2018 Summer Medical Student Research Internship Program

Guidelines for Medical Student Research Internship Application with an Interventional Radiologist Host or Corporate Host

The Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to fostering research in interventional radiology for the purposes of advancing scientific knowledge, increasing the number of skilled investigators, and developing innovative therapies that lead to improved patient care and quality of life. The Foundation is committed to fostering the development and enhancement of innovative, minimally invasive, image-guided therapies from inception to mature clinical application and to conduct educational programs in the service of its mission.

In alignment with its mission, The SIR Foundation has created a summer medical student internship program with the goal of introducing medical students early in their studies to interventional radiology research and medical device development. The internship is for highly motivated medical students who seek to acquire a fundamental understanding of research methods as they relate to Vascular and Interventional Radiology. The selected students will have an opportunity to intern with an Interventional Radiologist research mentor host or a corporate research and development mentor host during the summer of 2018. There will be one student selected for each funded internship opportunity.

Application Deadline: January 13, 2018 (no applications or materials will be accepted after 5 p.m. EST)

Application Contact: Sara Myers, smyers@sirweb.org

Eligibility:

NOTE: The student must be recommended by one of the following members of their faculty: Director of the Radiology Residency program, Director of the IR Fellowship, or an interventional radiologist on the faculty. The letter of recommendation must accompany the application at the time of submission and the name of the reference must be provided below. The application will be considered incomplete until the reference letter is received by the SIR Foundation offices.

NOTE: The student must be a U.S. resident.

The qualified applicant will be a student in good standing, actively enrolled in an allopathic or osteopathic medical school, and must be available to be on site at the host location for the entire duration of the internship. The medical student must be a member in good standing of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR).

Stipends:

Interventional Radiologist Mentor Internship

The SIR Foundation will provide a stipend for living and travel expenses. The IR host/mentor internships are 8 weeks in duration with a minimum of a 40 hour work week. The stipend will be $4,500 US paid to the student by SIR Foundation after the confirmation of the start of the internship. The student is responsible for arranging his/her own transportation and housing at the host location.

Corporate Sponsor Mentor Internship

The corporate host internships range from 8-12 weeks in duration with a minimum of a 40 hour work week. Specific details for each corporate host/mentor internship will be provided in the individual program descriptions. The stipend will be provided by the corporate host and explained in the agreement between the corporate host and the student intern. The student is responsible for arranging his/her own transportation and for arranging his/her housing at the host location unless the corporate host chooses to offer housing and those details will be explained by the corporate host.

Requirements for the Medical Student Intern:

The medical student must:

· Commit to completing the full duration of the internship during the summer of 2018.

· Commit to the curriculum and internship activities as stated in the internship descriptions (attached), for the internship for which the student is selected.

· Commit to completing the proposed internship project during the internship time period.

· Communicate with the SIR Foundation biweekly during the internship period to provide a project progress update.

· Communicate with their site mentor during their internship on a weekly basis at minimum.

· Commit to attending the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting, which will occur in the spring of 2019, and deliver an oral presentation on their 2018 internship project at the Medical Student Brunch. The SIR Foundation will waive the registration fee for the SIR member medical student and will provide a travel stipend.

Descriptions of the Available Internships

Descriptions of the summer IR internship sites can be found on the webpage. Please read through the internship descriptions before completing the application below.

Application:

Please include in the PDF application a current curriculum vitae, along with the application and letter of recommendation.

Contact information:

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Name of medical school currently attending:

How many years of medical school will you have completed by June 2018?

Will you be continuing with medical school for the curriculum year starting in summer/fall 2018? If not, please explain.

Please provide the date you are available to start the internship (Note: The earliest start date will be in May 2018, the internships are 8-12 weeks in duration):

1. Please rank the top three internship hosts/mentors that interest you most (Please note that the selected students are matched to a site by the review committee that is the most appropriate site for the student.):

2. Name of the faculty member that is recommending you for this internship program:

Please provide a letter of recommendation from this individual with your application. (This must be submitted in PDF form below) Supplemental letters of reference are also welcome and should be included in the PDF application document attached to this form.

Letter(s) of Recommendation:

Please upload your Resume/CV here:

3. Please describe how you became interested in IR scientific research or medical device development. (Limit: 300 words)

4. Please list your relevant extra-curricular activities and any pertinent projects that you have completed that were not required by the medical school curriculum, or previous internships that you would like to mention that you feel will strengthen your application. (Limit 300 words)

5. Please explain what you hope for your future in the specialty of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. (Limit 250 words)

Please certify the following statement:

“I have read and understand the guidelines above and the internship descriptions and I agree to abide by the internship requirements. I understand that my application will be reviewed by a review committee of interventional radiologists, and that I may be selected for either a corporate internship or an IR-mentored internship, and that I must accept the host mentor that they select for me to participate in the program. I certify that the information provided in the application is correct. I understand that SIR Foundation has the right to rescind their internship offer or terminate the internship if the information provided is found to be false or if it is found that I have misrepresented myself.”

Please certify that you have read and accepted the guidelines in the statement above:

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