Introducing Summer in Biomedical Sciences (SIBS) Undergraduate Research Program 2017, and the Preparation for Graduate and Medical Education (PARAdiGM) 2017!
Both of these programs introduce outstanding
undergraduates to the exciting career options of being a scientific
investigator while also being a practicing physician.These two eight
week programs are held concurrently from June 1-July 28, 2017. Students will receive stipends and free on-campus housing but will be responsible for their own meals, for travel to and from Birmingham, and other expenses.
Students in both programs will be introduced to the concept of scientific research, principles of scientific experimentation, the proper methods of data analysis, the interpretation, presentation, and translational applications of research results, and to clinicians who practice at academic medical centers.
Summer in Biomedical Sciences (SIBS) Undergraduate Research Program
Our goal in offering this fellowship is to
give talented undergraduate students the opportunity to experience the
challenges and rewards of intensive, hypothesis-drive laboratory
research. This experience should help students make well informed
decisions about future career plans. Previous research experience is
not required. We especially welcome applications from students who are
interested in research as a potential career, including students
interested in PhD and MD/PhD programs. We accept fifteen students per
summer into this program. We expect applicants to SIBS to have completed
at least their sophomore year of undergraduate coursework. We
anticipate that successful candidates will typically demonstrate grade
point averages of 3.0 (“B”) or higher, especially in science, math, and
related areas.
Preparation for Graduate and Medical Education (PARAdiGM)
The PARAdiGM program focuses on
undergraduates from diverse and underrepresented minority backgrounds,
and offers the opportunity to participate in the program for two
summers. In addition to working in the laboratory of a faculty mentor
with an actively funded biomedical research program, PARAdiGM
participants will learn about careers in academic medical centers (AMCs)
by shadowing clinician-investigators in their clinics, as well as on
in-patient rounds. At the end of the first summer in the program, the
students will write an abstract and participate in both a local and
national poster presentation of their research results. The students
will also receive instruction in essay writing, MCAT preparation, and
critical career skills. The ultimate goal of the program is to provide
undergraduate students with an understanding and appreciation of the
biomedical research process so as to encourage them to pursue careers
studying patients and their diseases after further postgraduate training
in graduate and medical education. Previous research experience is not
required in order to apply. The PARAdiGM program is especially useful
for students who do not have local access to biomedical research and/or
academic physician-scientist role models.
Applications must be submitted online and the deadline is February 15, 2017
Students can learn more about SIBS at www.uab.edu/sibs, about PARAdiGM at http://www.uab.edu/medicine/
