meeting with supervisor; ensuring Students will submit a research administrative tasks are taken care of (e.g. outline to the CREMS Program stipend set-up, ID badge, Director at the beginning of May. hospital/institute orientation) The research plan will be Note: all of the on-site prep is the responsibility of the evaluated and the Director student and their faculty supervisor. may meet with the student and As a guideline, it is recommended that supervisor together to discuss students not spend more than 8-10 hours the plan. per week during the orientation period. However, given the wide variability of research projects, the expectations for each student may vary. Summer Period Summer I Due mid-September, electronic submission of a Between Year 1 and Year 2 Students are required to work on a report on June end of August full time basis for 12 weeks on their accomplishments or – research project in addition to during the summer, and attending organized seminars where detailed plans for the attendance is taken. Seminars will upcoming months. consist of presentations by expert This is also an opportunity for clinical/scientists on various the student to request a biomedical topics of interest. meeting with the CREMS director if they would like to Students may arrange with their discuss any concerns. supervisor to have 2 weeks of vacation between the conclusion of this summer experience and the onset of Year 2 NOTE: If interim evaluations suggest that reasonable progress in research is not being made, the student may be removed from CREMS after appropriate consultation. MSRD Medical Student Research Day To be judged for prizes January / February of following year Participation in the annual research 2nd term, Year 2 day, including submission of an abstract and your preliminary research findings in the form of a poster presentation at the event Year 2 An electronic submission of a Maximum of 8-10 hours/week of 2-page progress report and September to May continued research under the same plans for Summer II. This will supervision during normal medical be evaluated by the CREMS curricula director who may meet with the student and supervisor to discuss any concerns if necessary. Summer Period Summer II By the end of October, the student must submit a Between Year 2 and Year 3 Students are required to work for 8-12 manuscript in the format of June end of July weeks on the research project on a an acceptable Journal to the –
meeting with supervisor; ensuring administrative tasks are taken care of (e.g. stipend set-up, ID badge, hospital/institute orientation) Note: all of the on-site prep is the responsibility of the student and their faculty supervisor. As a guideline, it is recommended that students not spend more than 8-10 hours per week during the orientation period. However, given the wide variability of research projects, the expectations for each student may vary. Students will submit a research outline to the CREMS Program Director at the beginning of May. The research plan will be evaluated and the Director may meet with the student and supervisor together to discuss the plan. Summer Period Between Year 1 and Year 2 June – end of August Summer I Students are required to work on a full time basis for 12 weeks on their research project in addition to attending organized seminars where attendance is taken. Seminars will consist of presentations by expert clinical/scientists on various biomedical topics of interest. Students may arrange with their supervisor to have 2 weeks of vacation between the conclusion of this summer experience and the onset of Year 2 NOTE: If interim evaluations suggest that reasonable progress in research is not being made, the student may be removed from CREMS after appropriate consultation. Due mid-September, electronic submission of a report on accomplishments or during the summer, and detailed plans for the upcoming months. This is also an opportunity for the student to request a meeting with the CREMS director if they would like to discuss any concerns. MSRD January / February of following year 2nd term, Year 2 Medical Student Research Day Participation in the annual research day, including submission of an abstract and your preliminary research findings in the form of a poster presentation at the event To be judged for prizes Year 2 September to May Maximum of 8-10 hours/week of continued research under the same supervision during normal medical curricula An electronic submission of a 2-page progress report and plans for Summer II. This will be evaluated by the CREMS director who may meet with the student and supervisor to discuss any concerns if necessary. Summer Period Between Year 2 and Year 3 June – end of July Summer II Students are required to work for 8-12 weeks on the research project on a By the end of October, the student must submit a manuscript in the format of an acceptable Journal to the
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