience • $1,000 tuition assistance • Coordinated summer course that can be used as credit toward a Masters of Clinical Research Degree (1 year between M2 and M3; or M3 and M4) • http://frontiersresearch.org/frontiers/research-education

  6. Pharmacology, toxicology and therapeutics Training Grant • Stipend amount depends on length of training. • Faculty Mentors eligible for this award are listed on the website. • http://www.kumc.edu/pharmacology/grant.html

  7. 3 to 5 summer slots available for 2014: pays for stipend, research supplies http://www2.kumc.edu/coa/T32/index.htm Supported by Award Number T32HD057850 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health & Human Development and the KUMC School of Medicine

  8. For more Information http://medicine.kumc.edu/school-of-medicine/osa.html/ A more detailed website is on the way…Here! http://www.kumc.edu/school-of-medicine/summer-research-training-program.html Michael J. Werle, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Graduate Studies mwerle@kumc.edu (913) 588-7491

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