Summer Opporunities

The following is a partial listing of some of the research and enrichment opportunities available nationwide. Follow the links for more information about each!

Science Research

• Summer Opportunities from the University of Minnesota
• Summer Scholars Program at the University of Rochester
• Undergraduate Research at USF
• Undergraduate Opportunities in Chemistry
• USF Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics (SIBS)

Medical Research and Enrichment

• Summer Research Program at Tampa General
• Summer Medical and Dental Enrichment Program (SMDEP)
• Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine Pre-Professional Internship Program
• Summer Medical and Research Training Program at Baylor College of Medicine (SMART)
• Summer Research at Mayo (SURF)
• Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship at Ohio Univ. College of Osteopathic Medicine
• USF College of Medicine/AHEC Pre-Medical Summer Enrichment Program (PSEP)

Minority/Disadvantaged Programs

• McNair Scholars Program - postbacc program
• Summer Premedical Enrichment Program at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (SPAEP)
• Summer Programs at Harvard Medical School
• University of Florida/College of Dentistry: Summer Learning Program
• USF College of Medicine/AHEC Pre-Medical Summer Enrichment Program (PSEP)

Internships

University of Cincinnati ROSE Program

The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine offers a unique early assurance acceptance program called R.O.S.E. (Research, Observation, Service, and Education.) The ROSE program is part internship, part early acceptance to medical school, and part mentorship program. You must be an Ohio resident to be eligible or live in certain Indiana or Kentucky counties that recieve Ohio reciprocity, but can attend college anywhere. R.O.S.E. students enjoy:

• Two (consecutive) summer research internships.
• The first summer internship lasts 8 weeks, and the second summer internship lasts 10 weeks.
• Students are provided a stipend of $2500 for the first summer internship and $2750 for the second summer internship.
• An early assurance guarantee for our M.D. program provided that they earn an MCAT Score of 30+ (no less than a 9 in any category) and an AMCAS calculated 3.40 cumulative GPA and a 3.45 BCPM GPA.
• Mentorship from our faculty and support from our Office of Student Affairs and Recruitment.
• Shadowing opportunities with UCCOM faculty, students, and alumni.

See ROSE Website for more information.

Environmental Health Internship

CDC/ATSDR’s National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR) is offering a 10-week summer internship program for students in Environmental Studies, Ecology, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, and other related majors to take place TBA. During the course of the internship, students are introduced to environmental health at the federal level through project collaboration, experiential learning opportunities, individual environmental health presentations, journal clubs, field trips, brown bag lunches, and through shadowing and mentoring relationships at CDC/ATSDR. Interns will be based at CDC/ATSDR’s Atlanta-Chamblee Campus where NCEH/ATSDR is housed. Students are paid $500 a week during the course of the program.
Applications are due: Usually in February of that year
Please see the Environmental Health Internship webpage for more information and application instructions (Website will be updated form current year in mid-November).