applying for a year of research

Gap Year Opportunities for Research:At UCSF and Beyond

DisclaimerSome dates may be pending

Please confirm with respective websites for final details, particularly for external programs

OutlineBenefits of a year-long programHome and Away programsReasons to apply for internal and external fundingIntramural and Extramural opportunities explainedRAPtr intramural application processNext steps for you!

DefinitionsExtramural(External)

Away

Fellowship ProgramIntramural(Internal)

Home

Funding Source

Benefits of a Year Long ProgramImportant career stepping stoneMost progress happens in last half of a year-long program (exponential learning curve)A structured program provides oversight, and often didactics, peer support, and organized mentorshipFunding is typically through a one-time applicationMany programs have continuing alumni support

Home ProgramsApply through UCSF RAPtr website (single yearlong application for the below funders)DeansCan be internationalPROF-PATHURM and Health DisparitiesPhillip R LeeHealth Policy and PopulationsLinkerHematology/Oncology TL1Clinical/Translational

Apply through Howard Hughes Medical Inst.HHMIMolecular Medicine/Basic

Away ProgramsDoris Dukethis program is like a hybridaway in Africa and non-UCSF schools*NIH Medical Research Scholar ProgramHHMISarnoff(Cardiovascular)Fogarty(International)Other opportunities (AHA, ADA, ASN,....)

* UCSF, Duke, Harvard, U Minnesota, Yale and UNC

Reasons to Apply to Internal and External ProgramsPutting more lines in the bucket increases the chances of catching more fish Applications are similar in structure & deadlinesSome external funding is greater and has more benefits, including national recognitionUCSF has a very good track record for students receiving national awards External funding allows more UCSF students to receive internal fundingInternal funding has gotten more competitive not all intramural applications get funded!

Intramural Funding BenefitsApprox. $26,000 stipend (varies each year)Health insurance if neededAdditional funds to support research and travel during the fellowship year (depending on the funding source)Enrollment in a Pathway and MD with Distinction

Year-long Clinical and Translational Fellowship Program(CTRFP)

Peter Chin-Hong, M.D. Associate Program Director

Joel Palefsky, M.D, Program Director

Kim Woodhouse, Program Administrator

Year-long clinical and translational fellowship program

NIH, UCSF and Doris Duke fundedProvide fellowships to medical students to conduct clinical/translational researchEmphasize mentoring with clinical/translational researchers and research teamsProvide both didactic and research experience

Activities for CTRFP/DDCF Fellows

Biweekly meetingsJournal clubsWorks-In-Progress SeminarsSocial events throughout the yearCIST meeting at NIH Annual year-end national meetingAnnual UCSF symposium

Doris DukeFor students wishing to spend one year at an approved UCSF research site internationally (DDCF application is partially through UCSF)

For students wishing to spend one year at one of the other, non-UCSF DDCF schoolsThese students must apply through the DDCF

For UCSF students doing international research

If interested, contact Kim Woodhouse to discuss the DDCF application process

DDCF application processFor students applying for international fellowshipsFor students applying via other DDCF schools (6)January 15, 2015 deadline Application dates and selection dates are same for all schools (and coordinate with other fellowship programs)Web-based DDCF application submission that goes directly to each schoolSome schools ask for additional information (UCSF requires you to complete a RAPtr application)

What is PROF-PATH?Academic career and research training program funded by NIH and UCSF.Goal is to increase and enhance research opportunities at UCSFCompetitive application through RAPtr PortalEligible if student is doing health disparities research or is from NIH denominated health disparities population background

PROF-PATH PROGRAM

Year-long or Quarterly/Summer

Funding (Same as Doris Duke, TL1, includes travel, but not global health)

Academic Skills Curriculum (Once a month, evening)

WIP sessions with TL1 Scholars

PP faculty mentor for career advice

Ethics Training (online)

Questions?Victoria [email protected]

Alicia Fernandez, MD [email protected]

http://meded.ucsf.edu/prof-path

2012 Howard Hughes Medical Institute


ELIGIBILITY FOR BOTH PROGRAMSIn good standing at a medical, dental, or veterinary school located in the U.S.Not currently in a combined professional degree/Ph.D. programMay not have a Ph.D. in a laboratory-based biomedical scienceDo not have to be from a research-oriented school Prior research experience is advantageous (Janelia Farm option requires prior research experience))U.S. citizenship not required but you must be eligible to work in the U.S.


