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Faculty
Advisor's Research Plan Form
Student Participants
2004-2007 (w/ abstracts)
If you would like
to participate in the program, please complete the Faculty Advisor's Research
Plan form or email the
Chairman, Thad Wilkins, MD
at twilkins@mcg.edu.
Dean's Student Summer Research Program
The Dean’s Student Summer Research Fellowship Program provides an opportunity for medical students to design and participate in cutting-edge basic and/or clinical research. The Dean of the School of Medicine provides funds for a limited number of Student Research Fellowships. The Program allows for the Dean’s Fellows to gain a better understanding of the exciting role of research within the health sciences and develop an interest that may lead to their pursuing a career in academic medicine.
Eligibility requirements
1. First year
medical students are the primary targets of the program, although senior
students are eligible to participate during their vacation or elective
time.
2. Students participating
in research fellowships must have successfully completed all phase I
requirements and be in good academic standing.
Expectations
1. Students must take an
active/primary role in planning, writing, and executing the project. Faculty should assist students in
writing the application but not write it for them. In the review of applications, the
Committee will take into consideration the degree of student involvement
in all project phases.
2. At
the end of the project, the student will be required to submit a
structured 300 word abstract of their accomplishments by August 17,
2008.
3. Awardees will
spend 8–12 weeks on a full–time basis within the fellowship program
under faculty supervision. They
will receive a stipend of $300/week.
4. We anticipate that 10–15
awards will be made on a competitive basis.
Faculty Advisors
In order to identify
potential faculty advisors, please provide the Review Committee with a
brief summary of your research interests and your area/s of research to
forward to potential student applicants.
Possible projects/faculty advisors will then be made available to
the first year medical students.
Students will subsequently contact you to discuss the preparation
of a formal application to be submitted to the Dean’s Student Summer
Research Fellowship Committee.
Application
1. Application guidelines
and forms can be accessed from the menu at the left of this page.
2.
All applications must be received
by February 4, 2008.
3.
Students with faculty advisor oversight must also have institutional
review board approval before starting the project and receiving their
award. It is recommended that this process start when the application is
submitted.
Questions?
Contact Dr. Thad Wilkins at
HB-4031 (706-721-8018).