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Vol XII, Feb `05

Doris Duke Fellowships Give Students Entry into Research

Vol XII, Feb `05

Medical students have an opportunity to learn about and participate in clinical research through the Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship. This national program is designed to identify and develop promising students who are interested in patient-oriented research as a career. The fellowship is based at 10 leading medical schools throughout the country. Each school selects its own applicants. Students can apply to all 10 schools or just one, based on their areas of interest. Once in the program, students get matched to mentors in those areas. Program participants can pursue projects in geriatrics and aging, cancer, HIV-AIDS, and other specialties.

Each medical school directs its own program, but all have certain core components, including:

each student needs to work on at least one project with at least one mentor
each program needs to provide some didactic component (students usually take two research-related courses)
all students participate in national meeting at which they present their research

While not a requirement, many students get published as a result of their projects.

For more information about the Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship, www.ddcf.org.

Click here to read an interview with the Doris Duke Foundation's Research Program Director.