Summer Fellowships
Logistics
Who can apply: 1st through 3rd year veterinary students
Dates: Monday, June 22, 2009 – August 28, 2009.
Dates are flexible for students at schools with conflicting
academic calendars.
Housing: available on-campus (cost approximately $2,100 for a 10-week contract).
Stipend: $5,193/summer.
Program
The program seeks to help veterinary students become biomedical researchers. A secondary goal is to provide research experience to veterinary students interested in careers in laboratory animal medicine and/or pathology. Previous participants were veterinary students at Colorado State University, Cornell University, Kansas State University, Michigan State University, North Carolina State University, Ohio State University, Purdue University, Tuskegee University, University of California, University of Illinois, University of Tennessee, Washington State University, and Western University. The Program consists of workshops on research-related topics, a veterinary student journal club, sessions on research career development for veterinarians, an individual research project, and a veterinary student research symposium.
Individual research project
The research project is the most important part of the Program. The goals of the research project are to have students address a significant experimental question, work independently and with other researchers, and produce and publish results. Students are matched with a preceptor (see list of faculty below) according to research interests. The preceptor outlines a focused project for the student to perform in their laboratory. Students become completely involved in their assigned laboratory – participating in laboratory meetings and social events, attending seminars with other members of their laboratory, and working on their research project at least 40 hours/week.
Workshops on research-related topics
- Experimental Design
- Experimental Pathology
- Comparative Medicine
- Laboratory Animal Medicine
- Laboratory Animal Care and Use
- Oral Presentation Skills
- Visual Presentation Skills
- Writing for Medical Journals
- Research Funding for Veterinarians
Veterinary student journal club
Students select and present in journal club format a research article of their choice to their fellow students.
Career development sessions
Through a series of weekly lunches, veterinarians in the Department of Comparative Medicine meet with students and share their own career development experiences, answer questions, and discuss research career opportunities for veterinarians. Faculty of the Department of Comparative Medicine have a broad range of training experiences in widely differing institutions, and address a range of options for students with various interests and goals.
Veterinary research symposium
At the end of the summer, students will present their findings at a symposium attended by their fellow students and participating faculty.
Program Faculty
Department of Comparative Medicine
- Donna Bouley, DVM, PhD *
- Paul Buckmaster, DVM, PhD
- Linda Cork, DVM, PhD *
- Corinna Darian-Smith, PhD
- Stephen Felt, DVM*
- Sherril Green, DVM, PhD *
- Claude Nagamine, DVM, PhD*
* Board certified in a specialty of veterinary medicine
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Department of Pathology
Department of Pediatrics
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Department of Radiation Oncology
Application
Eight veterinary students will be admitted for the Summer of 2009. First- through third-year students of a U.S. accredited School of Veterinary Medicine may apply. Because this is funded by the National Institutes of Health, trainees must be U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals, or have been lawfully admitted to the U.S. for permanent residence. Send the following information (by e-mail or regular mail) to the Program Director (listed below) no later than February 28, 2009.
- Name, address, phone number, e-mail, School, Class (first-, second-, or third-year), Undergraduate grade point average, Veterinary school grade point average.
- Contact information (name, address, phone number, e-mail) for 3 references who can assess your academic and research potential.
- Describe your previous research experience, if any.
- Describe your career goals.
- Explain why you would like to participate in this Program.
- Describe your research interests. Are there any particular faculty members with whom you would prefer to work?
Send questions and applications to:
Paul Buckmaster, DVM, PhD, Program Director
Stanford University School of Medicine
Department of Comparative Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive, R321 Edwards Building
Stanford, California 94305-5342
(650) 498-4774
(650) 498-5085 (fax)
