Summer Fellowship Expectations
Summer research is expected to be a full-time activity that is 10 to 12 weeks in length from mid-May to about mid-August. Students are discouraged from taking vacations during the period of the summer research fellowship. In addition to the time spent on the research project, students will be invited to participate in a variety of didactic sessions throughout the summer. These sessions will be a combination of case presentations (clinician-scientists who present a clinical case, then discuss their research associated with it) and lectures (for example, "How to write an abstract/construct a poster for presentation"). These sessions are designed to broaden the student's exposure to research concepts beyond their individual projects.
All student participants must complete a research ethics course provided during their summer project. Students who are accepted into the fellowship will be informed about the ethics class schedule prior to the start of their fellowship.
Students are required to present the results of their research at the annual Iowa Medical Student Research Day and encouraged to present at midwest and/or national student research forums.
A program questionnaire will be required to be completed at the end of the summer.
Instructions for Medical Student Research Day Abstract and Poster or Oral presentation.