Student Research Opportunities
The combined M.D. and Ph.D. program (medical science scholar program) is the most significant research experience a medical student can have. But it is not the only significant experience a medical student can have. Many summer and "year-off" research training programs have been developed that allow a medical student to either stay at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine or move to a different location. The programs listed below are all remarkably similar; they vary based upon the source of funding, the location, whether or not they have didactic training components, and whether or not they require you to have identified a mentor/project before you apply. Below is a list of both summer and several "year-off" programs. They are all established, extremely well funded and well worth consideration by all medical students who may have an interest in basic science, clinical or translational research training.
Summer Research Opportunities
- Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine Summer Research Programs
- NIH Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research
Application Forms
Year-off Research Opportunities
- NIH Clinical Research Training Program (CRTP)
- NIH/Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Fellowship
- NIH Year-Off Training Program for Medical Students
- Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship (DDCRF)
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Training Fellowships for Medical Students
- Sarnoff Fellowship Program
- Fogarty Ellison Overseas Fellowships in Global Health and Clinical Research
