Email this pageSummer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)Program
College students are selected from a national pool of over 100 candidates to participate in this eight-week program. In its design, this academic Entry Program strengthens participants' science, clinical, and research skills to enhance their competitiveness for careers in medicine and the biomedical sciences. SURF Program participants are matched with a faculty mentor and they conduct focused research in a medical center laboratory. The program includes seminars and activities, which allow for formal and informal discussions. Students are also exposed to weekly lectures/seminars, gross anatomy lectures and labs, clinical rotations in the Emergency Department, Problem-Based Learning sessions to enhance their critical thinking and problem-solving skills, MCAT review/testing and mock interviews. Participants receive a stipend and housing is included during this eight-week period. Application packages for this program are available in October of each year.
The Deadline for the 2010 SURF program has changed to February 1, 2010 . All application materials must be received by this date.
