Can you learn to write grants during Medical School?

[Alakazam123]

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I am an MA student, and there are very few opportunities for MA students to write grants to fund their research, and most of it seems targeted at PhD students.

I was wondering, have any of you been in a lab were the PI was nice enough to show you how to write a grant during Medical School w/o having to do a separate fellowship or something?

 

[mistafab]

There are workshops that happen (at my school at least) open to all. If your school does lots of research then things like this can probably be expected.

 

[Gurby]

Pretty sure my PI would be thrilled if I expressed an interest in this. I have classmates who have written grants and gotten funding for their own projects.

Like pretty much everything in med school, you get out what you put into it. If you are passionate about something, willing to put in serious time/energy (at the expense of your social life and grades/usmle prep), take initiative and get things done, you can probably find someone to help guide you and push you along the path.

 

[AnatomyGrey12]

Yes. I have written my own grant application, and have also authored a much larger grant for my PI that he was awarded.

 

[DNC127]

Received 2 small grants 1st/2nd year, and am writing an NIH grant right now as a third year. Doable.

 

[AnatomyGrey12]

Received 2 small grants 1st/2nd year, and am writing an NIH grant right now as a third year. Doable.

It's a trap!

 

[Catalystik]

There are workshops that happen (at my school at least) open to all. If your school does lots of research then things like this can probably be expected.

The same is true at my institution. Seems like I get an email every month inviting general participation.

 

[Alakazam123]

Yes. I have written my own grant application, and have also authored a much larger grant for my PI that he was awarded.

Were you taught this during medical school or during a fellowship or gap year?

 

[AnatomyGrey12]

Were you taught this during medical school or during a fellowship or gap year?

learned on the fly in school

 

[DiscusKeeper]

Were you taught this during medical school or during a fellowship or gap year?

Just submitted my first grant for my own study as an M2. I had no experience writing grants, or really much research experience in general, prior to medical school. The faculty adviser I am working with (since students cannot be PIs without a faculty adviser) was able to give me feedback and help me improve it before submitting.

It's not easy, but it's definitely something you can learn to do.

 

[Lucca]

even if the med school doesn't offer, chances you are you can attend any of the grant writing workshops put on by the MD/PhD program or the graduate schools assoc. w/ ur program.