Free-Time Electives & Planning Your Summer (BUSM I) 12/6/11
[ Outline for BUSM I Class Meeting: 12/6/11, 12:00 PM, Bakst ]
Contacts: Suzanne Sarfaty, M.D. (ssarfaty@bu.edu);
Ana Bediako, Ed.M. (abediako@bu.edu)
I. Free-Time Electives (Spring, 2012)
- Requirement: You must be in good academic standing
- Enrollment period: December 6, 2011 – January 6, 2012 (w/ exceptions)
- To sign up, contact person listed for each elective at Free-Time Electives (BUSM I)
II. Planning Your Summer
Words for the wise: Be creative and proactive!!! Funding is limited. Talk with your peer advisor and Academy Advisor.
- Med Student Summer
Research Program
- $2750 scholarship for 8 weeks of summer research at BUMC
- Applications due: March 23, 2012
- Database will be updated in late December, 2011 or January, 2012 with projects
- Mini course begins January 10, 2012, 2:30 PM, L-112, with "Choosing a Project/Mentor & Writing a Proposal"
- International Health
Summer Scholarship
- Up to $1500 for 8 weeks summer research or community health project in a developing country
- Up to $450 for medical Spanish immersion programs
- Applications due: April 6, 2012
- Mini-course begins Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 2 PM, L-112, with "Developing an Idea and Finding a Mentor"
- Other Research (outside BUMC) and Enrichment Opportunities
- Healthcare Opportunities for Medical Students (internal database maintained by OE)
- Planning Your Summer (BUSM I)
- List of Resources for Finding & Funding a Summer Experience
III. Professionalism:
Creating a CV
Don’t Miss It! Summer Research Panel
What? Panel of six upperclassmen to discuss their summer research
experiences, moderated by Dr. Subramaniam, co-director of BU’s MSSRP
When? Friday, December 9, 2011, 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Where? Bakst auditorium
Learn about a variety of research programs from BUSM upperclassmen:
- How and when to apply?
- How to find a mentor at BUSM or elsewhere?
- How to combine research with clinical and didactic experiences?
- How to continue your research through second year and beyond?