YEAR-LONG MEDICAL FELLOWS PROGRAM

Conduct research at any academic or nonprofit institution in the U.S. except for the NIHMentor and project chosen before you applySelection of mentor and research project are key components of the application processReceive funding to attend Med Fellows regional meetings and scientific conferences


MEDICAL FELLOWS AT JANELIA FARM Live and work at HHMIs Janelia Farm Research Campus in Ashburn, VA (near Washington, D.C.) for a year

Use innovative and emerging technologies to research neuronal network function or imaging at the cellular and molecular level.

Two-step application process requiring:Prescreening application due by November 1


Annual stipend of $29,000

$5,500 fellows allowance for medical, dental, and vision insurance, and education-related expenses

$5,500 research allowance for travel to scientific meetings, Med Fellows regional meetings, and some research-related expensesYEAR-LONG PROGRAM: FINANCIAL SUPPORT


YEAR-LONG PROGRAM: STATISTICS (2008-2012)

You dont need to choose a research project in advanceMany basic and clinical and translational opportunities available at the NIHAccommodations provided on or near the NIH campus$33,700 stipend and moving expensesCurriculum includes research seminars, journal clubs, and direct interactions with NIH leaders.Application due January 15, 2015

NIH Medical Research Scholars Program

Medical Research Scholars Program: Housing

Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research FoundationMedical Student Research FellowshipsInspiring the Physician- Scientists of Tomorrow

Each Fellow is paired with a memberof the Foundations Scientific Committee who will:

* Provide guidance during the research year* Visit the Fellows lab during the year* Aid in overall career development

Many opportunities to interact with other Fellows, Scholars, Alumni and Scientific CommitteeSarnoff Mentoring

Alumni Programs Lifelong commitment to fellowWebinars (advice on residency and fellowship applications, grant writing, careers in academia and industry, etc.)Regional networking receptionsLeadership Training RetreatsAlumni-specific programs at Sarnoff Annual Meeting

Annual stipend - $28,500Fellowship Allowance - $7,000Moving ExpensesHealth InsuranceTravel ExpensesComputer equipmentFinancial support to attend Sarnoff Annual meetings, AHA meetings, and other mtgsSarnoff Benefits

Summary and ApplicationCan conduct research any where in the USLifelong Alumni support and offeringsLarge Alumni NetworkLifelong mentoring by top physician scientists in the countryApplication--Personal Statement, Essay, Curriculum Vitae, Transcript, Sponsors Endorsement (medical school faculty), Letters of Recommendation

Dana Boyd, Executive DirectorSarnoff Cardiovascular Research [email protected]

Sarnoff Information

The UCSF/UCB Joint Masters ProgramIn Translational MedicineA Master of Science (MS) degree program in Bioengineering with coursework and project focus on Translational MedicineUCSF Medical School Gap-Year Research Opportunity

Bioengineering (10 semester units)Business/Leadership (8 semester units)Clinical/Regulatory (6 semester units)Capstone Project(team-based) Applications due: January 6, 2015Master of Translational Medicine (MTM)Mission: To provide engineers, clinicians, and life scientists with the training needed for biomedical innovation and translation.MTM Curriculum Projects are focused on medical technology http://bioeng.berkeley.edu/mtm Students take courses at both UCSF and UCB

Summary of programs

Intramural Yearlong FundingPROF-PATH (intramural, through RAPtr)Doris DukeInternationalDoris Duke HHMILocationUCSF UCSFInternationalElsewhereUCSF*MentorApply with project and mentor Apply with project and mentor Apply with project and mentor (UCSF)Mentor and project selected after acceptance(most)Apply with project and mentorDeadlineJan 15Jan 15Jan 15 Jan 15Jan 15Stipend$26,000$26,000$28,000$28,000$29,000NotificationMid-MarchMid-MarchMid-MarchMid-MarchMid-MarchStartsJuly 1July 1Research stipendnonoyesyesyes

