Summer research internships?

[Witty Web Name]

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Anyone have any tips on getting a summer research internship? I tried to get into the NIH Summer Internship Program last year and was rejected (my GPA > 3.8, however I had not taken orgo yet). I have heard that the only way to get accepted into such a program is to either be a minority with a good GPA or "know someone". Anyone got tips on getting into these types of programs?

 

[avinash]

Anyone have any tips on getting a summer research internship? I tried to get into the NIH Summer Internship Program last year and was rejected (my GPA > 3.8, however I had not taken orgo yet). I have heard that the only way to get accepted into such a program is to either be a minority with a good GPA or "know someone". Anyone got tips on getting into these types of programs?

im not sure but i do think that they are really competitive so apply to more that just one!

good luck

 

[Andrew_Doan]

Where do undergrads and med students go to find openings in labs and research opportunities? Are there web pages to go to? How about volunteer experience?

 

[~~premed82~~]

I was going to say that I could send you a few link's, but as well I see that they are geared toward minorities. I think now is the time to start emailing prespective medical school's you'd like to attend, and see what they have to offer in the way of a summer internship. I don't necessarily think organic chemistry has anything to do with getting into one.

IMO

 

[Supernova]

I was going to say that I could send you a few link's, but as well I see that they are geared toward minorities. I think now is the time to start emailing prespective medical school's you'd like to attend, and see what they have to offer in the way of a summer internship. I don't necessarily think organic chemistry has anything to do with getting into one.

IMO

Or just email individual professors whose research you are interested. Be sure to read up on their publications and background review articles.

 

[marctam86]

with the NIH summer program, I heard you need to establish a contact with the labs your interested in, and practically secure a place there before you get chosen for the fellowship or not. I didnt apply there this year, but im applying to several others with the hope that I'll get accepted to at least one. Do a google search for SURP "Summer undergraduate research program", and youll find that their are alot out there. some dont allow freshman to apply, some are for URMs only, but I was still able to find 11 that I could apply to. Good luck with the applications!

 

[avinash]

Or just email individual professors whose research you are interested. Be sure to read up on their publications and background review articles.

where do you find thier publications?

 

[45408]

I just made a thread about this. 😉

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=167890

 

[Pinkertinkle]

It's good to know someone.

 

[jmv1083]

with the NIH summer program, I heard you need to establish a contact with the labs your interested in, and practically secure a place there before you get chosen for the fellowship or not.

I heard the same thing...

Email specific PIs at the NIH that your are interested in working with, and if they want you they will go into the applicant database and choose you to receive an internship. Otherwise, it's a longshot that someone will randomly pick you up.

Another approach is to talk to profs at your undergrad institution, and have them hook you up with a PI that they know elsewhere.

 

[Supernova]

where do you find thier publications?

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed


or just go to the departmental faculty website. They always list their most important publications. After you find the articles, go to pubmed website and search the articles using the professors' names (example: Dr. John Michael Smith would be "SMITH JM"). It maybe good to use the computers at schools or medical libraries since they paid publishers for full text pdf articles. This would allow you to download full text articles. If you can login via proxy server at home then you don't need to go to library and can do everything at home. Maybe good to get some review articles for background info so you can get a sense of what their research is in relation to the whole field and what questions are being addressed.

hope this help

 

[avinash]

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed


or just go to the departmental faculty website. They always list their most important publications. After you find the articles, go to pubmed website and search the articles using the professors' names (example: Dr. John Michael Smith would be "SMITH JM"). It maybe good to use the computers at schools or medical libraries since they paid publishers for full text pdf articles. This would allow you to download full text articles. If you can login via proxy server at home then you don't need to go to library and can do everything at home. Maybe good to get some review articles for background info so you can get a sense of what their research is in relation to the whole field and what questions are being addressed.

hope this help

yes it does, thank you

 

[ellia08]

On the Prowler's thread I posted a link to the NSF funding pages that have a MASSIVE list of internships for basic science. Also mentioned a few medical summer ops.