We provide varied opportunities based on student interests:
·Placement in biomedical research labs on UMMSM campus with faculty mentors.
·Placement with clinical research mentors on UMMSM campus with faculty mentors.
·Information on biomedical research programs (short term, summer, full year off) throughout the state of Florida, or at other institution across the United States.
·Information on International research/medical programs.
·Exposure to opportunities for research or biomedical symposia, conferences, meetings, grand rounds, workshops, etc. at UMMSM and elsewhere in the United States.
·Similar offerings in 'UBrowse with Biederman' column.
·Short on time? How about shadowing? Faculty mentors provided. 'Brainstorm with Biederman' sessions always available.

Click here - How to earn Research Credit and/or Research Distinction.

Year Off Research Opportunities

Click here for detailed information on the following programs:

·HHMI (Howard Hughes Medical Institute).
·NIH - CRTP (Clinical Research Training Program).
·Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation Medical Student Research Fellowship Award.
·Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Program Center/ Ellison Medical Foundation NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse.
·Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship Program.
·CDC Experience (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).

Funding Opportunities

Funding opportunities for medical students interested in pursuing research and/or other professional activities remains somewhat limited.
Many students are successful in applying to and obtaining positions in UMMSM research labs that may have independent sources of revenue that can fund student work. This varies by opportunity.
Other students are able to secure positions in extramural activities that are also funded. Students are also encouraged, if interested in full-year-off activities, to apply to the well-funded programs such as the HHMI, NIH.

For students seeking funding for activities that are not independently supported, the OPDCG provides the following information, and encourages students to explore the following options:

·Maria-Valero Martinez
Office of Research Administration
Coordinator, Research and Training
MValero@med.miami.edu

·John K. Robinson Scholarship
Offered through the office of Medical Alumni Development
Glenda Weiss Rodriguez, Director
GRodriguez3@med.miami.edu

·www.CareerMD.com

·The Arnold P. Gold Foundation

·www.humanism-in-medicine.org

·Individual departments at UMMSM may have grants that have a student component for small stipends, but students most often are on a volunteer basis in their research settings


Other Year One activities include:

·Introduction to Advanced Clinical Experience (ACE) Program.
·Interest Group Participation.
·Workshop on Summer-Off Activities.

Our UMMSM Career Advising Program strives to provide our medical students with resources, links, and specific career advising information.
We incorporate the AAMC Careers in Medicine program and website tool, which also provides general career advising information for all medical students.
The "four-phase"approach corresponds to the decision-making stages we suggest for all of our students.

Phase I -Understanding Yourself
Phase II -Exploring Options
Phase III -Choosing a Specialty
Phase IV -Getting into Residency