Virginia Commonwealth University Summer Research Training Opportunities

The deadline for the Research Training Programs at Virginia Commonwealth University's Center on Health Disparities is approaching. VCU Center on Health Disparities offers several Research Training Programs for all types of students. We offer programs fro Undergraduates, Post-Bacs, Masters, Doctoral, and Post-Docs.

For Undergraduates:
If you are interested in a summer research training internship, please check out our Health Education Research Opportunities (HERO) or Health Disparities Research Experience. Both programs run from early June to early August and offer a paid internship. The programs provide a 10-week research training experience, a stipend, GRE prep, participation in Oral and Poster Presentations, career development, and research training skills development. Check out our website and view our application! The links are provided below:

http://www.healthdisparities.vcu.edu/workforce/pipeline.html
http://www.healthdisparities.vcu.edu/workforce/pipeline/application.html

VCU also hosts the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases’ Short-term Educator Program for Underrepresented Persons (STEP-UP) students for 10 weeks over the summer. To find out more information about STEP-UP, please visit: http://stepup.niddk.nih.gov/ug_instructions.htm

Post-Baccalaureate:

The VCU PREP Program is a one year research training experience for students to train in the lab and be able to learn what it is like in grad school. The brochure is attached below.

Doctoral Program:

The IMSD-PhD scholars program is open to students applying to VCU for grad school.

Post-Doctoral Fellowship:

We offer a post-doctoral fellowship, IRACDA, for a postdoctoral research experience with an opportunity to develop teaching skills through formal pedagogic training and mentored assignments at minority-serving institutions.

Please take a look at the attached fliers, forward along to any students, and let me know if you have any questions.

Mary Bramley
Coordinator for Research Training Programs
VCU Center on Health Disparities Research Training Programs
PO Box 980501
Richmond, VA 23298-0501
804-827-0719 (office)
804-628-9961 (fax)
www.healthdisparities.vcu.edu