UIM MS1 Surgical Research Scholar

UCLA Department of General Surgery

Summer Surgical Scholar

A Research Scholarship for Students from UIM Backgrounds 

Purpose:

The Summer Surgical Scholar program is an early career development opportunity for a student of outstanding promise from an Underrepresented in Medicine background. The Scholarship role allows for early exposure to high-impact research in the Department of General Surgery, development of surgeon-mentor relationships, and recognition of scholarship with financial support.  

As a Student Scholar, you will:

• Receive a $250 honorarium to supplement summer research funding
• Spend the summer with a UCLA Department of General Surgery faculty member who is committed to your personal and intellectual development
• Be assigned a resident research mentor from the Department of Surgery for the duration of the Scholarship
• Collaborate with your resident and faculty mentors to prepare an abstract and deliver a guaranteed poster session at Longmire Day in the spring 

To be eligible, you must:

• Self-identify as Underrepresented in Medicine (African American, Latinx, Native American, Native Hawaiian, mainland Puerto Rican) - or otherwise identifies as underrepresented in medicine from a social, economic, or educational perspective.

• Be in good academic standing in your MS1 year at UCLA

• Identify a faculty mentor within the UCLA Department of General Surgery (Divisions include: General Surgery, Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, Liver Transplant, Endocrine, Colorectal, Minimally Invasive, Breast, Surgical Oncology, and Thoracic) who is prepared to oversee the summer research project
• Have a clear, achievable research project 

How to Apply:

• Complete the Summer Research Scholar application
• Deadline for the application is May 15 

Contact: 

Questions regarding the scholarship: Dr. Hattie Huston-Paterson - Champion for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion for the General Surgery Residency - hpaterson@mednet.ucla.edu