Transcript MedScholars Overview Tuesday, September 18, 2012

MedScholars Overview
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
MedScholars Overview
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
What is MedScholars?
Who is eligible?
When is it?
Where is it?
How does it work?
MedScholars Overview
MedScholars IS:
• competitive fellowship (with a proposal format and deadlines)
• tuition/stipend funding for research or other approved
scholarly work
• directly for the student (not mentor, equipment)
• up to 5 full quarters
MedScholars is NOT:
• automatically awarded upon submission of proposal
• free money
• Scholarly Concentration (and vice versa)
• required part of the curriculum
MedScholars Overview
All Stanford MD students can apply
• in the 1st and 2nd years there can be some % constraints
• in in clerkship years there can be some % constraints
• sorry…no MSTPs…
MedScholars Overview
• Four RECOMMENDED draft-review deadlines per year (30-days
before application due - June, September, December, March)
• Four application deadlines per year (July, October, January, April)
• Four “starts” per year (Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer)
• Completions are six months after the last quarter of funding ends
MedScholars Overview
• Projects can be conducted here at Stanford – Resident
MedScholars
• Projects can be conducted abroad – Traveling MedScholars
• Projects may be approved at other institutions within the US –
Away MedScholars
MedScholars Overview
• FIND your mentor/project (use CAPs, peers, SC Director advice,
etc.)
•DRAFT your proposal (30+ days out of deadline)
• SUBMIT your proposal (by deadline)
• SELECTION of projects (one month after deadline)
• WORK on project as proposed
• GET FUNDING!
• COMPLETE project (w/in 6 mths after last quarter of funding)
MedScholars Overview
Percent
Effort
Tuition you will
be charged
MedScholars
Fellowship Pays
MedScholars
Fellowship
applied toward
tuition
MedScholars
Fellowship paid
as stipend*
100%
$3,156
$10,456
$3,156
$7,300
75%
$15,781
$7,842
$0
$7,842
50%
$15,781
$5,228
$0
$5,228
25%
$15,781
$2,614
$0
$2,614
Value of stipend for MedScholars effort less than 100% is prorated
e.g. 75% effort is calculated as $10,457 (value of 100% effort) x .75 = $7,842
Traveling Scholars eligible for $2,500 for transportation & visas.
Required medical costs covered by the MedScholars program.
MedScholars Overview
• The Scholarly Concentrations and MedScholars are two,
SEPARATE programs!
oYou can do your SC project with MS funding – or not.
oYou can do an MS project within your SC area – or not.
• Funding can be adjusted after project acceptance, with mentor
and program approval.
• Proposals can be submitted ANYTIME before the deadline (24/7)
o Travel Scholars encouraged to submitted AT LEAST 2 deadlines
earlier than travel intended (i.e. January for Summer).
MedScholars Overview
Joan Menees
MedScholars Program Coordinator
MSOB 3c33
7am-1pm
[email protected]
650-723-7817
Mara Violanti
Assistant Director, Medical Student Research & Scholarship
MSOB 399
7:30am-4:30pm
[email protected]
650-723-0355
MedScholars: Preparation
Thursday, September 20, 2012
MedScholars Preparation
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Finding a mentor
Proposal guidelines
MS Online
The routing process
Tips & tricks
MedScholars Preparation
How do I find a mentor?
 Community Academic Profiles (CAP)
 SC Director
 Older students
 MS website
 Watch for emails
Overview of the Process
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Find a mentor and project
Draft your proposal
Get SC Director’s feedback 30+ days
before deadline
Complete cover sheet in MS Online &
upload documents
Route to mentor
Submit for MS Review
Drafting your proposal
Your proposal will include:

Cover sheet (MS Online)
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Research experience
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Abstract

Learning objectives
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Protocols (or applications)

Mentor’s letter of support
(Guidelines: http://medscholars.stanford.edu/application.html#selection )
MS Online
http://medfinaid2.stanford.edu/medscholar/
The Routing Process
Top Tips & Tricks
Start your draft early!
 Don’t wait to submit for faculty review!
 Deadline is at 6:00, not midnight
 You still need to submit for MS review
after your mentor approves the proposal
 Don’t forget protocols and co-mentor’s
letters
 COMMUNICATE!
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MedScholars Preparation
Joan Menees
MedScholars Program Coordinator
MSOB 3c33
7am-1pm
[email protected]
650-723-7817
Mara Violanti
Assistant Director, Medical Student Research & Scholarship
MSOB 399
7:30am-4:30pm
[email protected]
650-723-0355