Overview
As part of the Einstein experience, all medical students (with the exception of MSTP students) are required to submit a Scholarly Paper (SP) in order to graduate. The College offers a broad range of research and service opportunities enabling students to pursue their individual interests and enhance their education beyond the core curriculum. Participation in these experiences helps facilitate the development of ideas for a scholarly project and a plan for the project to evolve into a Scholarly Paper. Further, each student will select and work with a mentor for support and guidance through the duration of the project, including preparation of the manuscript. Mentors can also have a significant impact on your professional development and career choice. The intellectual effort that goes into planning and executing the SP project requires dedicated time. This can be accomplished during the summer between your first and second years, as well as during the fourth year elective time.
Existing research opportunities include working with faculty at Einstein, Montefiore Medical Center or other institutions, participating in international programs, and enrolling in Master’s degree-granting programs in clinical research training, public health, or bioethics. Additionally, we are offering a new scholarly concentration program to the incoming class of 2016, Student Opportunities for Academic Research (SOAR), a more intensive mentor-guided research experience. Einstein offers stipends in the form of various fellowships, including stipends for the summer after the first year, for research electives in the fourth year, and 12-month fellowships for a “pull-out year,” usually after the clerkship year.
In thinking about your summer plans and the other opportunities we offer, we encourage you to take a broad view of medicine and health and find an area that excites you. Ideally, this area of excitement will also align with the focus of your Scholarly Paper. The Office of Medical Student Research is available and eager to help you accomplish this.
The Office of Medical Student Research is located on the 5th floor of the Mazer building. You may call 718.430.2080 to make appointments with Dr. Schoenbaum and Dr. Berman.
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