Which year-long research fellowships (that would be available for a medical student who finished his third year) are considered to be the most prestigious?

Which year-long research fellowships (that would be available for a medical student who finished his third year) are considered to be the most prestigeous?

I'd say HHMI, NIH-CRTP, Doris Duke, or Sarnaff. I think any of these would be considered extremely prestigeous in that they are all insanely competitive to get into. In addition, if you plan on taking a year off to do research, I would hope your catalyst is more than just because it is prestigeous.

You will all appear more intelligent if you spell "prestigious" correctly. That might be a good place to start. :)

You will all appear more intelligent if you spell "prestigious" correctly. That might be a good place to start. :)

Hehe, sorry about that :)

To the other poster, I am primarily interested in these programs because I enjoy research and want the opportunity to commit a substantial amount of time toward a project. But as we all know big names and prestige are nice to have as well.

So any more suggestions?

You will all appear more intelligent if you spell "prestigious" correctly. That might be a good place to start. :)

Sorry, I didn't know medical school was a spelling bee, but if it makes you feel better by pointing that out then you go right ahead ok. :rolleyes:

I'd agree with the above poster that the most prestigious research fellowships are HHMI-NIH Cloister, NIH CRTP, Doris Duke, and Sarnoff. Perhaps even in that order? Even more than the fellowship prestige, I think that what you accomplish in your year off is what is important. It probably doesn't say much if you spend a year at the most prestigious fellowship (whichever it may be) and don't really accomplish anything. But again, I can't speak from experience since I haven't done any of the programs. Perhaps some alumni of different research fellowships could chime in with their thoughts?