{"id":255,"date":"2010-06-18T09:32:22","date_gmt":"2010-06-18T13:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/care\/?page_id=255"},"modified":"2026-01-08T16:04:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T21:04:51","slug":"prit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/care\/education-and-training-programs\/training-programs\/care-summer-addiction-research-training-programs\/prit\/","title":{"rendered":"Physician Researchers in Training (PRiT)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2026 Physician Researchers in Training (PRiT) Program is accepting applications through February 27, 2026<\/span><\/strong>! Please APPLY HERE<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Pictured (left to right): Karsten Lunze (Program Director), Jules Canfield (Program Manager), and students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
PRiT is a 6-to-7 week summer program that provides mentored research experiences to medical, graduate, and other qualified external students interested in addiction research. Students will be paired with a faculty mentor who has similar interests or focus areas. The program also includes didactic sessions and clinical observations.<\/h5>\n

2026 program dates: May 26th – July 10th<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Program Objectives<\/h3>\n

Through program participation, students will:<\/p>\n

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  1. Gain experience in addiction research design, research participant recruitment, data collection, data analysis, literature reviews, and\/or data presentation.<\/li>\n
  2. Expand their knowledge on various substance use topics, ranging from harm reduction to social determinants of addiction.<\/li>\n
  3. Acquire clinical exposure to the screening, diagnosing and treating of patients with unhealthy drug and alcohol use.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Target Audience<\/h3>\n

    PRiT runs in conjunction with the BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine’s Medical Student Summer Research Program<\/a><\/span>. While the primary audience comprises of 1st year Boston University medical students, the program also welcomes participation from non-medical students and qualified external students (e.g. graduate, international, other medical).<\/p>\n

    Contact<\/h3>\n

    prit@bmc.org\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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    The PRiT Program is funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) <\/strong>R25DA013582<\/b><\/p>\n

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