All students in the Summer Research Program are expected to attend the Summer Research Seminar Series and to provide a short written report on their research at the end of the summer. Students are encouraged to submit these reports to the Summer Student Research Day Competition which is held annually in the Faculty of Medicine. Four students are selected each year to present the results of their research at a special December Mid-Week Medicine presentation and one student is selected to represent the medical school at the National Student Research Forum in Galveston, Texas. Although all first and second year medical students are eligible for this program, the availability of funding is often a limiting factor. It is therefore important for students to begin early to select a faculty supervisor for the summer and to develop a competitive proposal.
Many students develop their first year elective topic into a research proposal for the summer.
Successful applicants can expect to receive a stipend at the current rate established by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Application Process Applications for the Summer Student Research Program are generally available early in the new year, with a February deadline. Students are reminded of the program by the Office of Medical Research Services, where applications and lists of available projects can be obtained from the Atlantic Canada Medical Research Compendium One application only is accepted per student and faculty member. It is the student's responsibility to identify a project of interest, to arrange for a faculty supervisor, and to ensure that a completed application is forwarded to Medical Research Services in the Faculty of Medicine by the February deadline. Interested students are advised to consult the Research Office concerning the specifics of submission deadlines each year.