Medical Student Summer Research Program (MSSRP)
The MSSRP program facilitates mentored research projects for motivated first-year BU medical students. This program occurs in the summer between M1 and M2 and enhances medical students’ understanding of biomedical science and clinical research principles. The MSSRP provides a strong foundation in the responsible conduct of research.
If you need help identifying a mentor and project, there are research opportunities.
We also have resources on how to find a mentor , and how to learn more about the research area and determine whether there are resources to support the research. Once you have done all this it is time to contact faculty and ask about research opportunities: How to contact faculty.
Please also contact the program directors for additional information and guidance.
Program contacts:
Isabel Dominguez, PhD, Director MSSRP, Assistant Professor of Medicine
Ana Gregory, Administrative director
Program Goals & Scholarship Information
The overall goals of the MSSRP are to:
- Identify and recruit motivated first-year BU medical students to participate in faculty-mentored research projects
- Introduce/enhance medical students’ understanding of biomedical science and/or clinical research principles
- Provide a strong foundation in the responsible conduct of research
- Strengthen skills in critical evaluation of data and reinforce the concept of evidence-based medicine
- Broaden medical students’ knowledge of the role and relevance of research to clinical medicine
- Facilitate the development of faculty-student mentorship and student professionalism
Scholarship Information
Participation & Scholarship Information
- MSSRP Scholarship provides 7 weeks of full-time summer research ($4000 stipends)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) T35 Scholarships support 10 weeks of research. 7 weeks of summer research + 3 weeks outside of the summer block.
- LEADS research track students ($4000 stipends) Students must be in good academic standing and eligible for promotion to the second year to receive scholarships.
The 2023 program is scheduled for May 13-July 9. This program is for first year BU Chobanian & Avedisian medical students and supports full time on campus research over the summer.
MSSRP Calendar of Events 2023
