In this issue:
- AOA Carolyn L. Kuckein National Student Research Fellowship
- ICYMI: Please consider applying for the Educational Quality Improvement Strategic Planning (EQISP) Committee
- Tip of the Month: Winter Break and Career Exploration
AOA Carolyn L. Kuckein National Student Research Fellowship
This fellowship provides up to $6,000 in research funding for medical students. Historically, UW medical students have successfully won this prestigious award.
This fellowship can fund research projects over the summer or throughout your pre-clinical years. The research should focus on clinical investigation, basic laboratory research, epidemiology, social science/health services research, leadership, or professionalism.
Eligibility:
- MS1-MS2s, including MS1-MS2 MD/PhD students, actively enrolled in medical school classes.
- Students taking a research year or to gain a PhD are not eligible.
- Students who are already PhD holders are not eligible.
Proposal:
- One application from UW will be selected to compete on the national level.
- The application is structured like a short grant proposal and includes (1) a four-page (or fewer) summary of the research project; (2) the project bibliography; (3) proof of IRB or IACUC approval if needed; (4) student’s CV; (5) a letter of support from your research mentor as well as their NIH biographical sketch.
Application process/deadlines:
- Internal application deadline: December 20, 2024
- Selected candidate will be informed by: January 3, 2025
- National AOA application due: January 21, 2025
- National award winners announced: May 2, 2025
Please submit applications to: abe17@uw.edu.
FAQs:
How many fellowships are awarded each year?
AΩA funds all fellowships in accordance with the review committee’s recommendations. There is no set limit.
Are there restrictions on how the award money should be used?
The award money may be used at the recipient’s discretion. National winners are awarded $5,000 and will be reimbursed up to $1,000 to cover travel expenses related to presentation of their results.
More information may be found here.
If you are interested or plan to apply, please contact Abe Correa-Medina at abe17@uw.edu so they know to expect your application. They are also happy to provide feedback on draft proposals or answer any questions.
ICYMI: MS1s invited to apply for Educational Quality Improvement Strategic Planning (EQISP) Committee
The Educational Quality Improvement Strategic Planning (EQISP) Committee is recruiting two first-year students to serve as members of the committee.
The EQISP Committee is charged with ensuring that UWSOM meets its educational goals for medical student programs and achieves excellence and innovation in our learning programs.
You can learn a lot more in this announcement, as well as access the text that is in the image above.
Peer to Peer: Tip of the Month from Career Advising
This advice is for all MS1 students and includes first generation and BIPOC student lenses.:
MS1: Winter break is a great time for early specialty exploration. Did you get a chance to take the specialty assessment we suggested last month? If so, now you can check out the AAMC Careers in Medicine (CiM) Specialties Profiles and view the five most frequently encountered conditions for each specialty.
To explore specialties further, go to Career Advising’s Career and Specialty Exploration podcasts and videos. This information will be super helpful when Career Advisors begin meeting with your class starting in January!
- Reviewed by MS4 Abraham Correa-Medina. Originally written by alum Shanelle Briggs, MD.
Career Advising welcomes tips and ideas from all students. Please reach out to Career Advising at medadv@uw.edu.
ICYMI: Here’s the previous MS1 newsletter.