UCSF students/yr10-1541-211-5

Summary of programs, cont

NIH programsSarnoffFogartyMasters in Translational MedicineLocationNIHElsewhereInternationalUCSF/UCBMentorMentor and project selected after acceptanceMentor and project selected after acceptanceSelected after interviewsSelected before or during programDeadlineJan 17Not announcedNot announcedJan 6Stipend$33,700$28,500pending-NotificationMid-MarchMid-MarchMid-MarchStartsJulyJune-SeptJulyResearch stipendyesyesUCSF students/yr3-511-21-3

RAPtr Application: One Application, Many OpportunitiesYearlong Letter of Intent: Due October 31st, 2014, 5pm (available mid-September)

Yearlong Intramural Applications (available in early-December): Due January 15th, 2015, 5pm

RAPtr Yearlong application processSelect a mentor and a research project

Submit a research application by January 15, 2015Personal statementResearch Plan Title Research Plan Summary (should not exceed 250 words)Research Plan (should not exceed 2,100 words) Research Plan Citations Two letters of reference from persons (other than the mentor )Deans letter Mentors endorsement including information on the mentors plans for training the applicant, training experience, grant support, a brief curriculum vitae, and an evaluation of the applicant

Pathways/MD with Distinction - students who receive an intramural yearlong fellowship will have automatic enrollment

Application Tips:START EARLYOnly use your UCSF email address within the application (and make sure your mentor does as well)!You can work on your application for up to 2 weeks; the system will provide you with a unique link to your application that will expire after two weeks.It is YOUR responsibility to provide your mentor with the mentor endorsement link and make sure they know the deadline.If you receive outside funding, you MUST notify us of that fact.

See http://meded.ucsf.edu/raptr/application-preview-samples for full application samples from previous years.

Visit RAPtrs website http://meded.ucsf.edu/raptr for more information or contact us at [email protected].

Next stepsCarefully and thoughtfully find a mentor if youre applying to a home programMeet with your PTD director and your college advisory mentorSubmit non-binding letter of intent and checksheet by October 31st (RAPtr website)Meet with Dr. Dan Lowenstein or Dr. Urmimala Sarkar to discuss research plans and Deans Letter before December 19

ThankYou!

List NIH first, add Janela farm for neural networks and imagingDoes AMA or diabetes association have programs?List NIH first, add Janela farm for neural networks and imagingDoes AMA or diabetes association have programs?List NIH first, add Janela farm for neural networks and imagingDoes AMA or diabetes association have programs?Give a brief overview of the presentation. Describe the major focus of the presentation and why it is important.Introduce each of the major topics.To provide a road map for the audience, you can repeat this Overview slide throughout the presentation, highlighting the particular topic you will discuss next.***The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is a nonprofit medical research organization founded by aviator-industrialist Howard Hughes and is one of the largest philanthropies in the world.

Through its Department of Science Education, HHMI supports the Medical Research Fellows Program and the Summer Medical Fellows Program that provides medical, dental, and veterinary students with one-year and summer research opportunities.

The programs enable medical, dental, and veterinary students to immerse themselves in basic, translational or applied biomedical research for a year (Medical Research Fellows Program) or summer (Summer Medical Fellows Program). These programs give you an opportunity to decide if you would really like to make research a part of your career in the future. This is a chance for scientific exploration and professional growth that will greatly enhance your future career.

You must be eligible to work in the U.S. to participate in either program. Prior research experience is not required (except for the Janelia Farm option), but is extremely advantageous.

Note: For the Summer Medical Fellows Program, you are not eligible if you have already been awarded a full-time year-long research training award (the purpose of the summer program is to encourage students to pursue a year-long research training program after their summer experience).*Medical Fellows in the year-long program may conduct their research at any academic or nonprofit institution in the U.S., except for the NIH. So, if youre in medical, dental or veterinary school and youre working with a mentor and would like to continue the project, you can stay at your own institution. But you are certainly not restricted in your choice of institution. Research may even be conducted at an institution outside the U.S. as long as your mentor is affiliated with a U.S. fellowship institution (on faculty).

