Preprofessional Opportunities

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Siteman Cancer Center - Leah Menshouse Springer Summer Opportunities Program

Details

Category: Summer
Type: Research
Location: St. Louis Missouri
Deadline: Early January
Duration: 10 weeks
Required Grade Level: Freshmen

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Eligibility

Applicants must be a current undergraduate, graduate or medical student currently pursuing, or intending to pursue, MD, PhD, or DO training. Students must be a U.S. citizen, a permanent U.S. resident, in possession of a F-1 visa through Washington University, or completing the optional practical training (OPT) on a F-1 visa through another university. The summer program does not qualify for an H-1B visa, J-1 visa or TN visa. There is no set number of accepted participants of any specific class year or academic background and applicants are not required to have prior laboratory experience. Diversity in academic study and research is key to scientific discovery, students with diverse backgrounds and experiences are strongly encouraged to apply.

Description

Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine invites undergraduate, graduate, and medical students to participate in the Leah Menshouse Springer Summer Opportunities Program. This Program is designed to provide students with hands-on cancer research experience for 10 weeks over the summer. Opportunities range from basic science research to clinical research to prevention/control and population research. In addition to completing a research project with a faculty mentor, participants also engage in a variety of other activities as part of the program, including tours of state-of-the-art cancer treatment and research facilities and weekly seminars on current areas of research and career building tools.