Deadline to Apply: February 15
Applications must be submitted online
Summer in Biomedical Sciences (SIBS) Undergraduate Research Program
http://www.uab.edu/medicine/
From: Jacquelin B Bennett
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 1:55 PM
To: 'sibs@uab.edu'
Subject: Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunities at UAB: SIBS and PARAdiGM
Importance: High
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 1:55 PM
To: 'sibs@uab.edu'
Subject: Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunities at UAB: SIBS and PARAdiGM
Importance: High
Dear Colleague –
I would like to make you
aware of two exciting opportunities for your undergraduate students –
the Summer in Biomedical Sciences (SIBS) Undergraduate Research Program
2016, and the Preparation for Graduate and
Medical Education (PARAdiGM) 2016.
Both of these programs introduce outstanding undergraduates to the
exciting career options of being a scientific investigator while also
being a practicing physician. Eligible students
may apply to both programs.
These two eight week programs are held concurrently
from June 2-July 29, 2016. 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.
Applications must be submitted online and the deadline is February 15, 2016.
Summer in Biomedical Sciences (SIBS) Undergraduate Research Program
http://www.uab.edu/medicine/
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.
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.
I would like to thank you
in advance for posting our SIBS and PARAdiGM flyers (attached to this
email as pdf files) and distributing the information to the appropriate
students in your department. Students can
learn more about SIBS at www.uab.edu/sibs, about PARAdiGM at
http://www.uab.edu/medicine/
Sincerely,
Robin G. Lorenz, MD/PhD | Associate Dean for Physician Scientist Development
Director | Medical Scientist Training Program
Director | Summer in Biomedical Sciences (SIBS) Program
Director | Preparation for Graduate and Medical Education (PARAdiGM) Program
UAB | The University of Alabama at Birmingham
SHEL 121C | 1825 University Blvd. | Birmingham, AL 35294-2182
P: 205.934.0676 | F: 205.975-8427 | rlorenz@uabmc.edu
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