2019 SRTP Applications are now open – Application deadline January 25, 2019.
Each summer, twenty students are selected from a nationwide competition to join SRTP. Each student is assigned to a specific MGH laboratory, clinical site, health policy, or health services research area where they undertake an original research project under the mentorship and guidance of a Mass General Hospital (MGH) investigator. Assignments are carefully considered and are made with the student's research and career interests in mind. In addition to this unique research experience, students will gain knowledge through weekly seminars at MGH, attend career development workshops and networking events, and have opportunities for clinical shadowing.
Program Terms
The Summer Research Trainee Program is a mandatory nine-week program. Students are paired with an MGH faculty preceptor who provides guidance and mentorship in a new or ongoing research project.
Students are expected to:
- Attend a full day orientation
- Prepare an abstract of the research project
- Prepare an oral presentation of their work at the completion of the program
- Attend mandatory, weekly didactic seminars
- Participate in career development workshops, including “armchair rounds” with hospital leaders
- Complete all program, hospital and occupational health requirements (e.g. proof of health insurance, vaccinations)
Program Support
Once accepted, SRTP provides the following support during the nine week period of the program:
- Housing near Harvard Medical School ($4,000 value)
- Living stipend of $5,000 for food and other necessities
- Travel grants based on demonstrated need (FAFSA required)
- Meals provided at all didactic sessions
Important Dates
| Application Available: |
Monday, November 18, 2019 |
| Application Deadline: |
Friday, January 17, 2020 |
| Decisions Made By: |
February 2020 |
| Program Starts: |
June 2020 |
| Program Ends: |
July/August |
To apply for the Summer Research Trainee Program, please visit the application page: www.mghsrtp.org.
Interested in learning more about MGH research? Please follow this link: www.massgeneral.org/research/
Questions?
For answers to frequently asked questions, please see SRTP FAQs
Pictured from left, Williams; Olson; and Jocelyn Carter, MD, CDI manager of trainee affairs
In 2017, the Center for Diversity and Inclusion’s (CDI) Summer Research Trainee Program received the Program Award for Culture of Excellence in Mentoring from Harvard Medical School (HMS). Elena B. Olson, JD, executive director of the CDI, and Winfred W. Williams Jr., MD, founding director of the CDI and associate chief of the Division of Nephrology, are the program leaders who accepted the award. The award recognizes departments, divisions, offices or programs for efforts to foster innovation and sustainability in mentoring while building a culture of excellence in mentoring. The award will provide an opportunity to learn from successful innovative mentoring programs and allow for others in the HMS community to learn from successful models.