William Parker, a second-year medical student at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine, recently returned from Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., where he participated in a program called the Student Research Training Program (SRTP). During this time, Parker participated in a program focused on diabetes research, which was funded by a T32 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The SRTP is a summer program that allows students scientific resources so that they may conduct research in the fields of diabetes and obesity, kidney disease and digestive diseases. Thirty-two students are chosen to participate in the program every summer, where they conduct research in their field of interest, attend lectures from physicians at Vanderbilt and at the end of the program present their work in a national research symposium.
Parker returned this summer to the James May Lab, where he had previously done research as an undergraduate at Vanderbilt University studying molecular and cellular biology. His project focused on characterizing the molecular mechanism underlying vitamin C's protection of the vascular endothelium in diabetes. On Sept. 7, 2016, his manuscript detailing this research was published in the American Journal of Physiology Cell Physiology. “While a current randomized controlled trial exists to investigate treatment of the vascular complications of diabetes with vitamin C, it was not previously understood how the vitamin works this way on a cellular level. My objective was to fill in this gap in our understanding, ” Parker said.
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Parker said this year’s program served as a confirmation that he has chosen the right path in academic medicine. “I have considered a career in academic medicine since I was first exposed to research five years ago, ” Parker said. “Hearing the stories of physicians, most of whom entered the world of research in completely different ways, has turned this nebulous career possibility into a tangible option.”
Parker credits his continued success as a medical researcher on the education he has received from the USA College of Medicine. He is optimistic about his future. “With only a year of medicine under my belt, I immediately found scientific writing to be a much easier and faster process than it has been in the past, ” Parker said. “This leaves me assured, moving forward, that a career in both research and medicine is right for me.”
For more information about the Student Research Training Program in Diabetes and Obesity, Kidney Disease and Digestive Disease at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, click here.The Faculty of Medicine Research Office Medical Student Summer Research Program is offered to students enrolled in their first or second year of training. We are pleased to offer over fifty $5, 500 bursaries to students who are selected to participate. Students then spend the summer working closely with their supervisor on a specific research project followed by a poster presentation of their work in September during the Faculty-wide Research Day.
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Research and Innovation is at the heart of modern medicine. The Faculty of Medicine’s Medical Student Summer Research Program (MSSRP) provides up to 54 first- and second-year undergraduate students the opportunity to participate in research projects. This competitive program provides Medical students the opportunity to gain first-hand training in research methodologies and skills while working on a summer research project with a faculty supervisor/mentor. In addition, the program provides real-world skills in science communications through presenting their research as a poster presentation during the annual Faculty of Medicine Research Day (October 27th, 2023 - date to be confirmed). By learning how to conduct research, analyze data and synthesize medical research, we aim to provide Faculty of Medicine undergraduate Medical students with experience and skills to support their clinical and research career development.
Projects offered through this program aim to reflect the diversity and breadth of research at the Faculty of Medicine. This is an open competitive program that accepts projects from across the medical research continuum, from fundamental research on the mechanisms of disease and drug discovery to evidence-based medical education and practice-changing clinical research. All faculty members with a primary academic appointment to the Faculty of Medicine at the level of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor (PhD or MD) are eligible to submit a project to this program and supervise a summer medical student. (Adjuncts & Lecturers are not eligible)
In addition, in order to promote research in strategic areas of development as outlined in the Faculty of Medicine’s 2020-2025 Strategic Plan, each year we will make priority announcements in collaboration with our partners. These priority areas may require additional application information and reporting criteria.
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Each successful medical student applicant will be awarded a stipend of $5, 500 for their summer research project. It is expected that each awardee spends 10 weeks working on the project.
1. Supervisors must hold a primary appointment in the Faculty of Medicine*, be in good standing with their departments, and be eligible to supervise undergraduate students. Potential supervisors must also:
*Limited to Assistant, Associate, and Full Professors (adjunct & lecturers not eligible). Priority area partners will need to link with a Faculty member to submit an application.
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2. Undergraduate medical students at the University of Ottawa who are enrolled in their first or second year of training are eligible to apply. Successful candidates must also:
1. Potential supervisors are invited to submit a full project description by Wednesday, February 1st 2023 through our online supervisor application form . Submission includes:
Supervisors can let us know in advance if they have a pre-selected student for their project or let us know once they have found a student for their project.
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4. Supervisors will interview the students ensuring the principles of EDI are respected as outlined in the Tri-Agency Best Practices in EDI in Research .
Supervisors are also asked to contact the Research Office at [email protected] once they have chosen a student. The project list will therefore get updated regularly letting students know in real time which supervisor projects have already been fulfilled.
6. Selected students must submit a student application form and up-to-date CV by March 8th 2023. The application form includes the following details:
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7. A review committee comprised of faculty, students and community members will assess the and rank the applications using merit indicators (see below).
*Participating community organizations in this stream are eligible to receive a research stipend of $500 to help off-set part of the cost of participation.
Up to three (3) studentships will be allocated to the priority areas of wellness, professionalism, and/or equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI)in partnership with the Faculty Wellness Program, Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and the Professionalism Office.
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The review committee will assess and rank the summer studentship applications. The committee commits to a fair and transparent review assessment to promote excellence in research across Faculty of Medicine’s diverse research fields. In alignment with the University of Ottawa’s Office of the Vice-President, Research policies, the committee will foster an equitable research, education and training environment that provides equal opportunities for everyone and that respects and values diversity.
The Committee will reflect the diversity of the University of Ottawa and Faculty of Medicine community with respect to the four diversity categories identified in the Canada Equity Act (gender, minority status, indigenous status, disability status). In addition, the review committee should reflect the diversity of our community, including stakeholders from our partner institutions and reflective of the diverse research fields at . It will be comprised of:
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