VUSM Student Opportunities
Below is a collection of ongoing national and international opportunities for medical students. Additional opportunities are compiled in the AAMC repository, which can be found on their website under Careers in Medicine. If you have any questions or would like to pass on any opportunity relevant to VUSM students, please contact one of your AAMC OSR Representatives.
Texas Medical Center Innovation Institute – Biodesign Fellowship (Application deadline 01/28/18)
Oct. 25, 2017—The TMC Innovation Institute is located in the largest medical center in the country with over $2B in extramural funding and ~10M patient visits per year across 21 renowned hospitals and the 10 associated academic institutions. We are comprised of the TMCx accelerator program, TMCx+ incubator, TMC Biodesign fellowship program, and our resident corporate partner...
American Society of Hematology Medical Student and Early Investigator Awards (Submission deadlines: 10/15/2017 – 02/01/2018)
Oct. 14, 2017—Are you a medical student or a resident who is interested in advancing your research experience under the mentorship of an established hematologist? Consider one of the valuable ASH opportunities to conduct hands-on research and to learn what it takes to become a successful hematologist. ASH offers both short-term and long-term opportunities that allow aspiring...
Year-Out Orthopaedic Research Opportunity at Johns Hopkins (Deadline: 02/09/2018)
Oct. 13, 2017—The Poggi Research Fellowship is a paid year of research in the Johns Hopkins Department of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery designed for students between their third and fourth years. This is an excellent opportunity for medical students interested in orthopaedic surgery to develop mentors in the field, build research skills, and gain clinical experience that will be helpful...
VECD Fogarty Global Health Fellowship (Application Deadline: 11/01/2017)
Oct. 6, 2017—Applications for the 2018-2019 fellowship year are open and due November 1, 2017: APPLY Today Vanderbilt-Emory-Cornell-Duke (VECD) is one of six consortia that comprise the Fogarty Global Health Program for Fellows and Scholars, which replaced the Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars & Fellows (FICRS-F) Program in 2012. This purpose of the program is to provide mentored global health research training opportunities...
HHMI Research Opportunities (Application Deadlines: 11/1/2017, 1/11/2018)
Sep. 30, 2017—HHMI Research Opportunities for Medical, Veterinary and Dental Students at U.S. Schools In order to encourage more students to pursue careers as physician-scientists, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) offers an outstanding year-long mentored research training program for students enrolled in schools in the U.S. Women and under-represented minorities are particularly encouraged to apply. Students...
Michael E. DeBakey Medical Student Poetry Awards (Submission Deadline: 01/31/2018)
Sep. 30, 2017—Dipali Pathak 713-798-4710 pathak@bcm.edu www.bcm.edu/news Baylor College of Medicine announces 15th annual Michael E. DeBakey Medical Student Poetry Awards HOUSTON – (Sept. 27, 2017) – For the 15th year, Baylor College of Medicine is pleased to announce the annual Michael E. DeBakey Medical Student Poetry Awards. The contest honors the legendary, preeminent cardiovascular surgeon, pioneering...
USMLE Step 1 Question Bank Contributor (Deadline: Rolling)
Sep. 26, 2017—Dr. Ted O’Connell, medical director at the Kaiser Napa-Solano Family Medicine Residency Program and author of USMLE Secrets and the Crush series of board review books, has a scholarly writing and CV building opportunity he’d like to share with you. He is helping to develop board review questions for a free USMLE Step 1 question...
Meharry-Vanderbilt Student Alliance (Continuing Opportunity)
Sep. 20, 2017—Please see the attached flyer for information on the Meharry-Vanderbilt Student Alliance (MVSA). MVSA is an exciting and innovative opportunity for young professionals to shape a student-led organization to meet their emerging professional development needs.
36th William Carlos Williams Poetry Competition (Submission Deadline: 12/31/2017)
Sep. 9, 2017—36th William Carlos Williams Poetry Competition The Department of Family and Community Medicine at Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) is sponsoring its 36th annual poetry writing competition during the 2017-2018 academic year. The competition is open to students attending colleges of medicine or osteopathy in the United States and Canada. Preliminary judging will be done...
AAMC Webinar: The Cost of Residency Interviews (Event Date: 09/15/2017)
Sep. 9, 2017—Presented by: CiM and FIRST Topic: The Cost of Residency Interviews Description: An often unforeseen cost experienced during medical school is associated with interviewing for residency. Join this timely webinar to gain insight on the general funding options available to cover expenses incurred during the interview process and hear an analysis of data...
The Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians Annual Meeting (Conference Dates: 10/24/2017 – 10/27/2017)
Aug. 31, 2017—The Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians has their annual meeting this October, and they are offering funds for VMS students to attend. The TNAFP Executive Committee has approved providing funds for those medical student members of the TNAFP at Vanderbilt who wish to attend the Tennessee AFP’s 69th Annual Scientific Assembly at the Park Vista...
Rise to the Challenge Together – National Healthcare for the Homeless Council Training Symposium (Symposium Date: 10/04/2017)
Aug. 31, 2017—Join us at our Fall Training Symposium on October 4, 2017, in Nashville, TN, for a critical discussion with national thought-leaders in homeless health care: "What Do We Need to Do to End Homelessness?" Housing instability has hit an all-time high in some American cities, and a number of communities have declared "homeless states of...
NIH Continuing Opportunities
Aug. 6, 2017—The National Institutes of Health offers an extensive range of clinical research training to help prepare the next generation of clinician-scientists. Brief descriptions of the programs offered are below. With NIH being largest biomedical research agency in the world, we encourage future clinician-scientists and medical researchers to consider adding an NIH experience to their portfolio....
Intramural NIAID Research Opportunities (INRO) (Application Deadline: 10/15/2017)
Jun. 21, 2017—Today's Science Student Tomorrow's Leader The National institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is the second largest Institute at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIAID is recognized worldwide for cutting-edge medical and scientific research. Our research programs aim to improve diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of immunological, allergic, and emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases....
Call for Abstracts: The American Osler Society (AOS) Meeting, Pittsburgh (Submission Deadline: 10/15/2017)
May. 29, 2017—Call for Abstracts: The American Osler Society meeting in Pittsburgh (10/15/2017) The 48th Annual Meeting of the American Osler Society will be held Sunday, May 13 through Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at the University of Pittsburgh, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The American Osler Society is a group of physicians, medical historians, and members of related...