{"id":6297,"date":"2013-05-29T12:50:53","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T16:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/care\/?page_id=6297"},"modified":"2025-06-25T15:34:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T19:34:26","slug":"research-in-addiction-medicine-scholars-rams-program-application","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/care\/research-in-addiction-medicine-scholars-rams-program-application\/","title":{"rendered":"Research in Addiction Medicine Scholars (RAMS) Program Application"},"content":{"rendered":"
Application materials will be accepted until September 5, 2025. After you submit your application, you will automatically receive a confirmation email. If you do not receive a confirmation email, that means your application was NOT submitted and we did not receive it.<\/span><\/em> Please ensure all required fields are filled out and resubmit your application.<\/b><\/div>\n

You must be an Addiction Medicine or Addiction Psychiatry fellow in a 1- or 2-year program (or equivalent) at the time this application is submitted. If you are a fellow in a 1-year program, please describe in your application what your plans are post-fellowship, as RAMS is a 2-year program.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

RAM Scholar Application Guidelines<\/strong><\/p>\n

The RAMS Program requires the Scholar attend their 1st Fall Retreat along with a Faculty Mentor from one’s institution. Please ensure your Faculty Mentor completes an accompanying application by the deadline.<\/p>\n

In addition to completing a baseline evaluation survey (which will be emailed to you in early September), please submit the following items below to complete your RAM Scholar application:<\/p>\n

(1) A curriculum vitae (CV)<\/p>\n

(2) A personal statement of up to 600 words total which includes:<\/p>\n

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  • a.) A statement describing your motivation and goals for participation in the RAMS Program. Relate your interest in addiction medicine and research to your previous training, Fellowship plans, your career aspirations, and how you will apply the knowledge gained through your research in the RAMS Program.<\/li>\n
  • b.) A description of a research project that incorporates addiction medicine and that you plan to undertake during your fellowship. This description should include the project aims, research question, methods, and potential implications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    (3) A letter of nomination from your Fellowship Program Director, detailing the percentage of time in fellowship dedicated to research.<\/p>\n

    (4) Ensure that your mentor completes the online mentor application.\u00a0 *Note: If your Fellowship Program Director is also your mentor, only one letter is needed.*<\/i><\/p>\n

    (5) Certificate(s) of completion of\u00a0 human subject research training. If you do not have this at time of application, upon admission you will be required to take a training prior to the Fall Retreat.<\/p>\n

    If Scholar applicants are unable to locate a suitable mentor to apply with at their institution, please contact<\/span>\u00a0jules.canfield@bmc.org<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>and the RAMS program team would be happy to explore potential mentoring options.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n