You must select a mentor and write a research proposal as key components of the application to the program.

In addition to receiving outstanding research training, there are regional events that will enrich your HHMI experience. Med Fellows are divided into regional groups based upon their fellowship institution and each regional group gathers during the year for panel discussions, career advice, and for the Fellows to share their research with one another.

(Photos: Clockwise from top left: Harvard Medical School, UCSF Mission Bay Campus, Boston Med Fellows regional group with HHMI investigator Todd Golub at their lecture/lunch series, Baltimore regional symposium dinner at Hopkins chair of neurosurgerys home; HHMI investigator Charles Sawyers speaks at New York regional symposium; Med Fellow Katie Cook talks with her mentor, HHMI investigator Elaine Fuchs).New as of last year-- HHMI is seeking highly talented students with an interest in neuronal networking and/or imaging for an intense year-long research training experience at the Janelia Farm Research Campus, a world-class biomedical research center in Ashburn, Virginia. Students should have a proven track-record of research accomplishment and a commitment to a basic research field being pursued by Janelia Farm investigators. Applicants receiving a fellowship will be matched with a research mentor at Janelia Farm and will live and work on the campus, located in the Washington, D.C. area. This year, we have 3 Med Fellows who will be working and living at Janelia Farm (from Chicago Medical School, UCSD and Yale).

*Medical Fellows at Janelia Farm applicants are encouraged to have a mentor and project in mind at another fellowship institution in the event their initial application does not progress in the Med Fellows at Janelia Farm competition. Those not progressing past the interview stage are strongly encouraged to complete the standard Medical Fellows Program application with a mentor at another fellowship institution by January 11.

*Applicants may not concurrently have two Medical Fellows applications in the HHMI Competition System (e.g., a Medical Fellows at Janelia Farm application and a standard Medical Fellows application). However, Medical Fellows at Janelia Farm applicants may apply to the standard Medical Fellows Program, with a mentor at another fellowship institution, after notification in early or mid-December that their Medical Fellows at Janelia Farm application is not progressing to the next stage of the competition.

Med Fellows financial support during the year is summarized on this slide.

Medical Fellows receive a fellows allowance that can be used for medical, dental, and vision insurance, education-related expenses incurrent as part of the fellowship, and a research allowance that can be used for travel to scientific conferences, Med Fellows regional events, HHMI science meetings, books, and some research-related expenses (although the mentor is expected to fund the majority of the research costs).

Note: Med Fellows at Janelia Farm will receive an annual salary of $29,000 as an employee of Janelia Farm, health insurance, on-campus housing and many other benefits. They will not receive a fellows allowance, but will receive a research allowance for related books, conference travel and courses ($5,500), and relocation expenses (up to $1,500).

Photos: top: HHMI investigator Dr. Michele Pagano presents his research to Med Fellows at the New York symposium; bottom: Med Fellows listen to the speakers at the symposium in New York.*Here are some statistics on the applicant pool and who was accepted.

Besides the fellows themselves, another strength of the Sarnoff program is the mentors.After acceptance, each Fellow is paired with a member of the Scientific Committee who helps the Fellow find the highest quality lab that studies an area that interests the student.The success of a research year depends not only on the mentorship he or she receives in the lab but also on the mentorship in choosing a lab.The Scientific Committee Advisor remains in contact with the Fellow and the laboratory mentor to monitor the years progress and makes a site visit early in the fellowship.The current annual stipend for the fellowship is $27,500 that are provided as monthly payments.

An applicant is not expected to have chosen a laboratory before receiving the fellowship. After a fellow has been granted the fellowship, he or she will work with the Board advisor to choose a number of laboratories that would provide an optimal research experience. Up to $7,000 is provided for travel expenses related to these lab visits, moving expenses, health insurance and computer equipment.Applications for the Sarnoff Fellowship Program must be submitted online on the Sarnoff website. The website also contains names of potential Sponsors at most US medical schools. You may also contact Dana Boyd for more information.

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