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The Pre-MSTP Summer Program

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Medical Scientist Training Program
Pre-MSTP Summer Biomedical Research Program
(10 weeks: June 3 – August 9, 2013)

Application Deadline is February 1, 2013

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The Pre-MSTP Summer Program provides an opportunity for highly motivated and talented undergraduates who

come from an educational, cultural or geographic background that is underrepresented in the sciences

have experienced financial hardship as a result of family economic circumstances

have a physical or mental disability that substantially limits one or more major life activities

to participate in a 10-week research-focused program. The program is designed for undergrads who are potentially interested in obtaining a combined MD/PhD degree leading to a career in academic medicine focused on basic research relevant to human diseases. This program may help you decide if this is the right career for you, and could enhance your competitiveness when applying to MD/PhD programs. A stipend of $4200 will be paid. Housing will be provided. The program will cover student transportation costs up to $200. Students will need to provide their own meals.

Participants Can Expect To:

Perform full-time research in a faculty laboratory
Attend weekly luncheon presentations where faculty discuss their research
Give short presentations of their summer accomplishments at the conclusion of the program
Obtain clinical exposure opportunities in the form of physician shadowing
Attend the three-day MSTP annual retreat on Higgins Lake
Attend formal MCAT instruction over an 8 week period

Eligibility:

To be eligible for the UM Pre-MSTP Program, an applicant must:

come from an educational, cultural or geographic background that is underrepresented in the sciences

have experienced financial hardship as a result of family economic circumstances

have a physical or mental disability that substantially limits one or more major life activities

Consideration will be given to applicants who meet multiple criteria.

AND

Be a current undergraduate (those applying to Med/Grad School for 2013 are not eligible)
Be a US citizen or permanent resident
Have completed either an organic chemistry course with lab or a biology course (physiology, biology, biochemistry) with lab
Submit at least two letters of recommendation one of which must be from a research mentor or the instructor of a laboratory course
Maintain a 3.2 grade point average

Applicants selected as finalists for the Pre-MSTP Program will be called to participate in a phone interview.

Students must be able to show proof of their own health insurance coverage